Philipp Bönig
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| Philipp Bönig | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philipp Bönig | |
| Date of birth | March 20, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Erding, West Germany | |
| Playing position | Left Wingback | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | VfL Bochum | |
| Number | 24 | |
| Youth career | ||
| until 1994 1994-2000 |
Eintracht Freising Bayern Munich |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000-2001 2001-2003 2003- |
Bayern Munich II MSV Duisburg VfL Bochum |
29 (0) 66 (2) 152 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Philipp Bönig (born March 20, 1980 in Erding, Germany) is a German footballer who plays normally as a left back for German Bundesliga-club VfL Bochum. Bönig moved to VfL Bochum from MSV Duisburg at the age of 22 and plays in his seventh season at the club. Currently he is the longest serving player in the team.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Youth
Born in Erding (Bavaria), Bönig started to play football at the local club Eintracht Freising. His first position was keeper but after a couple of matches he moved to the left, offensive midfield.[1] Two of his brothers are also football players: his brother Sebastian played more than hundred matches in the second Bundesliga for LR Ahlen and Union Berlin, and his youngest brother Vincent is in the second team of FC Ingolstadt 04[2] . [3]
After impressing as a junior, Bönig joined Bayern Munich as a 14-year old in 1994 and played there for seven years. In the last year he established himself in the second team of the club which played in the Regionalliga. While playing at Bayern Munich Bönig made twenty starts for the German national youth teams[1].
[edit] At MSV Duisburg
In 2001 Bönig started his professional career at MSV Duisburg in the second Bundesliga and stayed for two seasons at this club. In this period he made 66 matches and scored two goals[1]. Since his contract expired at the summer of 2003 he got offers from different clubs and he decided to move to, then first Bundesliga- club, VfL Bochum.[4]
[edit] At VfL Bochum
In his first season 2003/04 VfL Bochum qualified itself for the UEFA Cup and Bönig played three matches for Team 2006. However, in the following season Bochum relegated to the second Bundesliga. But in the next season, they returned directly to the highest level again. After Bochum could maintain themself in the season 2006/07 his contract was extended until the season 2009/10. In the winter of 2009 Thomas Zdebel left the club which made Bönig the longest-serving player at the club in the selection.
Bönig acts normally as left defender. His biggest assets are his mentality and fighting spirit, which made him to a crowd-pleaser in the past years. Interestingly he never scored a goal in the German Bundesliga in his over 150 matches.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Philipp Bönig: Beharrlich und flexibel" (in German). Mein VfL. 2006-12-02. http://vflbochum.de/vfl2006/mehrvfl/magazin/0607/magazin_2006_12_02.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ^ "Profile Vincent Bönig" (in German). Transfermarkt.co.uk. 2009-09-11. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/de/spieler/58354/vincent-boenig/profil.html. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ^ "Zwei Bochumer Jungs" (in German). Der Westen. 2008-05-28. http://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/zeusmedienwelten/zeus/fuer-schueler/zeus-regional/herne/2008/5/28/news-50471528/detail.html. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ^ "Bochum holt Jungtalent Bönig" (in German). Kicker Magazine. 2003-03-07. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/280094?view=print. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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