Giovanni Federico
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 Federico in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Hagen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1994 | SSV Hagen | ||
| 1994–1999 | VfL Bochum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | VfL Bochum II | 31 | (7) |
| 2000–2005 | 1. FC Köln II | 131 | (79) |
| 2002–2005 | 1. FC Köln | 18 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Karlsruher SC | 64 | (33) |
| 2007–2009 | Borussia Dortmund | 32 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Borussia Dortmund II | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Karlsruher SC (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Arminia Bielefeld | 33 | (12) |
| 2010–2012 | VfL Bochum | 57 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | Viktoria Köln | 15 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | TuS Ennepetal | 59 | (8) |
| 2016–2018 | SSV Hagen | 24 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2018 | SSV Hagen (player-manager) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giovanni Federico (born 4 October 1980) is a German former professional footballer[1][2] who played as an attacking midfielder.[3]
Federico was born in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia. He agreed to join Borussia Dortmund from Karlsruher SC for 2007–08 on a Bosman transfer on 7 March 2007, after a highly successful season, individually (top goalscorer with 19 goals) and collectively (his team achieved promotion with the first place in 2. Bundesliga). He returned to Karlsruhe on loan in the 2008–09 winter transfer window on loan.[4] After Karlsruhe were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season, Federico originally returned to Borussia Dortmund, but was signed by Arminia Bielefeld on 10 July. After one year with Arminia Bielefeld, he announced his return to VfL Bochum and signed on 10 June 2010. When Federico ended his professional career in Bochum in 2012, he had amassed 62 goals at the top two levels of the German football pyramid.[5]
Managerial career
In October 2016, Federico returned to his former childhood club, SSV Hagen, where he was appointed player-manager. He left the club at his own request in February 2018 because would like to devote himself to other tasks in the future.[6]
