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Andreas Görlitz
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Görlitz with Karlsruher SC in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-01-31) 31 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Weilheim, West Germany
Height 1.79 m
Playing position Right-back
Youth career
1989–1996 TSV Rott/Lech
1996–2000 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 1860 Munich II 59 (8)
2002–2004 1860 Munich 37 (1)
2004–2010 Bayern Munich 18 (0)
2005–2010 Bayern Munich II 21 (0)
2007–2009 Karlsruher SC (loan) 49 (0)
2010–2013 FC Ingolstadt 04 63 (1)
2012–2014 → FC Ingolstadt 04 II 2 (0)
2014 San Jose Earthquakes 3 (0)
National team
2003–2004 Germany U21 9 (0)
2004 Germany 2 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Andreas Görlitz (born 31 January 1982) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career

Born in Weilheim in Oberbayern, Bavaria, West Germany, Görlitz began his professional career as a midfielder with TSV 1860 Munich, by then in the Bundesliga; his first match came on 10 February 2002, in a 2–1 loss at 1. FC Nürnberg, but he could only amass a further four league games in his first two seasons combined.

In the 2003–04 season, Görlitz made the transition to defender, and appeared in 32 matches for TSV, scoring his first professional goal on 27 March 2004, at Eintracht Frankfurt, through a header (3–0 triumph), as his side was finally relegated, after ranking 17th.

Görlitz signed with TSV neighbours FC Bayern Munich in the 2004 summer. He even started some matches in the new season but, following an injury in a UEFA Champions League contest against Juventus FC, on 3 November, spent almost two years in the sidelines.

In the summer of 2007, it was announced that Görlitz would join newly promoted Karlsruher SC, on loan for the 2007–08 season. The player only missed three league matches and his club finished 11th, well clear from relegation.

On 9 May 2008, the loan deal was extended for another season. Following his second year, in which he featured significantly less, also suffering another relegation, Görlitz returned to Bayern, to play through the final year in his contract. For the third consecutive season at the club, he was often demoted to the reserve squad.

On 4 March 2014, Görlitz signed a contract with the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. After an injury limited his season to three league matches, Görlitz was released by San Jose at the end of their 2014 season.

International career

Shortly after signing for Bayern, Görlitz made his debut for the Germany national team, appearing in the last five minutes of the 1–1 friendly with Brazil, on 8 September 2004; the following month, he assisted veteran Thomas Brdarić as the striker closed the score at 2–0, in another exhibition game, this time against Iran. These two caps within a month were his only appearances in the German elite squad until the end of his career.

Music career

While recovering from a football injury, Görlitz learned to play guitar. After he retired from football, he formed a band, Room77.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1860 Munich II 2000–01 Regionalliga Süd 7 1 7 1
2001–02
2002–03
Total 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
1860 Munich 2001–02 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 3 0
2002–03 2 0 0 0 2 0
2003–04 32 1 2 0 34 1
Total 37 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 39 1
Bayern Munich 2004–05 Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 11 0
2006–07 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
2009–10 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 18 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 25 0
Bayern Munich II 2004–05 Regionalliga Süd 0 0 1 0 1 0
2005–06 1 0 1 0
2006–07 15 0 15 0
2009–10 3. Liga 4 0 4 0
Total 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Karlsruher SC (loan) 2007–08 Bundesliga 31 0 2 0 1 0 34 0
2008–09 18 0 1 0 19 0
Total 49 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 53 0
FC Ingolstadt 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 27 0 2 0 29 0
2011–12 28 1 1 0 29 1
2012–13 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 63 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 66 1
FC Ingolstadt II 2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern 2 1
San Jose Earthquakes 2014 MLS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 198 4 11 0 4 0 2 0 215 4

Honours

Bayern Munich

See also

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