Stefan Reinartz

For the German Olympic rower, see Stefan Reinartz (rower).

Stefan Reinartz

Reinartz in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-01-01) 1 January 1989
Place of birth	Engelskirchen, West Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, defender
Youth career
1993–1998	Heiligenhauser SV
1998–1999	Bergisch Gladbach 09
1999–2006	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Bayer Leverkusen II	35	(0)
2008–2015	Bayer Leverkusen	145	(11)
2009	→ 1. FC Nürnberg (loan)	16	(0)
2015–2016	Eintracht Frankfurt	15	(1)
Total		211	(12)
International career
2004–2005	Germany U16	4	(0)
2005–2006	Germany U17	9	(1)
2006–2007	Germany U18	4	(0)
2007–2008	Germany U19	10	(1)
2008–2009	Germany U20	4	(0)
2009–2010	Germany U21	6	(0)
2010–2013	Germany	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefan Reinartz (born 1 January 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played a defensive midfielder or defender.

Career

Reinartz was born in Engelskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. He came through the ranks at Bayer Leverkusen, but did not play any games for them in the 2008–09 season. He made his professional debut in the Second Division while on loan with 1. FC Nürnberg on 9 February 2009 when he started a match against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Reinartz played 163 German top-flight matches. The defender won three caps for Germany. He announced his retirement, at age 27, on 27 May 2016 due to injuries.

External links

• Stefan Reinartz at WorldFootball.net
• Stefan Reinartz at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Stefan Reinartz at National-Football-Teams.com
• Stefan Reinartz – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Stefan Reinartz at Soccerbase
• Stefan Reinartz at ESPN FC