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Josef Welzmüller

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Josef Welzmüller
Welzmüller playing for SpVgg Unterhaching in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Munich, West Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
SV Inning
0000–2009 SB/DJK Rosenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 SC Fürstenfeldbruck 48 (0)
2012–2014 SV Heimstetten 31 (0)
2014 SpVgg Unterhaching II 8 (0)
2014–2024 SpVgg Unterhaching 152 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josef Welzmüller (born 10 January 1990) is a German former footballer who played as a centre-back.[1]

Career

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Early years

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Welzmüller played for SB/DJK Rosenheim until 2009, where he moved to Landesliga Bayern-Südwest club SC Fürstenfeldbruck.[2] He managed to achieve promotion to the Bayernliga with the club in 2012. Ahead of the 2012–13 season, he joined Bayernliga club SV Heimstetten.

SpVgg Unterhaching

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Welzmüller signed with 3. Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching in June 2014.[3] He made his debut for the club on 2 August in a 3–3 home win against Wehen Wiesbaden at Sportpark Unterhaching.[4]

His first goal for the club came on 10 March 2018, a converted penalty kick in the 23rd minute of a 1–1 away draw against SV Meppen.[5][6]

During his stay with Unterhaching, he was appointed club captain.[7] He has struggled with injuries during his career with the club, tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in September 2018,[8] and again in September 2020.[9] He signed a two-year contract extension with Unterhaching on 4 July 2022, keeping him at the club until 2024.[10]

Personal life

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Welzmüller has studied business administration.[9] He is a triplet, and his brothers Maximilian and Lukas are also professional footballers.[2]

Honours

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SpVgg Unterhaching

References

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  1. ^ Josef Welzmüller at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Frank, Robert M. (22 December 2016). "Welzmüller-Brüder im Interview: Ich bin stolz, Kapitän dieser Elf zu sein". Merkur (in German). Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  3. ^ Frank, Robert M. (26 June 2014). "Hachinger Profifußballer auf Minijob-Basis". kicker (in German). Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. ^ "SpVgg Unterhaching – SV Wehen Wiesbaden 3:3 (3. Liga 2014/2015, 2. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  5. ^ "SV Meppen – SpVgg Unterhaching 1:1 (3. Liga 2017/2018, 29. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  6. ^ "1:1 in Meppen: Welzmüller trifft bei Hachings Unentschieden". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Welzmüller bleibt Kapitän". SpVgg Unterhaching (in German). 17 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  8. ^ "SpVgg Unterhaching: Kreuzbandriss bei Kapitän Josef Welzmüller". SPORT1 (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Die Rückendeckung vom Verein ist einmalig". TZ (in German). 21 November 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Seit acht Jahren im Verein: Welzmüller bleibt in Unterhaching". kicker (in German). 4 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  11. ^ Leischwitz, Christoph (7 May 2023). "SpVgg Unterhaching: Haching ist Meister". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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