Konstantin Rausch

Personal information
Full name	Konstantin Rausch
Date of birth	(1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 22)
Place of birth	Kozhevnikovo, Tomsk Oblast, Russian SFSR
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Left back / Left midfielder
Club information
Current club	Hannover 96
Number	34
Youth career
1996–2002	TuS Lachendorf
2002–2004	SV Nienhagen
2004–2008	Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–	Hannover 96	118	(6)
National team‡
2006–2007	Germany U17	23	(0)
2008–2009	Germany U19	5	(0)
2010–2011	Germany U21	8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 April 2008

Konstantin Rausch (Russian: Константин Викторович Рауш) (born 15 March 1990) is a Russian-born German footballer. He is a left back who has also played left midfielder. He plays for Hannover 96, where he signed his first professional contract after making his debut against Stuttgart on 30 March 2008 aged 18.

Personal life[link]

Rausch was born in Kozhevnikovo, Tomsk Oblast, Russian SFSR. His family emigrated to Germany from Siberia when he was five years old. His first friend in Germany couldn't pronounce "Konstantin" and instead called him "Kocka", a nickname still used by his teammates and coaches.^[1]

Career[link]

Early years[link]

Shortly after moving to Germany, Rausch started playing football at the local club, TuS Lachendorf. At the age of twelve he received an offer to join the youth team of Bundesliga side Hannover 96. He decided, he was not mature enough for such a big club and instead joined another local side, SV Nienhagen. He finally joined Hannover two years later, rejecting offers from Werder Bremen and Feyenoord Rotterdam.^[2]

Hannover 96[link]

When 96 first choice left full back Michael Tarnat and his replacement Christian Schulz were injured, Rausch debuted against VfB Stuttgart on 30 March 2008. He was aged 18, which made him the youngest player ever, to appear in Hannover's first squad. Rausch had a good game, but had to be substituted at half time after straining a muscle. Two days later, he signed his first professional contract, running until 2010.^[3] While Hannover favoured a longer contract, Rausch did not want to tie himself for too long.^[4]

International career[link]

International youth teams[link]

Rausch played for various German youth teams as a left full back or wing back, accumulating more than 30 appearances.^[5] His biggest success was a bronze medal at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he started in every game except for one, which he missed following a red card.^[6] After the tournament, he was awarded a Fritz Walter Medal in silver as the second most promising German football player of his age.^[7]

Senior team[link]

In March 2011, Russian media quoted Rausch to be interested in playing for the Russia national football team, but that nobody from Russian Football Union has talked to him about it.^[8]

Honours[link]

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third place 2007

References[link]

External links[link]

• Konstantin Rausch at the official German U18 page
• Career stats at Fussballdaten.de (German)
• Konstantin Rausch – UEFA competition record
• Konstantin Rausch career stats at Soccerbase
• Transfermarkt profile

v t e Germany squad – 2007 UEFA Under-17 Championship 1 Giefer 2 Untch 3 Teixeira 4 Pachan 5 Rausch 6 Wolze 7 Sauerbier 8 Funk 9 Bigalke 10 Kroos(c) 11 Knoll 12 Vollath 13 Evers 14 Maier 15 Jantschke 16 Dowidat 17 Sukuta-Pasu 18 Tappiser Coach: Schomann

v t e Germany squad – 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup Third Place 1 Giefer 2 Evers 3 Strifler 4 Teixeira 5 Rausch 6 Wolze 7 Sauerbier 8 Funk 9 Sukuta-Pasu 10 Kroos (c) 11 Dowidat 12 Vollath 13 Ekici 14 Haas 15 Jantschke 16 Rudy 17 Esswein 18 Erb 19 Broghammer 20 Bigalke 21 Trapp Coach: Herrlich

Lars Stindl (born 26 August 1988 in Waghäusel) is a German footballer who plays for Hannover 96.

Career[link]

Stindl began his career on youthside for TSV Wiesental and joined in summer 2000 to the c-youth from Karlsruher SC.^[1] Here started his professional career with Karlsruher SC, making his first appearance on 15 March 2008 in the Bundesliga. He was substituted on in the 81st minute in a 0-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt. On 29 November 2008, Stindl scored his first Bundesliga goal against Hannover 96. In February 2010, he announced his intention to leave Karlsruher.^[2] On 16 March 2010, his transfer to Hannover 96 was confirmed.^[3]

International career[link]

Stindl is a former German Under-20 international and has won one cap for the Germany national under-21 football team.^[4]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Profile at Transfermarkt.de (German)
• Career stats at Fussballdaten.de (German)