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| Jörg Albertz | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jörg Albertz | |
| Date of birth | January 29, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Mönchengladbach, West Germany | |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder (retired) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990–1993 1993–1996 1996–2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2008 |
Fortuna Düsseldorf Hamburg Rangers Hamburg Shanghai Shenhua Greuther Fürth Fortuna Düsseldorf Clyde |
58 (4) 99 (22) 137 (51) 28 (6) 47 (13) 13 (3) 47 (7) 7 (2) |
| National team | ||
| 1996–1998 | Germany | 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jörg Albertz (born January 29, 1971 in Mönchengladbach) is a retired German professional footballer. Between 1996 and 1998 he played three international games for the German national football team.
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Career
As both a youth player and apprentice he played for PSV Mönchengladbach and Borussia Mönchengladbach. His first professional contract was signed in 1990 for Fortuna Düsseldorf. When the team from the Rhineland were relegated to the second tier of the Bundesliga, Albertz moved to Hamburger SV where he soon became the public hero of the team, and he earned himself the nickname The Hammer for his powerful long range shots.1 Two seasons later he became the club captain.
In 1996 Albertz signed for Scottish Premier League club Rangers for £4m, and he helped them to their ninth championship title in a row and scored a famous free-kick against rivals Celtic in January 1997. Albertz became a huge favourite with the Rangers fans; however, after the departure of manager Walter Smith in June 1998, he was frequently left out of the starting line-up by the incoming Dick Advocaat. At Rangers, Albertz became a Scottish championship winner in 1997, 1999, and 2000, before returning to Hamburger SV in 2001, later citing Advocaat as the main reason for his departure from Ibrox. Despite the hype of his return, he was unable to live up to the hopes that people had on his shoulders, and before the beginning of season 2002/03 he transferred to Shanghai Shenhua, a team from China.
Having had a moderately successful spell in China, Albertz moved back to Germany in 2004, his re-initiation into the German game coming with Greuther Fürth. On the receiving end of many injuries, he switched to Fortuna Düsseldorf once again, where he retired at the end of the 2006-07 season.
On 11 March 2008, Albertz confirmed he was training with Clyde with a view to a short-term move, to help out Clyde manager and former Rangers team-mate John Brown.2 Albertz signed for Clyde on 14 March 2008.3 He made his debut the following day, scoring a trademark free kick in a 1-1 draw with Stirling Albion.4 He scored Clyde's winning goal with another free kick in an important 2-1 victory over St Johnstone on 25 March, to lift Clyde out of the relegation play-off zone.5 After helping Clyde stay in the Scottish First Division via the playoffs, Albertz went into retirement once again, after making 8 appearances for the club, scoring twice.
In 2008 Albertz played for a Rangers select 11 to play Northern Irish side Linfield for the testamonial of Linfield star William Murphy.
See also
Honours
All with Rangers F.C..
- Scottish League Championships (3):
- 1997, 1999, 2000
- Scottish Cup (2):
- 1999, 2000
- Scottish League Cup (2):
- 1997, 1999
References
- ^ "Albertz heads east", BBC Sport website (February 19, 2003).
- ^ "Albertz keen to join up at Clyde", BBC Sport website (2008-03-11).
- ^ It's Hammer Time
- ^ Stirling Albion 1-1 Clyde - BBC Sport
- ^ St Johnstone 1-2 Clyde - BBC Sport
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| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Zheng Zhi |
Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year 2003 |
Succeeded by Zhao Junzhe |
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