Serdar Tasci
 |
| Personal information |
| Date of birth |
24 April 1987 (1987-04-24) (age 24) |
| Place of birth |
Esslingen, West Germany |
| Height |
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Playing position |
Defender |
| Club information |
| Current club |
VfB Stuttgart |
| Number |
5 |
| Youth career |
|
SC Altbach |
| 0000–1999 |
Stuttgarter Kickers |
| 1999–2005 |
VfB Stuttgart |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 |
VfB Stuttgart II |
30 |
(3) |
| 2006– |
VfB Stuttgart |
144 |
(8) |
| National team‡ |
| 2007 |
Germany U19 |
3 |
(0) |
| 2007–2008 |
Germany U21 |
1 |
(0) |
| 2008– |
Germany |
13 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:49, 6 January 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:18, 10 July 2010 (UTC) |
Serdar Tasci (Turkish: Taşçı, [ˈtaʃtʃɯ], German: [taskiː]; born 24 April 1987 in Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg) is a German football player who plays as a defender for VfB Stuttgart and the German national team.[1]
[edit] Club career
Tasci was born in West Germany to Turkish parents.[2] He played for the youth teams of SC Altbach, of Stuttgarter Kickers and, from July 1999 onwards, of Stuttgart. Before the 2005–06 season, he joined Stuttgart's second team, playing in the Regionalliga (third division). Prior to 2006–07, he was promoted to the club's Bundesliga side.
He had his professional debut on 20 August 2006 against Arminia Bielefeld, 3–2 win, in the second game of the season, being brought on for injured Danish striker Jon Dahl Tomasson in the 68th minute. His first goal followed only a week later, in the next game against Borussia Dortmund in a 1–3 defeat.
On 29 August 2009, he extended his contract at Stuttgart until the summer of 2014.[3] On 12 January 2012 Serdar Tasci was appointed the new captain of VfB Stuttgart by Bruno Labbadia.[4]
[edit] International career
Because of his Turkish descent and German birth right, he was eligible to play for either Germany or Turkey, but in October 2006 he decided to pursue a career for Germany. He had his debut for the Germany national under-21 football team on 6 February 2007 in a 2–0 win against Scotland and went on to make his senior international debut for Germany on 20 August 2008 in a friendly match against Belgium in Nuremberg, which they won 2–0. He made his World Cup debut as a substitute in Germany's match against Uruguay, coming on in the 91st minute for Mesut Özil.
[edit] Career statistics
- As of 6 January 2012
[edit] Honours
- Stuttgart
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- 2006–07
- Germany
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Tasci, Serdar |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Footballer |
| Date of birth |
24 April 1987 |
| Place of birth |
Esslingen, West Germany |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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