Andreas Görlitz

Andreas Görlitz (born 31 January 1982) is a former German footballer.

Andreas Görlitz
Görlitz with Karlsruher SC in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-01-31) 31 January 1982
Place of birth Weilheim, West Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1989–1996 TSV Rott/Lech
1996–2000 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 1860 Munich II 59 (8)
2002–2004 1860 Munich 37 (1)
2004–2010 Bayern Munich 18 (0)
2005–2010 Bayern Munich II 21 (0)
2007–2009 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 49 (0)
2010–2013 FC Ingolstadt 04 63 (1)
2012–2014 → FC Ingolstadt 04 II 2 (0)
2014 San Jose Earthquakes 3 (0)
National team‡
2003–2004 Germany U21 9 (0)
2004 Germany 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 February 2007

Club career

Born in Weilheim in Oberbayern, Bavaria, West Germany, Görlitz began his professional career (as a midfielder) with TSV 1860 München, by then in the Bundesliga; his first match came on 10 February 2002, in a 1–2 loss at 1. FC Nürnberg, but he could only amass a further four league games in his first two seasons combined.[1]

In the 2003–04 season, Görlitz made the transition to defender, and appeared in 32 matches for TSV, scoring his first professional goal on 27 March 2004, at Eintracht Frankfurt, through a header (3–0 triumph), as his side was finally relegated, after ranking 17th.

Görlitz signed with TSV neighbours FC Bayern Munich in the 2004 summer.[2] He even started some matches in the new season but, following an injury in a UEFA Champions League contest against Juventus FC, on 3 November, spent almost two years in the sidelines.

In the summer of 2007, it was announced that Görlitz would join newly promoted Karlsruher SC, on loan for the 2007–08 season.[3] The player only missed three league matches and his club finished 11th, well clear from relegation.

On 9 May 2008, the loan deal was extended for another season.[4] Following his second year, in which he featured significantly less, also suffering another relegation, Görlitz returned to Bayern, to play through the final year in his contract.[5] For the third consecutive season at the club, he was often demoted to the reserve squad.

On 4 March 2014, Görlitz signed a contract with the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. After an injury limited his season to three league matches, Görlitz was released by San Jose at the end of their 2014 season.[6]

International career

Shortly after signing for Bayern, Görlitz made his debut for the Germany national team, appearing in the last five minutes of the 1–1 friendly with Brazil, on 8 September 2004; the following month, he assisted veteran Thomas Brdarić as the striker closed the score at 2–0, in another exhibition game, this time against Iran. These two caps within a month were his only appearances in the German elite squad until the end of his career.[7]

Club statistics
As of 7 January 2017
ClubSeasonLeagueCup1Continental2Other3TotalRef.
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1860 Munich II2000–01Regionalliga Süd71—71[8]
2001–02
2002–03
Totals71—71—
1860 Munich2001–02Bundesliga3000—30[9]
2002–03200020[10]
2003–0432120341[11]
Totals37120—391—
Bayern Munich2004–05Bundesliga70102010110[12]
2006–07110002000130[12]
2009–10001000—10[12]
Totals180204010250—
Bayern Munich II2004–05Regionalliga Süd0010—10[12]
2005–0610—10[13]
2006–07150150[12]
2009–103. Liga4040[12]
Totals20010—210—
Karlsruhe (loan)2007–08Bundesliga31020—10340[12]
2008–0918010—190[14]
Totals49030—10530—
Ingolstadt2010–112. Bundesliga27020—290[15]
2011–1228110291[16]
2012–13800080[12]
Totals63130—661—
Ingolstadt II2012–13Regionalliga Bayern21——[12]
San Jose Earthquakes2014MLS30000030[12]
Career totals198411040202154—
  • 1.^ Includes German League Cup.

Honours
FC Bayern Munich

References
  1. Arnhold, Matthias (21 September 2017). "Andreas Görlitz - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. "Fußball: Andreas Görlitz wechselt zu Bayern München" [Football: Andreas Görlitz transfers to Bayern Munich] (in German). ShortNews. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. "KSC komplett mit Görlitz" [KSC complete with Görlitz] (in German). Kicker. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
  4. "Bayern leiht Görlitz ein weiteres Jahr an KSC aus" [Bayern loans Görlitz to KSC for another year] (in German). FTD.de. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  5. "Görlitz kehrt zu Bayern zurück – Zeit bei Oddo" [Görlitz returns to Bayern – Oddo finished] (in German). Sportal. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  6. "San Jose Earthquakes decline 2015 options on four players; Jon Busch, Atiba Harris out of contract". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  7. Arnhold, Matthias (21 September 2017). "Andreas Görlitz - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  8. "Andreas Görlitz" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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