Thorsten Kirschbaum
 Kirschbaum in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Würzburg,West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSV Obernzenn | |||
| 1999–2004 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 2004–2006 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 28 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | 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 Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | VVV-Venlo | 55 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Jahn Regensburg | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U21 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023 | |||
Thorsten Kirschbaum(born 20 April 1987) is a German professionalfootballerwho plays as agoalkeeper.[1]
Club career[edit]
Kirschbaum was a member of the team of1899 Hoffenheimthat won promotion to the2. Bundesliga.On 10 January 2009, he moved from 1899 Hoffenheim to Liechtenstein to play forFC Vaduzof theSwiss Super Leagueand was released on 30 June 2009. After one year he leftSV Sandhausenand signed a three-year contract forEnergie Cottbus.
After the end of his contract with Cottbus on 1 July 2013, Kirschbaum moved toVfB Stuttgarton afree transfer.On 10 March 2013, he signed a contract until June 2016 with VfB Stuttgart.[2]
On 1 July 2015, Kirschbaum moved to1. FC Nürnberg.[3]
On 27 May 2019, Kirschbaum joinedVVV-Venloon a free transfer.[4]
In summer 2021, he moved toJahn Regensburg.[5]
International career[edit]
Kirschbaum has made seven appearances for theGermany U-21.
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played on 12 November 2022[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2006–07 | Regionalliga Süd | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2006–07 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| FC Vaduz | 2008–09 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| SV Sandhausen | 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 20 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Energie Cottbus | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 91 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 97 | 0 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 51 | 0 | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| VVV-Venlo | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 57 | 0 | |||
| Jahn Regensburg | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 281 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 296 | 0 | ||
- ^Appearance in theUEFA Europa League
Honours[edit]
Individual
References[edit]
- ^"Kirschbaum, Thorsten".kicker(in German).Retrieved4 July2023.
- ^"Kirschbaum signs for VfB".vfb.de.VfB Stuttgart.10 March 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 18 December 2014.Retrieved10 March2013.
- ^"Thorsten Kirschbaum moves to Nuremberg".vfb.de.VfB Stuttgart.1 July 2015.Retrieved1 July2015.
- ^"VVV vindt in Duitse doelman Kirschbaum opvolger voor Unnerstall".nu.nl(in Dutch). 27 May 2019.Retrieved1 July2019.
- ^""Reichlich Erfahrung" für den Jahn: Kirschbaum kommt aus Venlo ".kicker.de(in German). 4 June 2021.Retrieved26 June2021.
- ^"Thorsten Kirschbaum » Club matches".World Football.Retrieved30 April2022.
- ^"Thorsten Kirschbaum named as eredivisie player of the month".eredivisie.nl.5 March 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 11 September 2020.
External links[edit]
- Thorsten Kirschbaumatfussballdaten.de(in German)
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Würzburg
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- Oberliga (football) players
- Swiss Super League players
- Eredivisie players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players
- FC Vaduz players
- SV Sandhausen players
- FC Energie Cottbus players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- 1. FC Nürnberg players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- VVV-Venlo players
- SSV Jahn Regensburg players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein
- German football goalkeeper stubs