Manfred Starke
Namibian footballer (born 1991)
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Manfred Starke (born 21 February 1991) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Date of birth
21 February 1991
Place of birth
Windhoek, Namibia
Height
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position
Attacking midfielder
 Starke in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2004 | SK Windhoek[1] | ||
| 2004–2006 | Hansa Rostock | ||
| 2006–2007 | FSV Bentwisch | ||
| 2007–2010 | Hansa Rostock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Hansa Rostock | 49 | (4) |
| 2015–2019 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 122 | (32) |
| 2019–2020 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 23 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | FSV Zwickau | 64 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | VfB Oldenburg | 36 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | TSV 1860 Munich | 25 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Namibia[2] | 7 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2021 | |||
Club career
Starke was born in Windhoek, Namibia to a Namibian-born German father and a Dutch mother.[3] He began his professional career at FC Hansa Rostock. He is the older brother of Sandra Starke.
Starke moved to FSV Zwickau in 2020.[4]
In July 2022, he signed with VfB Oldenburg, newly promoted to the 3. Liga.[5]
In July 2023, Starke moved to TSV 1860 Munich, also in 3. Liga.[6]
International career
In October 2012, Starke made his debut for Namibia in a friendly against Rwanda.[7] He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the country's first continental tournament in 11 years.[8]
