Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Eigler | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Roth, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
–1993 | SV Unterreichenbach | ||
1993–1999 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
2000–2002 | SV Unterreichenbach | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2006 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 89 | (27) |
2006–2008 | Arminia Bielefeld | 56 | (12) |
2008–2012 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 111 | (20) |
2012–2015 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 48 | (8) |
National team | |||
2006 | Germany U-21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:06, 26 April 2016 (UTC). |
Christian Eigler (born 1 January 1984 in Roth) is a former German footballer.
He was transferred to Nürnberg in 2008, when Thomas von Heesen was coach there. He had previously played in another squad for which von Heesen has had responsibility for some time, Arminia Bielefeld. His professional career had started at Nürnberg rival SpVgg Greuther Fürth. In 2006, he finished the second division season with 18 goals, which made him top scorer of the league and took part in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship with the German squad. His professional playing career ended in 2015 after his three-year stay at FC Ingolstadt 04.