Herbert Paul (footballer)

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Herbert Paul
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Ingolstadt, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Ingolstadt II
Number 26
Youth career
1999–2004 MTV Ingolstadt
2004–2010 FC Ingolstadt 04
2010–2012 Greuther Fürth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Greuther Fürth II 59 (2)
2014–2015 Bayern Munich II 19 (1)
2016–2018 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 53 (7)
2018–2020 1860 Munich 55 (3)
2020–2022 Austria Klagenfurt 28 (1)
2023 FC Pipinsried 9 (0)
2023– FC Ingolstadt II 17 (1)
2023– FC Ingolstadt 1 (0)
International career
2011 Germany U18 2 (0)
Managerial career
2022–2023 FC Pipinsried (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:25, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Herbert Paul (born 11 February 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bayernliga Nord club FC Ingolstadt 04 II.[2]

Club career[edit]

Paul began his career in the youth system of FC Ingolstadt 04 before moving to the Greuther Fürth academy in the summer of 2010.[3] After making his debut for Fürth's reserve team in senior competition, he transferred to the reserve team of Bayern Munich in the summer of 2014, playing in the Regionalliga Bayern.[4]

Following the end of his contract with Bayern Munich, Paul was without a club for almost a year until joining 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in the same league in the summer of 2016.[5] After two seasons with Schweinfurt, he signed with 1860 Munich in the 3. Liga in the summer of 2018, where he made his professional debut on the first day of the season in a match against 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[6]

Paul made 55 appearances in the 3. Liga over two seasons with 1860 Munich before leaving the club at the end of the 2019–20 season. He then signed a contract with SK Austria Klagenfurt, a second-division team in Austria, in October 2020.[7][8] He played 15 matches for Klagenfurt in the 2020–21 season, helping the team gain promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga. He appeared in 11 matches in the top tier of Austrian football before suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in December 2021, which sidelined him for the rest of the season. Paul left Klagenfurt after the 2021–22 season.[9]

In January 2023, Paul joined Regionalliga Bayern club FC Pipinsried as a player, after having already become the team's player coach in November 2022.[10] After the club suffered relegation from the Regionalliga at the end of the season, Paul joined the second team of his youth club FC Ingolstadt 04 II, competing in the Bayernliga Nord.[11]

International career[edit]

Paul is a German youth international, having gained two caps for the national under-18s in 2011.[12]

Managerial career[edit]

On 22 December 2022, Paul was appointed the new head coach of FC Pipinsried after former coach Frank Peuker had quit after only five days in charge. Paul also continued as a player of the club.[13] He left after the club suffered relegation to the Bayernliga Süd at the end of the season.[14]

Personal life[edit]

In an interview with tz from 2019, Herbert discussed how he struggled to find a team after his contract with Bayern Munich ended, leading to a period of unemployment. He uses meditation as a tool for mental preparation and self-reflection, something he began doing during his time with 1860 Munich to focus and stay calm under pressure.[4]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 11 November 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Greuther Fürth II 2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern 35 2 — — 35 2
2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 24 0 — — 24 0
Total 59 2 0 0 0 0 59 2
Bayern Munich II 2014–15 Regionalliga Bayern 19 1 — — 19 1
2015–16 Regionalliga Bayern 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 19 1 0 0 0 0 19 1
1. FC Schweinfurt 05 2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern 27 3 — — 27 3
2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 26 4 2 0 — 28 4
Total 53 7 2 0 0 0 55 7
1860 Munich 2018–19 3. Liga 32 2 1 0 — 33 2
2019–20 3. Liga 23 1 — — 23 1
Total 55 3 1 0 0 0 56 3
Austria Klagenfurt 2020–21 2. Liga 15 1 2 0 2[a] 0 19 1
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 11 0 3 0 — 14 0
Total 26 1 5 0 2 0 33 1
FC Pipinsried 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
FC Ingolstadt 04 II 2023–24 Bayernliga Nord 17 1 — — 17 1
FC Ingolstadt 2023–24 3. Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career totals 239 15 8 0 2 0 249 15
  1. ^ Appearances in Austrian Bundesliga promotion/relegation play-offs

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Herbert Paul – FC Pipinsried – FuPa". FuPa (in German). Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Herbert Paul". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Happy Birthday, Herbert Paul!". TSV 1860 München (in German). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b Krammer, Ludwig; Kellner, Uli (24 January 2019). "Paul im Interview: Seine Arbeitslosigkeit, Meditieren in Sri Lanka und sein Vorname". tz (in German). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Außenverteidiger Herbert Paul verlängert bei den Schnüdeln für ein weiteres Jahr". Newsallianz Schweinfurt - Nachrichten der Region Main-Rhön (in German). 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Sternberg bringt den Betzenberg zum Beben". kicker (in German). 28 July 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Austria Klagenfurt verpflichtet Simon Straudi und Herbert Paul". Laola1 (in German). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Ex-Löwe Herbert Paul wechselt nach Klagenfurt". Abendzeitung München (in German). 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  9. ^ Lehmann, Martin (14 December 2021). "Kreuzbandriss! Saisonaus für Klagenfurt-Profi Paul". Sky Sport Austria (in German). Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  10. ^ Haelke, Bruno (16 January 2023). "Der Weitgereiste: Herbert Paul soll den FC Pipinsried als Spielertrainer vor dem Abstieg bewahren". FuPa (in German). Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  11. ^ Isbaner, Sebastian (26 July 2023). ""Ich will ein Anker auf dem Platz sein" – Ex-Löwe Herbert Paul wechselt zur U23 des FC Ingolstadt". Merkur (in German). Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  12. ^ Herbert Paul at DFB (also available in German) Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "Pipinsried geht mit Paul und Maltas in die Restrunde". kicker (in German). 22 December 2022. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Lockerer Aufgalopp: FC Pipinsried startet mit neuem Trainer in die Saisonvorbereitung". Merkur (in German). 20 June 2023. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  15. ^ Herbert Paul at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

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