Stuttgarter Kickers

2008–09 season
Chairman	Dirk Eichelbaum
Manager	Stefan Minkwitz (Aug. until Sep.) Edgar Schmitt (Sep. until Apr.) Edgar Schmitt (Apr. until Jun.)
Stadium	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart, BW
3. Liga	20th
Wurttemberg Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Gambo & Vaccaro (5) All: Vaccaro (7)
Highest home attendance	6,070 vs. Dynamo Dresden, 11 November 2008
Lowest home attendance	2,500 vs. Werder Bremen II, 7 December 2008
Home colours Away colours
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The 2008–09 Stuttgarter Kickers season was the 109th season in the club's football history. In 2008–09 the club played in the new founded 3. Liga, the third tier of German football. The club also has taken part in the 2008–09 edition of the Wurttemberg Cup.

Squad Season 2008–09
No.	Player	Nat.	Birthdate	at Kickers since	previous club	3. Liga		Wurttemberg Cup
						App	Gls	App	Gls
Goalkeepers
1	Manuel Salz		6 August 1985	2003	Junior Team	38	0	3	0
25	Benjamin Huber		27 August 1985	1994	FC Ingolstadt 04	1	0	1	0
Defenders
2	Moritz Steinle		14 February 1983	1990	Junior Team	16	0	0	0
3	Jens Härter		19 December 1979	2004	SGV Freiberg	22	1	2	0
4	Torsten Traub		8 September 1975	2009	VfR Aalen	18	1	0	0
5	Saša Janić		7 May 1975	2008	SSV Reutlingen 05	6	0	2	0
12	Dirk Dittrich		29 January 1986	2009	Richmond Kickers Future	0	0	0	0
15	Marcel Rapp		16 April 1979	2007	SC Pfullendorf	12	0	2	0
16	Simon Köpf		25 March 1987	2009	VfR Aalen	9	0	0	0
17	Benedikt Deigendesch		15 September 1985	2007	1. FC Nürnberg II	30	2	1	0
38	Thomas Gentner		4 October 1988	2007	Junior Team	18	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	Josip Landeka		1 June 1968	2008	1. FSV Mainz 05 II	23	3	1	0
10	Bashiru Gambo		24 September 1978	2004	Wydad AC Casablanca	33	5	3	0
13	Jörn Schmiedel		13 September 1978	2008	SSV Reutlingen 05	3	0	0	0
14	Mustafa Parmak		19 May 1982	2009	TuS Koblenz	8	0	0	0
20	Alexander Rosen		10 April 1979	2007	Follo FK	30	2	0	0
24	Thorsten Reiß		11 August 1984	2008	FSV Oggersheim	18	0	3	0
25	Ralf Kettemann		20 August 1986	2008	Junior Team	14	0	3	1
26	Marko Kovač		6 January 1987	2005	Junior Team	1	0	2	0
27	Franco Petruso		18 August 1988	2001	Junior Team	2	0	0	0
33	Sascha Traut		21 May 1985	2008	TuS Koblenz	35	2	3	2
36	Marcel Ivanusa		16 January 1985	1996	Junior Team	5	0	0	0
Forwards
7	Michael Schürg		21 October 1984	2008	SSV Ulm 1846	26	4	3	1
9	Orlando Smeekes		28 December 1981	2008	Go Ahead Eagles	29	4	0	0
11	Marco Tucci		2 May 1985	2000	Junior Team	19	1	3	1
16	Gino Russo		22 November 1985	2008	SG Sonnenhof Großaspach	0	0	0	0
18	Danny Galm		17 March 1986	2009	FC Energie Cottbus II	14	3	0	0
19	Sokol Kacani		16 February 1984	2008	FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt	10	0	3	4
32	Dirk Prediger		23 January 1987	2007	Junior Team	8	1	3	2
42	Mijo Tunjic		2 February 1988	2006	Junior Team	6	2	0	0
47	Gökhan Gümüşsu		17 February 1989	2002	Junior Team	2	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
18	Angelo Vaccaro		4 October 1981	2007	FC Augsburg	15	5	3	2
22	Şaban Genişyürek		3 January 1986	2007	FV Illertissen	0	0	1	1

Kickers' reserve team finished 7th in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and were coached by Björn Hinck.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  POR Luis Rodrigues — GK  GER Julian Hauser — DF  GER Tobias Müller — DF  GRE Ioannis Tsapakidis — DF  ITA Alessandro Abruscia — DF  GER Eugen Schneider — DF  USA Royal-Dominique Fennell — DF  GER Tobias Weber — DF  GER Moritz Steinle — MF  GER Maikel Boric — MF  GER Thomas Gentner — MF  TUR Burhan Degirmenci

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SVN Marcel Ivanusa — MF  GER Demis Jung — MF  GER Markus Kärcher — MF  CRO Marko Kovač — MF  TUR Ali Pala — MF  ITA Andre Olveira — MF  ITA Franco Petruso — MF  ITA Michele Rizzi — FW  GER Dennis Förster — FW  TUR Gökhan Gümüşsu — FW  NED Mijo Tunjic — FW  NED Antonio Tunjic

• 2008–09 Stuttgarter Kickers season at Kickersarchiv.de (in German)
• 2008–09 Stuttgarter Kickers season at Weltfussball.de (in German)
• 2008–09 Stuttgarter Kickers season at kicker.de (in German)
• 2008–09 Stuttgarter Kickers season at Fussballdaten.de (in German)