Manuel Schmiedebach

Manuel Schmiedebach

Personal information
Date of birth	5 December 1988
Place of birth	West Berlin
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Hannover 96
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2003	Nordberliner SC
2003–2006	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006–2008	Hertha BSC II	36	(6)
2008–2013	Hannover 96 II	46	(9)
2009–	Hannover 96	163	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:03, 7 February 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Manuel Schmiedebach (born 5 December 1988 in West Berlin) is a German footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Hannover 96 of the German Bundesliga.^[1]

Career

Schmiedebach was first a product of the Hertha youth teams. In 2008 Manuel Schmiedebach joined the amateur team of Hannover 96 II in the Regionalliga North on a free transfer. The next season he debuted under manager Dieter Hecking on 8 August 2009 against his former club form Berlin, Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga. In a difficult season due to the suicide of the team's goalkeeper and captain Robert Enke he managed to become one of the most important players in Hannover's midfield. In May 2010 he decided to extend his contract with Hannover 96 up to 2012.^[1]

Career statistics

As of 4 May 2016.

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total		Ref.
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hertha BSC II	2006–07	Regionalliga Nord	20	0	—				20	0	[2]
	2007–08	NOFV-Oberliga Nord	16	6					16	6	[3]
	Totals		36	6	—				36	6	—
Hannover II	2008–09	Regionalliga Nord	30	5	—				30	5	[4]
	2009–10		14	4					14	4	[3]
	2013–14		2	1					2	1	[3]
	Totals		46	10	—				46	10	—
Hannover	2009–10	Bundesliga	14	0	1	0	—		15	0	[3]
	2010–11		32	0	1	0			33	0	[5]
	2011–12		30	0	2	0	12	0	44	0	[6]
	2012–13		21	0	3	0	12	1	36	1	[7]
	2013–14		24	1	2	0	—		26	1	[3]
	2014–15		27	0	1	0			28	0	[8]
	2015–16		20	1	2	0			22	1	[9]
	Totals		168	2	12	0	24	1	204	3	—
Career totals			250	18	12	0	24	1	286	19	—

Personal life

Schmiedebach grew up bilingual, speaking German and Spanish. His mother Betty is a Colombian-born Venezuelan of Moroccan descent, she came to Berlin over two decades ago. His father Helmuth has Irish roots.^[10]

References

1. kicker news from May 2010 (german)
2. "Manuel Schmiedebach". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
3. "Manuel Schmiedebach » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
4. "Manuel Schmiedebach". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
5. "Manuel Schmiedebach". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
6. "Manuel Schmiedebach". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
7. "Manuel Schmiedebach". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
8. "Manuel Schmiedebach". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
9. "Manuel Schmiedebach". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
10. bild.de: Hannovers Juwel fährt mit dem Bus

External links

• Manuel Schmiedebach profile at Fussballdaten