Florian Jungwirth

Florian Jungwirth (born 27 January 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays for the MLS side San Jose Earthquakes.[1]

Florian Jungwirth
Jungwirth playing for San Jose Earthquakes in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989
Place of birth Gräfelfing, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Number 23
Youth career
1995–2000 TSV Eintracht Karlsfeld
2000–2007 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 1860 Munich II 48 (0)
2008–2010 1860 Munich 0 (0)
2010–2013 Dynamo Dresden 89 (0)
2013–2014 VfL Bochum 29 (1)
2013–2014 VfL Bochum II 4 (1)
2014–2017 Darmstadt 98 62 (0)
2017– San Jose Earthquakes 110 (5)
National team
2004–2005 Germany U16 5 (0)
2005–2006 Germany U17 11 (0)
2006–2007 Germany U18 5 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U19 17 (0)
2008–2009 Germany U20 10 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2020

Club career

1860 Munich
Jungwirth with 1860 Munich, 2009

Jungwirth began his career as a defender with his hometown club TSV Eintracht Karlsfeld when he was ten years old, before moving to TSV 1860 Munich, and progressing through the reserve team from age groups U-11 to U-19. He won the Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft der B-Junioren (German B-Juniors Championship) with the U-17 team in 2006 and again in 2007 with the U-19s. Jungwirth became a member of the U-23 squad during the 2007–08 season, making his senior debut with a start on 15 September 2007 in a 3–0 victory at home against VfR Aalen. At the end of the 2009 season, he had made 48 appearances for the reserve side. He was named to the first team in the summer of 2008, but appeared only as an unused substitute eleven times during the 2008–09 season and was entirely unused for the first half of the 2009–10 season, before moving to Dynamo Dresden in January 2010.

Dynamo Dresden

Jungwirth made his debut in a 3. Fußball-Liga match during a 2–0 home win against Bayern Munich II. However, after making only eleven appearances for Dresden, he tore his cruciate ligament on 10 April 2010 during a match against FC Ingolstadt 04 and thus was sidelined until October. He helped Dresden win promotion to the 2. Bundesliga and stayed with the club, making 53 appearances over the next seasons, until his contract was up in 2013. Despite a desire to stay in Dresden, the club did not renew his contract.[2]

VfL Bochum

Jungwirth signed with VfL Bochum in June 2013.[3] However, due to the club's financial struggles, he moved to Darmstadt 98 in the summer of 2014.[4]

Darmstadt 98

Jungwirth joined SV Darmstadt 98, newly promoted from the third division, in time for the 2014–15 season. He helped the club get promoted yet again, this time to the Bundesliga, and made his Bundesliga debut on opening day of the 2015–16 season against Hannover 96. He was released in January 2017 after requesting a transfer to MLS several months in advance. However, Darmstadt coach and former MLS player Torsten Frings tried to block his move and criticized him heavily in the media after leaving him out of the squad in what ended up being a 6–1 defeat at home to 1. FC Köln.[5] Jungwirth responded, "Sure, the coach can criticise my training performances in public. But whether that belongs on a news conference following a 6–1 defeat where I wasn't even in the squad is anyone's guess."[6] His signing by the San Jose Earthquakes was announced several days later.

San Jose Earthquakes
Jungwirth with San Jose, 2017

Jungwirth moved to MLS by signing a contract with the San Jose Earthquakes in February 2017. His first start for the club came on 4 March 2017 in the season-opening 1–0 home victory over the Montreal Impact.[7] His first MLS goal was scored in stoppage time in a 2–1 road loss to Sporting Kansas City on 18 March 2017.[8] On 14 October 2017, Jungwirth was announced as a nominee for three different league awards: the Landon Donovan MVP Award alongside teammate Chris Wondolowski, the MLS Defender of the Year Award along with teammate Nick Lima, and the MLS Newcomer of the Year Award.[9]

International career

Jungwirth has represented Germany at various youth levels, and was the captain of the team that won the 2008 UEFA Under-19 Championship, despite being ejected from the championship game prior to half-time on a second yellow card.[10]

Personal life

Jungwirth is known for his animal welfare work and specifically his efforts aiding the rescue of dogs from Spanish kill shelters.[11] He has also stated that he would never play in China, because of his opposition to the annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival and general treatment of dogs in the country.[12]

He married his wife Kathleen officially on 23 Dec 2015, and on 4 June 2016 they married in the church.[13]

As of 27 February 2018, Jungwirth holds a U.S. green card, qualifying him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[14]

Career statistics
As of 22 November 2020[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup1Other2Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1860 Munich II2007–08Regionalliga Süd200—200
2008–09210210
2009–107070
Total480—480
Dynamo Dresden2009–103. Liga110——110
2010–1125020270
2011–122. Bundesliga26020—280
2012–132702020310
Total8904040970
VfL Bochum2013–142. Bundesliga29110—301
VfL Bochum II2013–14Regionalliga West11—11
2014–153131
Total333—333
Darmstadt 982014–152. Bundesliga27000—270
2015–16Bundesliga19020210
2016–1716000160
Total62020—640
San Jose Earthquakes2017MLS3123010352
20183130000313
2019 30 0 1 0 0 0 31 0
2020 19 0 0 0 1 0 20 0
Total110540201165
Career total3418110603688

Honors

References
  1. "Jungwirth, Florian" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  2. "Jungwirth wollte bei Dynamo bleiben" (in German). Bild. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. "Jungwirth unterschreibt beim VfL" (in German). Kicker. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. "Darmstadt verlängert mit Jungwirth bis 2017" (in German). Bundesliga.com. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. "Nach Frings' Tirade: Jetzt spricht Jungwirth" (in German). kicker.de. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. Stephen Uersfeld (30 January 2017). "Darmstadt's Torsten Frings blasts Florian Jungwirth over MLS 'dream'". ESPN. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  7. "RECAP: Quakes take the first game of the season 1-0 vs. Montreal". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  8. "RECAP: Sporting KC 2, Quakes 1 - San Jose drop first points of 2017 in tough away loss". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  9. Jake Pisani (14 October 2017). "FEATURE: Several San Jose Earthquakes nominated for MLS awards". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  10. "Glorious Germany sweep to victory". UEFA. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  11. "Darmstadt-Profi rettet Straßenhunde vor dem Tod" (in German). Bild. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  12. "INTERVIEW MIT MLS-PROFI JUNGWIRTH: "SCHWEINI UND ICH HÄTTEN ES AUCH EINFACHER HABEN KÖNNEN!"" (in German). SportBuzzer. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  13. "IN MY WORDS: FLORIAN JUNGWIRTH". San Jose Earthquakes. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  14. "NEWS: Two Earthquakes Players Obtain Green Cards, No Longer Occupy International Spots". San Jose Earthquakes. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  15. "Florian Jungwirth » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  16. "F. Jungwirth". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  17. "FRITZ-WALTER-MEDAILLE FÜR VIER DEUTSCHE U 19-EUROPAMEISTER" (in German). Deutscher Fussball-Bund. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  18. "NEWS: Earthquakes Announce 2017 Club Award Winners". San Jose Earthquakes. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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