Kevin Großkreutz
Großkreutz with VfB Stuttgart in 2016
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| Full name | Kevin Großkreutz | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1988 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Dortmund, West Germany | ||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Right back, Winger | ||||||||
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Current team
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VfB Stuttgart | ||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| 1992–1995 | DJK Rot-Weiß Obereving | ||||||||
| 1995–1999 | VfL Kemminghausen | ||||||||
| 1999–2002 | FC Merkur 07 Dortmund | ||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2006–2007 | Rot Weiss Ahlen II | 2 | (2) | ||||||
| 2006–2009 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 95 | (23) | ||||||
| 2009–2015 | Borussia Dortmund | 176 | (23) | ||||||
| 2015 | Borussia Dortmund II | 6 | (0) | ||||||
| 2016 | Galatasaray | 0 | (0) | ||||||
| 2016– | VfB Stuttgart | 22 | (1) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2010 | Germany U21 | 1 | (1) | ||||||
| 2010– | Germany | 5 | (0) | ||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:43, 20 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2014 |
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Kevin Großkreutz (German pronunciation: [ˈkɛvɪn ˈɡʁoːsˌkʁɔʏts]; born 19 July 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right back and winger for VfB Stuttgart. Großkreutz began his career as a left winger. More recently, he has played as a right back, although he still sometimes appears as a winger on either side of the pitch.
He made his senior debut at Rot Weiss Ahlen, and in 2009 joined Borussia Dortmund, making 233 appearances for them across all competitions and scoring 27 goals. His honours during his time at the Westfalenstadion included two consecutive Bundesliga titles, including a double in 2012.
A full international for Germany since 2010, he was part of their team which won the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Großkreutz began his career with the Dortmund clubs DJK Rot-Weiß Obereving, VfL Kemminghausen and FC Merkur 07. In 2002, he joined Borussia Dortmund, where he played until he moved to Rot Weiss Ahlen. Promoted to first team in 2006, he led the club to promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in 2008. He scored 12 goals and was named in Debreceni VSC kicker XI of the year.
He opened his account with Dortmund on 5 December 2009 in a 4–0 victory over 1. FC Nürnberg.Sven Bender provided him with a diagonal pass that Großkreutz tucked past Alexander Stephan in goal to give Dortmund a 1–0 lead on eight minutes.
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