Jan Schlaudraff

Jan Schlaudraff

Schlaudraff with Hannover 96 in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Jan Schlaudraff
Date of birth	18 July 1983
Place of birth	Waldbröl, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1992–1996	JSG Wissen
1996–2002	Hassia Bingen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2002	Hassia Bingen	16	(10)
2002–2005	Borussia Mönchengladbach	10	(0)
2002–2005	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	61	(25)
2005–2007	Alemannia Aachen	72	(19)
2007–2008	Bayern Munich	8	(0)
2007–2008	Bayern Munich II	5	(1)
2008–2015	Hannover 96	140	(17)
2009–2010	Hannover 96 II	2	(2)
National team^‡
2006–2007	Germany	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 December 2011

Jan Schlaudraff (born 18 July 1983) is a German footballer who plays as a striker and is currently a free agent.

Club career

Born in Waldbröl, Schlaudraff started playing professionally for Borussia Mönchengladbach, mainly as a midfielder. During two and a half seasons he managed only ten first division appearances, the first being on 19 February 2003, as he played one minute in a 2–0 home win over VfL Wolfsburg.

Schlaudraff transferred to Alemannia Aachen in January 2005, eventually reconverting into a striker and being named team captain. In 2005–06's second level, he netted 11 goals to help the side return to the first division after a four-decade hiatus.

Although Schlaudraff performed well in the following campaign, Alemannia dropped a level after just one season, but he caught the eye of league powerhouse Bayern Munich, for a transfer fee of €1.2 million. Competition for him was fierce, with established internationals Miroslav Klose, Luca Toni and Lukas Podolski ahead in the pecking order. Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld chose to use Schlaudraff as a substitute in a few matches, and in most cases as an attacking midfielder.

Schlaudraff's season was a disappointment individually: although Bayern clinched the title, he only managed eight appearances, netting ten goals, but in friendly matches (notably seven against SV Darmstadt 98 in a 5–11 win, and a hat-trick in Bayern's end-of-season Asian tour, against the Indonesian national team (5–1, with youngsters Toni Kroos and Breno also netting).^[2] After scoring another two goals against Indian side Mohun Bagan in a 3–0 victory,^[3] Schlaudraff's pre-season tally boasted 15 goals in just five games.

In July 2008, he moved to Hannover 96.^[4] There he was used exclusively as striker, and scored his first two goals on 14 September 2008, against former team Borussia Mönchengladbach, in a 5–1 home success.

On 18 August 2011, Schlaudraff scored both Hannover goals in their 2–1 victory over Sevilla FC in the Europa League. Hannover went on to win the game 3–2 on aggregate, qualifying for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage.

In June 2015, he left Hannover after he did not receive an extension of his expiring contract.^[5]

International career

Courtesy of his Alemannia performances, Schlaudraff made his debut for Germany when he was called up for two games in October 2006: a friendly against Georgia and a Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovakia.^[6]

Honours

• Fußball-Bundesliga: 2007–08
• DFB-Pokal: 2007–08
• German League Cup: 2007

Career statistics

As of 29 October 2012

All-Time Club Performance

Club	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		European Competition		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Hannover 96	12–13	9	1	1	2	5	1	11	4
	11–12	31	3	2	0	12	4	45	7
	10–11	21	4	1	0	-	-	22	4
	09–10	10	2	-	-	-	-	10	2
	08–09	22	5	1	0	0	0	23	5
Total		93	15	5	2	17	5	115	22
FC Bayern Munich	07–08	8	0	0	0	6	0	14	0
Total		8	0	0	0	6	0	14	0
Alemannia Aachen	06–07	28	8	4	2	-	-	32	10
	05–06	29	11	-	-	-	-	29	11
	04–05	15	0	-	-	1	0	16	0
Total		72	19	4	2	1	0	77	21
Borussia Mönchengladbach	04–05	6	0	1	0	-	-	7	0
	03–04	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
	02–03	4	0	-	-	-	-	4	0
Total		10	0	1	0	–	–	11	0
Career Totals		183	34	10	4	24	5	217	43

References

1. "Jan Schlaudraff". Hannover 96. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
2. "Indonesian national side concede five to Bundesliga champions". tribalfootball.com. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
3. "In India, King Kahn bows out with a clean sheet". Soccerway. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
4. "Schlaudraff to join Hannover". World Soccer. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
5. "Hannover verabschiedet Trio" [Hannover Takes Farewell of Trio] (in German). sport1.de. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
6. "Low picks uncapped trio". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 December 2006.

External links

• Jan Schlaudraff profile at Fussballdaten
• Jan Schlaudraff at National-Football-Teams.com