Michael Langer

Michael Langer
	Langer with Schalke 04 in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	6 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Bregenz, Austria
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Schalke 04
Number	34
Youth career
0000–2000	FC Hard
2000–2003	Viktoria Bregenz
2003–2004	VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2007	VfB Stuttgart II
2005–2007	VfB Stuttgart
2008–2010	SC Freiburg
2008–2010	SC Freiburg II
2010–2012	FSV Frankfurt
2010–2012	FSV Frankfurt II
2012–2014	SV Sandhausen
2014–2015	Vålerenga
2016	Tampa Bay Rowdies
2016–2017	IFK Norrköping
2017–	Schalke 04
International career
2006	Austria U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Michael Langer (born 6 January 1985) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.

Club career[edit]

Formerly a goalkeeper for the German Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart, he made his debut in the highest German division on 10 March 2007 in a game against Wolfsburg, as a replacement for regular goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand.

On 2 January 2008, he moved to SC Freiburg^[2] and the club terminated his contract on 8 May 2010.^[3] On 20 May 2010, Langer signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club FSV Frankfurt. In summer 2012, he moved to SV Sandhausen and signed again a two-year-contract.^[4] In April 2014, Langer canceled his contract with Sandhausen and joined Vålerenga IF.^[5]

Langer signed with the NASL's Tampa Bay Rowdies on 1 February 2016.^[6]

In 2017, Langer joined Schalke 04. 13 years after his first Bundesliga appearance for Stuttgart on 10 March 2007, he made his second-ever Bundesliga cap against Bayer Leverkusen on 6 December 2020.^[7]^[8]

International career[edit]

Langer played once for the Austrian Under-21 national team in 2006.

Career statistics[edit]

As of 21 March 2024^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfB Stuttgart	2005–06	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2006–07	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2007–08	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
SC Freiburg	2007–08	2. Bundesliga	13	0	0	0	–		13	0
	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	–		2	0
	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		14	0	1	0	–		15	0
FSV Frankfurt	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	5	0	0	0	–		5	0
	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	0	0	2	0	–		2	0
	Total		5	0	2	0	–		7	0
SV Sandhausen	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	8	0	0	0	–		8	0
	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	–		8	0
Vålerenga	2014	Tippeligaen	28	0	3	0	–		31	0
	2015	Tippeligaen	14	0	1	0	–		15	0
	Total		42	0	4	0	–		46	0
Tampa Bay	2016	NASL	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
IFK Norrköping	2016	Allsvenskan	13	0	0	0	–		13	0
	2017	Allsvenskan	15	0	6	0	2	0	23	0
	Total		28	0	6	0	2	0	36	0
Schalke 04	2017–18	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2018–19	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	–		2	0
	2022–23	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Career total			106	0	13	0	2	0	121	0

Honours[edit]

VfB Stuttgart

Bundesliga: 2006–07

Schalke 04

2. Bundesliga: 2021–22

References[edit]

^ "Michael Langer". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
^ "Michael Langer moves to SC Freiburg". vfb.de. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.^{[dead link]}
^ "Auf zur Feierstunde" (in German). Badische Zeitung. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
^ "Torwart Michael Langer vom FSV Frankfurt an den Hardtwald" (in German). SV Sandhausen. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ "Schwartz lässt rotieren - Langer geht nach Oslo" (in German). kicker.de. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ "Rowdies Sign Austrian Goalkeeper Michael Langer". RowdiesSoccer.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ "Thiaw im Pech, Skrzybski vergibt Elfmeter - Bayer siegt souverän". kicker (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ "Michael Langer: We need to stick together". Schalke 04. 7 December 2020.
^ "Michael Langer » Club matches". worldfootball.net.

External links[edit]

Profile at the FC Schalke 04 website
Michael Langer at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Michael Langer – UEFA competition record (archive)

[1] "Michael Langer". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

[2] "Michael Langer moves to SC Freiburg". vfb.de. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.^{[dead link]}

[3] "Auf zur Feierstunde" (in German). Badische Zeitung. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.

[4] "Torwart Michael Langer vom FSV Frankfurt an den Hardtwald" (in German). SV Sandhausen. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

[5] "Schwartz lässt rotieren - Langer geht nach Oslo" (in German). kicker.de. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

[6] "Rowdies Sign Austrian Goalkeeper Michael Langer". RowdiesSoccer.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[7] "Thiaw im Pech, Skrzybski vergibt Elfmeter - Bayer siegt souverän". kicker (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[8] "Michael Langer: We need to stick together". Schalke 04. 7 December 2020.

[9] "Michael Langer » Club matches". worldfootball.net.

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