Stefan Markolf
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 Stefan Markolf preparing for the regional league with KSV Baunatal | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Markolf | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Witzenhausen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KSV Baunatal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–2000 | VfB Witzenhausen | ||
| 2000–2001 | KSV Hessen Kassel | ||
| 2001–2002 | KSV Baunatal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | KSV Baunatal | ||
| 2004–2007 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | 75 | (7) |
| 2007–2008 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Wuppertaler SV | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | KSV Hessen Kassel | 17 | (0) |
| 2010– | KSV Baunatal | 38 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2012 | |||
Stefan Markolf (born 3 January 1984) is the first deaf German professional footballer.
Career[edit]
After joining the professional squad of 1. FSV Mainz 05 in 2007, where the defender was mostly substituted, he was signed by third division club Wuppertaler SV in 2008.[1] After eight years he returned to KSV Hessen Kassel.
Personal[edit]
Markolf was born deaf (about 90 percent hearing loss). Thanks to speech therapy, he has nearly perfect pronunciation of the spoken language. In spite of his hearing loss, he has a good overview in the football matches. He wears special hearing aids while playing.
References[edit]
- ^ "Markolf, Stefan" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in German)
- Stefan Markolf at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Stefan Markolf Interview
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Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Witzenhausen
- Footballers from Kassel (region)
- German men's footballers
- Deaf association football players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players
- KSV Hessen Kassel players
- Wuppertaler SV players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- German deaf people
- Men's association football defenders
- German football defender, 1980s birth stubs