Stefan Markolf
German footballer
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![]() Stefan Markolf preparing for the regional league with KSV Baunatal | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stefan Markolf | ||
Date of birth | (1984-01-03) 3 January 1984 (age 40) | ||
Place of birth | Witzenhausen, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | KSV Baunatal | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–2000 | VfB Witzenhausen | ||
2000–2001 | KSV Hessen Kassel | ||
2001–2002 | KSV Baunatal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | KSV Baunatal | ||
2004–2007 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | 75 | (7) |
2007–2008 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 8 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Wuppertaler SV | 6 | (0) |
2009–2010 | KSV Hessen Kassel | 17 | (0) |
2010– | KSV Baunatal | 38 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2012 |
Stefan Markolf (born 3 January 1984) is the first deaf German professional footballer.
Career
After joining the professional squad of 1. FSV Mainz 05 in 2007, where the defender was mostly substituted, he was signed by third division club Wuppertaler SV in 2008.[1] After eight years he returned to KSV Hessen Kassel.
Personal
Markolf was born deaf (about 90 percent hearing loss). Thanks to speech therapy, he has nearly perfect pronunciation of the spoken language. In spite of his hearing loss, he has a good overview in the football matches. He wears special hearing aids while playing.
References
- ^ "Markolf, Stefan" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Stefan Markolf at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Stefan Markolf Interview
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