Daniel Engelbrecht
German footballer (born 1990)
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Daniel Engelbrecht (born 5 November 1990) is a German retired professional footballer who played as a forward.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Engelbrecht | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2002 | SV Grün-Weiss Brauweiler | ||
| 2002–2004 | SC Köln Weiler-Volkhoven | ||
| 2004–2008 | Bedburger BV | ||
| 2008–2009 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Alemannia Aachen II | 73 | (48) |
| 2012–2013 | VfL Bochum II | 18 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | VfL Bochum | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Stuttgarter Kickers (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 24 | (3) |
| 2015 | Stuttgarter Kickers II | 4 | (2) |
| 2016 | Alemannia Aachen | 13 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | TSV Steinbach | 14 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 161 | (73) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
On 20 July 2013, while playing his second game of the 2014–15 season for the Stuttgarter Kickers against Rot-Weiß Erfurt, Engelbrecht suddenly collapsed on the pitch due to a sudden heart attack. He was later diagnosed with myocarditis and chronic heart rhythm disorders. After four operations to the heart, including one where a defibrillator was implanted and a waiting period of 17 months, Engelbrecht returned to the pitch on 15 November 2014.[4] He is the first professional football player to play with an implanted defibrillator in Germany.[5] On 6 December 2014, Daniel Engelbrecht shot the winning goal against SV Wehen Wiesbaden in the 91st minute,[6] thereby becoming the only professional footballer to score a goal with such a handicap.[7]
Following the recurrence of his heart problems, Engelbrecht announced that he would interrupt his career on doctor's recommendation, and that he would focus on becoming a coach.[8] This interruption turned into permanent retirement in 2018, when it became known that Engelbrecht's defibrillator had already brought him back to life on three occasions.[9][10]
Managerial career
On 1 July 2019, Engelbrecht was announced as the new head of VfL Bochum's youth talent scouting division.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alemannia Aachen II | 2009–10 | NRW-Liga | 27 | 13 | — | 27 | 13 | |
| 2010–11 | 30 | 21 | — | 30 | 21 | |||
| 2011–12 | 16 | 14 | — | 16 | 14 | |||
| Total | 73 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 48 | ||
| VfL Bochum II | 2012–13[12] | Regionalliga West | 18 | 9 | — | 18 | 9 | |
| VfL Bochum | 2012–13[12] | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers (loan) | 2012–13[12] | 3. Liga | 14 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 2013–14[12] | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[12] | 19 | 3 | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16[12] | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Stuttgarter Kickers II | 2015–16[12] | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | |
| Alemannia Aachen | 2015–16[12] | Regionalliga West | 13 | 5 | — | 13 | 5 | |
| TSV Steinbach | 2016–17[12] | Regionalliga Südwest | 14 | 5 | — | 14 | 5 | |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 2017–18[12] | Regionalliga West | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 161 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 73 | ||