Thorsten Kirschbaum

Thorsten Kirschbaum (born 20 April 1987) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper currently for Dutch club VVV-Venlo.[1]

Thorsten Kirschbaum
Kirschbaum in 2013
Personal information
Full name Thorsten Kirschbaum
Date of birth (1987-04-20) 20 April 1987
Place of birth Würzburg, West Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 VVV-Venlo
Number 1
Youth career
TSV Obernzenn
1999–2004 1. FC Nürnberg
2004–2006 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II 28 (0)
2006–2009 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 10 (0)
2009 FC Vaduz 16 (0)
2009–2010 SV Sandhausen 20 (0)
2010–2013 Energie Cottbus 91 (0)
2013–2015 VfB Stuttgart 9 (0)
2015–2018 1. FC Nürnberg 46 (0)
2018–2019 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 (0)
2019– VVV-Venlo 0 (0)
National team
2006 Germany U19 6 (0)
2007 Germany U20 3 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:38, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

Career

Kirschbaum was a member of the team of 1899 Hoffenheim that won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. On 10 January 2009, he moved from 1899 Hoffenheim to Liechtenstein to play for FC Vaduz of the Swiss Super League and was released on 30 June 2009. After one year he left SV Sandhausen and signed a three-year contract for Energie Cottbus.

After the end of his contract with Cottbus on 1 July 2013, Kirschbaum moved to VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer. On 10 March 2013, Thorsten Kirschbaum signed a contract until June 2016 with VfB Stuttgart.[2]

On 1 July 2015 Kirschbaum moved to 1. FC Nürnberg.[3]

On 27 May 2019, Kirschbaum joined VVV-Venlo on a free transfer.[4]

International career

He has made seven appearances for the Germany U-21.

Career statistics
As of match played on 24 December 2018.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1899 Hoffenheim2006–07Regionalliga Süd90——90
2007–082. Bundesliga10——10
Totals100——100
1899 Hoffenheim II2006–07Oberliga Baden-Württemberg120——120
2007–08Oberliga Baden-Württemberg140——140
Totals260——260
FC Vaduz2008–09Swiss Super League16000—160
SV Sandhausen2009–103. Liga200——200
Energie Cottbus2010–112. Bundesliga32050—370
2011–122. Bundesliga27000—270
2012–132. Bundesliga32010—330
Totals91060—970
VfB Stuttgart2013–14Bundesliga3010—40
2014–15Bundesliga6000—60
Totals9010—100
1. FC Nürnberg II2015–16Regionalliga Bayern20——20
1. FC Nürnberg2015–162. Bundesliga12020—140
2016–172. Bundesliga22010—230
2017–182. Bundesliga12020—140
Totals46050—510
Bayer Leverkusen2018–19Bundesliga00001[lower-alpha 1]010
Career totals2200120102330
[5]
  1. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League.

References
  1. "Kirschbaum, Thorsten". kicker (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  2. "Kirschbaum signs for VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 10 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  3. "Thorsten Kirschbaum moves to Nuremberg". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. "VVV vindt in Duitse doelman Kirschbaum opvolger voor Unnerstall". nu.nl (in Dutch). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. "Thorsten Kirschbaum » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 24 December 2018.


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