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Sebastian Boenisch

Sebastian Boenisch
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Sebastian Boenisch in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Boenisch
Date of birth (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 30)
Place of birth Gliwice, Poland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Full-back
Club information
Current team
1860 Munich
Youth career
1992–2000 SSVG 09/12 Heiligenhaus
2000–2001 Borussia Velbert
2001–2003 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
2003–2006 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Schalke 04 II 14 (0)
2006–2007 Schalke 04 9 (0)
2007–2012 Werder Bremen 55 (1)
2011–2012 Werder Bremen II 3 (1)
2012 Bayer Leverkusen II 1 (0)
2012–2016 Bayer Leverkusen 60 (3)
2016– 1860 Munich 2 (0)
National team
2006–2007 Germany U20 4 (0)
2007–2009 Germany U21 13 (0)
2010– Poland 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:18, 18 December 2016 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2013

Sebastian Boenisch (Polish pronunciation: [sɛˈbastjan ˈbɛɲiʂ], German: [zeˈbasti̯an ˈbøːnɪʃ]; born 1 February 1987) (formerly as Pniowski [ˈpɲɔfskʲi]) is a Polish footballer who plays as a left back for 1860 Munich and the Polish national team.

Boenisch was born in Gliwice in Upper Silesia. His great-grandfather was of . In 1988 he emigrated with his family and after a time in Dortmund, the family settled in Heiligenhaus in in Bergisches Land in North Rhine-Westphalia. Boenisch previously had a surname of Pniowski before the family changed it to Boenisch, because his father was denied a job due to his Polish surname. Despite being born in Poland, he is not fluent in Polish and speaks German and Silesian.

Boenisch's parents are athletes, his mother played handball and his father played football.

Boenisch started his football career by joining a youth club, SSVG 09/12 Heiligenhaus. He then moved to different youth clubs like Borussia Velbert and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen before joining Schalke 04 at age sixteen and signing a professional contract with the club in January 2006. After three years at the club's reserve, Boenisch made his professional debut for Schalke 04 on 11 February 2006, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute, in a 7–4 home win against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. A few weeks later, Boenisch was featured in the first team again in a 2–1 win against Espanyol in the UEFA Cup.


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