Sven Meyer (footballer)

Sven Meyer (born 4 September 1970) is a German former footballer.[1]

Sven Meyer
Personal information
Full name Sven Meyer
Date of birth (1970-09-04) 4 September 1970
Place of birth West Berlin, West Germany
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
Youth career
Rapide Wedding
Tennis Borussia Berlin
Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 Hertha BSC II
1992–1996 Hertha BSC 70 (5)
1996–1998 1. FC Union Berlin 40 (5)
1998 Chengdu Wuniu
1998–1999 SV Babelsberg 03 19 (0)
1999–2000 FC Bremerhaven 30 (2)
2000–2002 VfB Oldenburg 44 (5)
2002–2004 Tennis Borussia Berlin 64 (6)
2004–2009 Spandauer SV 113 (12)
2009–2013 Berliner Sport-Club 63 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2011

Career

Meyer played as a youth for various clubs in West Berlin, ending up at Hertha BSC, where he progressed to the reserve team. He was part of the young Hertha reserve team that reached the 1992–93 DFB-Pokal final – the only reserve team to have done this – before losing 1–0 against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Like many of that squad, he was given a chance in Hertha's first team, and made 70 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga.

In 1996, he moved across town, joining 1. FC Union Berlin, where he made 40 league appearances in the Regionalliga Nord, captaining a young side. In January 1998, he moved to China, one of the first German footballers to do so, signing for Chengdu Wuniu. Six months later he was back in Germany, joining SV Babelsberg of Potsdam. He later had spells with FC Bremerhaven and VfB Oldenburg before returning to Berlin in 2002, joining Tennis Borussia. He spent two years there, and five with Spandauer SV, and is still active in the Berlin-Liga, playing for Berliner Sport-Club. He also plays for Hertha's veterans' team.

Meyer played in a variety of defensive or midfield roles, and has commonly been deployed as a sweeper.

References
  1. "Meyer, Sven" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 August 2012.


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