Andreas Hinkel
Andreas Hinkel (born 26 March 1982) is a German football player. He plays for Celtic and Germany national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Hinkel | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Backnang, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000-2006 2006-2007 2008- |
Stuttgart Sevilla Celtic | ||
| National team | |||
| 2003-2009 | Germany | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Hinkel grew up in Leutenbach in the state of Baden-Württemberg and started to play football there. When he was ten years old, he came to the youth teams of Stuttgart. In 2001 he had his first matches for Stuttgart in the UEFA Cup and in the Bundesliga. From 2003 to 2009, he played 21 matches for the Germany national team. His first international match was on 30 April 2003 against Serbia and Montenegro.
In 2006 he came to Sevilla in the La Liga. He won the UEFA Cup and the Copa del Rey with them. When he was in Sevilla, he did not play for Germany any more. He did not take part in 2006 FIFA World Cup and in 2008 UEFA Euro.
In the year 2008 he came to Celtic in Glasgow. They won Scottish Premier League in 2008 and the Scottish League Cup in 2009. On 10 September 2008, he played his first match for Germany after three years.
Club career statistics
| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | |||
| 2000/01 | Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 |
| 2001/02 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2002/03 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2003/04 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2004/05 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2005/06 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Spain | League | |||
| 2006/07 | Sevilla | La Liga | 13 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Scotland | League | |||
| 2007/08 | Celtic | Premier League | 16 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2009/10 | ||||
| Country | Germany | 156 | 1 | |
| Spain | 15 | 0 | ||
| Scotland | 48 | 1 | ||
| Total | 219 | 2 | ||
International career statistics
| Germany national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 |
References
- Andreas Hinkel's website (in English or German)
- Andreas Hinkel on fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Andreas Hinkel". www.national-football-teams.com.
