Michael Langer
Austrian footballer (born 1985)
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Michael Langer (born 6 January 1985) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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Langer with Schalke 04 in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bregenz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz | ||
| 1997–2002 | FC Hard | ||
| 2002–2003 | Viktoria Bregenz | ||
| 2003–2004 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | VfB Stuttgart II | 28 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | SC Freiburg | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | SC Freiburg II | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | FSV Frankfurt | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | FSV Frankfurt II | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | SV Sandhausen | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Vålerenga | 42 | (0) |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | IFK Norrköping | 28 | (0) |
| 2017–2025 | Schalke 04 | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 157 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Austria U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Formerly a goalkeeper for the German Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart, he made his debut in the highest German division on 10 March 2007 in a game against Wolfsburg, as a replacement for regular goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand.
On 2 January 2008, he moved to SC Freiburg and the club terminated his contract on 8 May 2010.[1] On 20 May 2010, Langer signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club FSV Frankfurt. In summer 2012, he moved to SV Sandhausen and signed again a two-year-contract.[2] In April 2014, Langer canceled his contract with Sandhausen and joined Vålerenga IF.[3]
Langer signed with the NASL's Tampa Bay Rowdies on 1 February 2016.[4]
In 2017, Langer joined Schalke 04; 13 years after his first Bundesliga appearance for Stuttgart on 10 March 2007, he made his second, against Bayer Leverkusen on 6 December 2020.[5][6]
Langer retired from professional football in May 2025.[7]
International career
Langer played once for the Austrian Under-21 national team in 2006.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| FSV Frankfurt | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| SV Sandhausen | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Vålerenga | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 46 | 0 | |||
| Tampa Bay | 2016 | NASL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| IFK Norrköping | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 106 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 0 | ||
