Martin Lanig

Martin Lanig

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Personal information
Full name	Martin Lanig
Date of birth	(1984-07-11) 11 July 1984
Place of birth	Bad Mergentheim, West Germany
Height
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1989–	SV Königshofen
–1999	TSV Tauberbischofsheim
1999–2001	1. FC Nuremberg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	FV Lauda	31	(3)
2003–2005	1899 Hoffenheim II	20	(5)
2003–2006	1899 Hoffenheim	66	(5)
2006–2008	Greuther Fürth	54	(11)
2008–2010	VfB Stuttgart	27	(4)
2010	VfB Stuttgart II	3	(0)
2010–2012	1. FC Köln	59	(2)
2012–2015	Eintracht Frankfurt	37	(4)
2015	APOEL	13	(2)
Total		259	(28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2015

Martin Lanig (born 11 July 1984) is a retired German professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Career

Youth squads

Lanig began playing for SV Königshofen. Later he played for TSV Tauberbischofsheim and 1. FC Nürnberg.

FV Lauda / Hoffenheim / Greuther Fürth

Lanig started his career with lower division team FV Lauda in 2002. The next year he moved to the Regionalliga Süd club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and in 2006 he signed with the 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

VfB Stuttgart / FC Köln / Eintracht Frankfurt

In July 2008, he transferred from Greuther Fürth to VfB Stuttgart, where he had the opportunity to play for the first time in the Bundesliga. Lanig scored his first goal for VfB Stuttgart on 5 October 2008 against Werder Bremen.

In July 2010, he moved to 1. FC Köln and two years later he transferred to Eintracht Frankfurt.

APOEL

On 23 January 2015, aged 30, Lanig moved abroad for the first time and signed an 18-month contract with Cypriot club APOEL FC. He made his debut on 31 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in APOEL's 0–1 away victory against Nea Salamina for the Cypriot First Division. He scored his first official goal for APOEL on 7 February 2015, opening the scoreline in his team's 4–0 home win over Ethnikos Achna for the Cypriot First Division. In his first season at APOEL, Lanig managed to win his first two career titles, as his team won both the Cypriot championship and the cup. On 16 June 2015, APOEL announced that Lanig's contract with the club was terminated by mutual consent, as the player wanted to return to Germany. APOEL was the last stop of his playing career, as a few months later, he announced his retirement from football at age 31, due to multiple and serious injuries.

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 24 May 2015

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1899 Hoffenheim	2003–04	Regionalliga Süd	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2004–05	Regionalliga Süd	28	2	1	0	—		29	2
	2005–06	Regionalliga Süd	31	3	1	0	—		32	3
	Total		66	5	2	0	—		68	5
Greuther Fürth	2006–07	2. Bundesliga	26	1	3	0	—		29	1
	2007–08	2. Bundesliga	28	10	2	0	—		30	10
	Total		54	11	5	0	—		59	11
VfB Stuttgart	2008–09	Bundesliga	26	4	3	1	9	1	38	6
	2009–10	Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		27	4	4	1	9	1	40	6
VfB Stuttgart II	2009–10	3. Liga	3	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		3	0	—		—		3	0
1. FC Köln	2010–11	Bundesliga	28	2	3	1	—		31	3
	2011–12	Bundesliga	31	0	2	0	—		33	0
	Total		59	2	5	1	—		64	3
Eintracht Frankfurt	2012–13	Bundesliga	19	3	0	0	—		19	3
	2013–14	Bundesliga	15	1	1	0	5	1	21	2
	2014–15	Bundesliga	3	0	1	0	—		4	0
	Total		37	4	2	0	5	1	44	5
APOEL	2014–15	Cypriot First Division	13	2	4	1	—		17	3
	Total		13	2	4	1	—		17	3
Career total			259	28	22	3	14	2	295	33

Honours

APOEL

• Cypriot First Division (1): 2014–15
• Cypriot Cup (1): 2014–15

External links

• Official website (German)
• APOEL official profile
• Martin Lanig at Soccerway
• Martin Lanig career statistics at Soccerbase
• Martin Lanig profile at Fussballdaten
• Martin Lanig at footballzz.co.uk