Jörg Sobiech
Jörg Sobiech (born 15 January 1969) is a German former footballer who played as a defender.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jörg Sobiech[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1969[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1987 | FC Schalke 04 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1993 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 158 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 27 | (1) |
| 1994–1996 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 55 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | NEC Nijmegen | 44 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Stoke City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | FC Twente | 33 | (0) |
| 2000 | Waldhof Mannheim | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Chemnitzer FC | 13 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 18 | (0) |
| 2003 | STV Horst-Emscher | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Sobiech was born in Gelsenkirchen and began his career with local side FC Schalke 04. In 1987, he joined SG Wattenscheid 09 with whom he gain promotion to the Bundesliga in 1989–90. In 1993, he joined the Stuttgarter Kickers, but after a year returned to SG Wattenscheid 09. For the 1996–97 season he moved to NEC Nijmegen, with whom he played in the Eredivisie. From March to June 1998, he played on loan with Stoke City in the First Division.[1] He made three appearances for Stoke in 1997–98 before he returned to the Netherlands and played for FC Twente.[1] In 2000, he returned to Germany and played in the 2000–01 season with SV Waldhof Mannheim and then Chemnitzer FC in the 2nd Bundesliga. From 2001 to late 2002, he played again for SG Wattenscheid 09 and then after six months at STV Horst Emscher, Sobiech retired from football in the summer of 2003.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SG Wattenscheid 09 | 1987–88 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988–89 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1989–90 | 2. Bundesliga | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 1990–91 | Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1991–92 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1992–93 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 158 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 167 | 0 | ||
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 1993–94 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| SG Wattenscheid 09 | 1994–95 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 1995–96 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Total | 55 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||
| NEC Nijmegen | 1996–97 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 1997–98 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FC Twente | 1998–99 | Eredivisie | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999–2000 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Waldhof Mannheim | 2000–01 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chemnitzer FC | 2000–01 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| SG Wattenscheid 09 | 2001–02 | Regionalliga Nord | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| STV Horst-Emscher | 2002–03 | Westfalenliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 358 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 372 | 3 | ||
References
- Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
- http://www.fussballdaten.de/person/joerg-sobiech/einsaetze/sg-wattenscheid-09/1988/0/ Fussballdaten.de