Benjamin Lauth

Benjamin Lauth

Personal information
Date of birth	4 August 1981 (1981-08-04)
Place of birth	Hausham, West Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	1860 Munich
Number	11
Youth career
1987–1992	Sportfreunde Fischbachau
1992–2000	1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2004	1860 Munich	61	(22)
2004–2007	Hamburger SV	47	(10)
2007	→ VfB Stuttgart (loan)	11	(1)
2007–2008	Hannover 96	21	(0)
2008–	1860 Munich	115	(43)
National team‡
2003–2004	Germany	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:28, 23 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2007

Benjamin Lauth (born 4 August 1981 in Hausham, Bavaria) is a German footballer who plays for TSV 1860 München.

Career

Lauth began his career with 1860 Munich, where he had played in his youth years. He gradually established himself as their leading striker and was called up into the German national team for the first time in 2003.

In 2004, TSV got relegated, and he moved to Hamburger SV. However, his progress was hampered by a string of nagging injuries, limiting him to only ten appearances in the 2004–05 season. However, he regained his form and earned himself a starting place in the HSV attack for much of the 2005–06 season.

On 25 January 2007, Lauth was loaned to VfB Stuttgart, playing his first Bundesliga game against Arminia Bielefeld on 30 January.

On 3 July 2007, he moved to Hannover 96.

In July 2008 he returned to 1860 Munich.

Accolades

In 2002, Lauth scored the German Goal of the Year (Tor des Jahres) with a bicycle kick.

Trivia

Lauth is subject of the song Lauth anhören (a pun of laut anhören, listen loudly) by Sportfreunde Stiller, who are avid Bavarian football fans. Lauth was talented for tennis and skiing, at a young age he was offered the opportunity to go the young German academy for skiing.

Career stats

As of 23 January 2012 (2012 -01-23)

All-Time Club Performance

Club	Season	Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Champions League		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
1860 München	2011–12	18	6	2	2	0	0	20	8
	2010–11	33	16	2	0	0	0	35	16
	2009–10	30	6	3	0	0	0	33	6
	2008–09	34	15	3	1	0	0	37	16
Total		115	43	10	3	0	0	125	46
Hannover 96	2007–08	21	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
Total		21	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
VfB Stuttgart	2006–07	11	1	2	0	0	0	13	1
Total		11	1	2	0	0	0	13	1
Hamburg	2006–07	6	0	1	0	4	0	11	0
	2005–06	31	6	3	0	0	0	34	6
	2004–05	10	4	1	0	0	0	11	4
Total		47	10	5	0	4	0	56	10
1860 München	2003–04	28	9	2	3	0	0	30	12
	2002–03	32	13	4	3	0	0	36	16
	2001–02	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total		61	22	6	6	0	0	67	28
Career Totals		255	76	25	9	4	0	284	85

Honours

• Bundesliga 2006–07

External links

• Benjamin Lauth at fussballdaten.de (German)