Jörg Sobiech

Jörg Sobiech

Personal information
Full name	Jörg Sobiech[1]
Date of birth	15 January 1969[1]
Place of birth	Gelsenkirchen, Germany[1]
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
–1987	FC Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1987–1993	SG Wattenscheid 09	158	(0)
1993–1994	Stuttgarter Kickers	27	(1)
1994–1996	SG Wattenscheid 09	55	(2)
1996–1998	NEC Nijmegen	76	(0)
1998	→ Stoke City (loan)	3	(0)
1998–2000	FC Twente	33	(0)
2000	SV Waldhof Mannheim	1	(0)
2001	Chemnitzer FC	13	(0)
2001–2002	SG Wattenscheid 09	18	(0)
2003	STV Horst-Emscher	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Jörg Sobiech (born 15 January 1969) is a former German footballer.^[1]

Career

Sobiech was born in Gelsenkirchen and began his career with local side FC Schalke 04. In 1987 he joined SG Wattenscheid 09 with whom he gain promotion to the Bundesliga in 1989–90. In 1993 he joined the Stuttgarter Kickers, but after a year returned to SG Wattenscheid 09. For the 1996–97 season he moved to NEC Nijmegen, with whom he played in the Eredivisie. From March to June 1998, he played with Stoke City in the English Division One.^[1] He made three appearances for Stoke before he returned to the Netherlands and played for FC Twente.^[1] In 2000 he returned to Germany and played in the 2000–01 season with SV Waldhof Mannheim and then Chemnitzer FC in the 2nd Bundesliga. From 2001 to late 2002, he played again for SG Wattenscheid 09 and then after six months at STV Horst Emscher, Sobiech retired from football in the summer of 2003.

References

1. Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.