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Christian Eigler

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Christian Eigler
Eigler in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Roth, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1993 SV Unterreichenbach
1993–1999 1. FC Nürnberg
2000–2002 SV Unterreichenbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Greuther Fürth 89 (27)
2006–2008 Arminia Bielefeld 56 (12)
2008–2012 1. FC Nürnberg 111 (20)
2012–2015 FC Ingolstadt 04 48 (8)
Total 304 (67)
International career
2006 Germany U-21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Eigler (born 1 January 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]

Career

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Eigler was born in Roth. He started his professional career at SpVgg Greuther Fürth. In 2006, he finished the second division season with 18 goals, which made him top scorer of the league and took part in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship with the German squad.

He was transferred to Greuther Fürth's rivals Nürnberg in 2008, when Thomas von Heesen was coach there. He had previously played in another squad for which von Heesen has had responsibility for some time, Arminia Bielefeld. His professional playing career ended in 2015 after his three-year stay at FC Ingolstadt 04.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Eigler, Christian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (9 June 2016). "Christian Eigler - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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