Robert Huth

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Robert Huth
Robert Huth Middlesbrough relegation day.jpg
Robert Huth playing for Middlesbrough
Personal information
Full name Robert Huth
Date of birth 18 August 1984 (1984-08-18) (age 27)
Place of birth Biesdorf, East Berlin, East Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Stoke City
Number 4
Youth career
1999–2000 VfB Fortuna Biesdorf
2000–2001 Union Berlin
2001–2002 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2006 Chelsea 42 (0)
2006–2009 Middlesbrough 53 (2)
2009– Stoke City 89 (10)
National team‡
2004–2005 Germany U21 4 (0)
2004–2009 Germany 19 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:53, 4 February 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2009

Robert Huth (born 18 August 1984) is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.

Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside before joining Stoke City for £5 million in 2009. After a successful 2010–11 season for Huth he was named as Stoke's player of the year.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Chelsea

Huth made his debut for Chelsea at the age of 17 in the last game of the 2001–02 season, coming on as a sub at the half-time in a 3–1 defeat at the hands of Aston Villa. In August 2003 Reading tried to sign Huth on loan for the 2003–04 season but their bid was rejected by Chelsea.[2] He made twenty appearances during the season and Huth stated that he happy to stay at Chelsea.[3] In the 2004–05 season injury restricted him to few appearances for The Blues.[4]

When the 2005–06 season started, Huth's chances of becoming a first choice player at Chelsea in the near future seemed limited as John Terry, William Gallas, and Ricardo Carvalho ahead of him in the Chelsea squad. These were the preferred central defenders for Chelsea manager José Mourinho, who had succeeded Ranieri in the summer of 2004. Mourinho did, however, reject a bid for Huth from German club Bayern Munich in the summer of 2005.[5] Huth scored twice for Chelsea, with one against MŠK Žilina in a Champions League qualifier[6] and the other against Birmingham City in the FA Cup.[7] At the end of the 2005–06 season Huth stated that he was unhappy with his lack of first team chances which lead to Middlesbrough, Wigan Athletic and Everton making bids.[8][9][10] He said that he will join Middlesbrough after the 2006 World Cup after agreeing a five-year deal.[11]

[edit] Middlesbrough

On 13 July 2006, a proposed transfer to Middlesbrough was scuppered when Huth failed a medical.[12] Middlesbrough continued to track Huth and on 31 August he signed for the club for a fee of £6 million on a five-year contract.[13] He scored his first Boro goal in a 2–1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 5 December 2006.[14] After injury trouble and a therefore disappointing first season, he made an impressive return to the first team in a Premier League away match against Portsmouth on 29 December 2007.

After the departure of Jonathan Woodgate to Tottenham Hotspur Huth was paired in central defense with David Wheater. On 3 February Huth scored against Newcastle United to earn a point against Kevin Keegan's team.[15] Following Middlesbrough's relegation from Premier League in the 2008–09 season, Huth was named captain of the squad, following Emanuel Pogatetz's long term injury.

Huth in action for Stoke.

[edit] Stoke City

On 27 August 2009, Huth signed for Stoke City for £5 million.[16] He made his Stoke debut in a 1–0 win over Sunderland on 29 August 2009, replacing goalscorer Dave Kitson.[17] He celebrated his 100th League appearance by scoring his first Stoke goal on 4 October 2009 against Everton.[18] On 17 October, Huth punched Matthew Upson in the face during a match against West Ham United, though he received no card from the referee.[19] Huth was charged by the FA for the incident.[20] He admitted his guilt the following day, and apologised for the incident.[21] Huth was subsequently suspended for three matches by the FA.[22] Huth scored a 90th minute equaliser against Liverpool on the 16 January 2010.[23] He then scored his third Stoke goal in a 2–1 win over Portsmouth. He was given the captains armband for Stoke's FA Cup Quarter Final tie at his old club Chelsea which he described as a proud moment for himself.[24]

Huth opened his account for the 2010–11 season with a 93rd minute winner against Aston Villa to help Stoke record their first win of the season.[25] He followed this up with goals against Birmingham City,[26] Wigan Athletic,[27] Blackburn Rovers,[28] Wolverhampton Wanderers[29] and two against Sunderland.[30] He also scored in the FA Cup quarter final against West Ham United helping Stoke to reach the semi-final stage for the first time since 1972, 39 years ago.[31][32] He scored in the 5–0 FA Cup Semi-final victory against Bolton Wanderers becoming the first Stoke defender to score nine goals in a season.[33][34] After a successful season for Huth he was named as player of the year.[35]

In the summer of 2011 manager Tony Pulis signed former England international centre backs Jonathan Woodgate and Matthew Upson and Huth found himself playing at an unfamiliar right back position.[36][37] However, after some poor defensive performances by Stoke, Huth returned to his centre-back pairing with Ryan Shawcross and he went on to score his first goal of the season against Everton.[38]

[edit] International career

Huth is a viable option in dead-ball situations due to the tremendous power with which he can kick the ball. From a young age, Huth was already a member of the German national team. He also played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Together with a young Per Mertesacker, he was the first-choice central defender for Germany at the 2005 Confederations Cup.

Huth training with Germany.

On 29 June 2005, he scored his first goal for Germany in a 4–3 extra-time win against Mexico during the third-place play-off at the 2005 Confederations Cup. He has scored 2 goals in 17 games for Germany, as of June 2006. His second goal for Germany came in a 4–1 defeat to Italy in a friendly game played in Florence in March 2006.

During the World Cup on home soil, Huth lost his place to Christoph Metzelder as Mertesacker's first choice partner after being blamed for some defensive errors in several pre-tournament games and only started one game, the last group stage match against Ecuador. He was recalled to the German national team for the first time since the 2006 World Cup in a friendly against Switzerland on 20 March 2008, because of his recent club form.[39] He was later ruled out after suffering from a foot injury.

[edit] International goals

As of 19 January 2010

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.
 29 June 2005 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany  Mexico
3 – 2
4–3
2005 Confederations Cup
2.
 1 March 2006 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy  Italy
1 – 4
1–4
Friendly

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Club

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2001–02 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2002–03 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
2003–04 16 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 20 1
2004–05 10 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 15 1
2005–06 13 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 21 0
Total 42 0 7 1 2 0 11 1 62 2
Middlesbrough 2006–07 12 1 1 0 1 0 – 14 1
2007–08 13 1 3 0 0 0 – 16 1
2008–09 24 0 4 0 0 0 – 28 0
2009–10 4 0 0 0 1 0 – 5 0
Total 53 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 63 2
Stoke City 2009–10 32 3 5 0 0 0 – 37 3
2010–11 35 6 6 3 3 0 – 44 9
2011–12 22 1 2 2 2 0 10 0 36 3
Total 89 10 13 5 5 0 10 0 117 15
Career Total 184 12 28 6 9 0 21 1 242 19

[edit] International

As of June 2011[40]

Germany national team
Year Apps Goals
2004 4 0
2005 10 1
2006 3 1
2009 2 0
Total 19 2

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Chelsea
Stoke City

[edit] Country

Germany national football team

[edit] Individual

  • Stoke City coaching staff's player of the year: 2010
  • Sir Stanley Matthews Potteries Footballer of the Year: 2011
  • Stoke City player of the year: 2011
  • Stoke City Players' Player of the Year: 2011

[edit] Personal life

Growing up in Berlin Huth decided to support Werder Bremen as Hertha Berlin were rarely on TV. He was a ball boy at the 1997 DFB-Pokal Final.[41]

[edit] References

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