Marco Caligiuri
Marco Caligiuri (born 14 April 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Greuther Fürth for most of his career.
.jpg.webp) Caligiuri with Greuther Fürth in May 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Caligiuri | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | BSV Schwenningen | ||
| 2000–2003 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | VfB Stuttgart II | 63 | (5) |
| 2005–2007 | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → MSV Duisburg (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2014 | → MSV Duisburg II (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Greuther Fürth | 37 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Greuther Fürth II | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Mainz 05 | 74 | (4) |
| 2014 | → Mainz 05 II | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Eintracht Braunschweig II | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2020 | Greuther Fürth II | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2020 | Greuther Fürth | 175 | (8) |
| Total | 404 | (21) | |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2005 | Germany U-20 | 11 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Born in Villingen-Schwenningen, Caligiuri made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for MSV Duisburg on 18 January 2006 when he started in a game against VfB Stuttgart, scoring on his debut. On 16 March 2010, he announced his intention to leave Greuther Fürth.[1]
On 30 March 2010, Caligiuri signed a contract with 1. FSV Mainz 05. He joined his new club on 1 July 2010.[2] After three years in Mainz, it was announced on 15 May 2013 that Caligiuri would move to Eintracht Braunschweig.[3] He left Braunschweig after the 2013–14 Bundesliga season.[4]
On 22 August 2014, Caligiuri re-joined his former club Greuther Fürth.[5] In May 2020, Greuther Fürth announced Caligiuri's contract would not be renewed.[6] In June he retired from playing.[7]
Personal life
He is the brother of Schalke 04 player Daniel Caligiuri and was born to a German mother and an Italian father.[8]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2003–04 | Regionalliga Süd | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 27 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 5 | — | — | 63 | 5 | ||||
| MSV Duisburg | 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| 2006–07 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| MSV Duisburg II | 2006–07 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Greuther Fürth | 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| Greuther Fürth II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga Süd | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mainz 05 II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mainz 05 | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Total | 74 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Eintracht Braunschweig II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Nord | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Greuther Fürth II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Greuther Fürth | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 175 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | 181 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 404 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 423 | 21 | ||
References
- "Fürth: Schröck bleibt, Caliguiri geht" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- "Marco Caligiuri wechselt für drei Jahre zu Mainz 05" (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. 30 March 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- "Eintracht verpflichtet Marco Caligiuri" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- "Caligiuri verlässt die Löwen zum Saisonende" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "Caligiuri kommt zurück" [Caligiuri returns] (in German). greuther-fuerth.de. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- "Kapitän Caligiuri verlässt Fürth nach neun Jahren". kicker (in German). 8 May 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "Fürths Marco Caligiuri: "Ich höre den Schlusspfiff immer noch"". kicker (in German). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "Familienduell bei den Caligiuris". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). 26 February 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "Marco Caligiuri » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Marco Caligiuri at kicker.de (in German)
- Marco Caligiuri at fussballdaten.de (in German)