Christian Pander
Pander playing for Hanover in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christian Pander | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Münster, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1993 | SC Nienberge | ||
| 1993–1996 | 1. FC Gievenbeck | ||
| 1996–1997 | SC Greven 09 | ||
| 1997–2001 | Preußen Münster | ||
| 2001–2003 | Schalke 04 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2011 | Schalke 04 II | 36 | (3) |
| 2004–2011 | Schalke 04 | 78 | (5) |
| 2011–2015 | Hannover 96 | 63 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Germany U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | Germany | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 November 2007 |
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Christian Pander (born 28 August 1983 in Münster) is a German footballer who plays as a left back. He is currently a free agent, having most recently served Hannover 96 of the Bundesliga. He is known for his powerful left-foot free-kicks and willingness to burst up the left wing.
Pander spent his youth career at SC Nienberge, 1. FC Gievenbeck, SC Greven 09 and Preußen Münster before becoming a product of the Schalke 04 youth system. He made his Schalke 04 debut on 19 September 2002 where he played for 17 minutes, in a 4–1 win over Gomel in the first round of the UEFA Cup and also made another appearance in the first round of the UEFA Cup the following season, in a 0–0 draw against Kamen Ingrad.
It was not until 2004 when Pander was promoted to the first team at Schalke 04 and made his Bundesliga debut on 6 August 2004 in a 1–0 away loss to Werder Bremen. However, his debut was a forgettable one when he made a mistake, leading Nelson Valdez to score the only goal in the game, though manager Jupp Heynckes praised his debut performance. Pander continued to be in the first team and scored the first goal of his professional career in a 3–2 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach on 18 September 2004. However, as the 2004–05 season progressed, Pander suffered a knee injury during in a 3–0 loss against Stuttgart on 9 April 2005 and was out for the rest of the season.
Despite signing a contract with the club, keeping him until 2008, the 2005–06 season saw Pander making no appearance as he recovered from his knee injury. In April, it was announced that Pander's return was delayed when he was sidelined for six more months.
In the 2006–07 season, Pander remained sidelined and returned to training from injury in early September 2006. He made his first appearance after eighteen months on 5 November 2006, in a 2–2 draw against Bayern Munich. After that, Pander played eight of the fourteen matches, which saw Schalke 04 unbeaten between November and February, scoring two goals against Energie Cottbus and Borussia Dortmund. Pander tore his ligament in training on 26 January 2007 and was sidelined for two months. He returned to the first team on 17 March 2007 in a 1–0 win over Stuttgart and was given a handful of first team appearances until he missed out on the last game of the season, due to injury. He made sixteen appearances and scored two times despite the injuries.
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