Schulz plaing for Hannover in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 April 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Bassum, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back, Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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SK Sturm Graz | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1995 | TSV Bassum | ||
1995–2001 | Werder Bremen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2005 | Werder Bremen II | 43 | (3) |
2002–2007 | Werder Bremen | 103 | (4) |
2007–2016 | Hannover 96 | 255 | (19) |
2016– | SK Sturm Graz | 16 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2004–2010 | Germany | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2010 |
Christian Schulz (born 1 April 1983) is a German footballer, currently with Austrian Bundesliga club SK Sturm Graz.
Schulz joined Werder Bremen in 1995 at the age of twelve and stepped up to the reserve side, playing in the Regionalliga in 2001–02. He made his Bundesliga debut on 15 February 2003 as a substitute against 1. FC Nuremberg. When Ümit Davala was injured, Schulz stepped in and made the left back position his own.
Although he had previously stated that he did not want to leave Bremen, he moved to Hannover 96 on 30 August 2007.
He has four caps for the Germany national team, making his international debut on 16 December 2004 in a 3–0 friendly win over Japan.