Andreas Neuendorf

Zecke Neuendorf
Andreas Neuendorf as a football player for FC Ingolstadt
Personal information
Full name Andreas Neuendorf
Date of birth (1975-02-09) 9 February 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth West Berlin, West Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Reinickendorfer Füchse 33 (2)
1994–1997 Bayer Leverkusen 44 (1)
1998–2000 Hertha BSC 30 (3)
2000–2001 Bayer Leverkusen 7 (0)
2001–2007 Hertha BSC 119 (12)
2007–2010 FC Ingolstadt 04 58 (3)
2010–2014 Hertha BSC II 73 (8)
2010 Hertha BSC 1 (0)
Total 365 (29)
International career
1994–1998 Germany U-21 23 (1)
Managerial career
2019–2021 Hertha BSC II
2021– Hertha BSC (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andreas "Zecke" Neuendorf (born 9 February 1975) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Neuendorf has played for Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha BSC.[1] He left Berlin after the 2006–07 season, having played with the club for six years. After three years with FC Ingolstadt 04,[2] he returned to Hertha in 2010.

Nickname

Neuendorf is nicknamed "Zecke" (German for tick), a name that was given to him by Leverkusen team-mate Ulf Kirsten after Neuendorf fell ill from a tick bite.[3] He wears the name on his shirt, similar the common practice among Brazilian footballers, and it is listed in his passport as his stage name.[4]

Honours

Hertha Berlin

References

  1. ^ "Wie aus Andreas Neuendorf "Zecke" wurde" (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  2. ^ "FC Ingolstadt: "Zecke" Neuendorf ist Leitwolf und Publikumsliebling" (in German). fussball.de. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  3. ^ "„Tunnel´ nie den Chef!“" (in German). 11freunde.de. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  4. ^ Jahn, Michael (7 August 2002). "Verbissen in eine Idee" (in German). Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Ligapokal, 2001, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Ligapokal, 2002, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.


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