Giovanni Federico

Giovanni Federico

Personal information
Full name	Giovanni Federico
Date of birth	4 October 1980 (1980-10-04)
Place of birth	Hagen, West Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	VfL Bochum
Number	18
Youth career
1985–1994	SSV Hagen
1994–1999	VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2000	VfL Bochum II	31	(7)
2000–2005	1. FC Köln II	131	(79)
2002–2005	1. FC Köln	18	(0)
2005–2007	Karlsruher SC	64	(33)
2007–2009	Borussia Dortmund	32	(4)
2008	→ Borussia Dortmund II	2	(0)
2009	→ Karlsruher SC (loan)	15	(2)
2009–2010	Arminia Bielefeld	33	(12)
2010–	VfL Bochum	45	(9)
Total		371	(146)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

Giovanni Federico (born 4 October 1980 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German–born Italian footballer who currently plays for VfL Bochum.

Career

Federico agreed to join Borussia Dortmund from Karlsruher SC for 2007–08 on a Bosman transfer on 7 March 2007, after a highly successful season, individually (top goalscorer with 19 goals) and collectively (his team achieved promotion with the first place in 2. Bundesliga). He returned to Karlsruhe on loan in the 2008–09 winter transfer window on loan. After Karlsruhe were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season, Federico originally returned to Borussia Dortmund, but was signed by Arminia Bielefeld on 10 July. After one year with Arminia Bielefeld, he announced his return to VfL Bochum and signed on 10 June 2010.

Statistics

As of 6 February 2012 (2012 -02-06)

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Total
1999–00	VfL Bochum II	Regionalliga West/Südwest	31	7	—		31	7
2000–01	1. FC Köln II	Oberliga Nordrhein	34	22	—		34	22
2001–02			29	19	—		29	19
2002–03		Regionalliga Nord	24	12	—		24	12
2003–04			10	6	—		10	6
2004–05			34	20	2	1	36	21
2002–03	1. FC Köln	2. Bundesliga	6	0	2	0	8	0
2003–04		Bundesliga	12	0	2	1	14	1
2004–05		2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Karlsruher SC		30	14	2	0	32	14
2006–07			34	19	2	0	36	19
2007–08	Borussia Dortmund	Bundesliga	30	4	3	2	33	6
2008–09			2	0	1	0	3	0
2007–08	Borussia Dortmund II	Regionalliga West	1	0	—		1	0
2008–09			1	0	—		1	0
2008–09	Karlsruher SC	Bundesliga	15	2	0	0	15	2
2009–10	Arminia Bielefeld	2. Bundesliga	33	12	2	1	35	13
2010–11	VfL Bochum		29	7	1	0	30	7
2011–12			16	2	3	3	19	5
Total	Germany		371	146	20	8	391	154
Career total			371	146	20	8	391	154

External links

• Giovanni Federico at fussballdaten.de (German)