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Sebastian Boenisch
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Boenisch
Date of birth (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Gliwice, Poland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team Bayer Leverkusen
Number 17
Youth career
1992–2000 SSVG 09/12 Heiligenhaus
2000–2001 Borussia Velbert
2001–2003 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
2003–2005 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 12 (1)
International career
2006–2007 Germany U-20 4 (0)
2007–2009 Germany U-21 13 (0)
2010– Poland 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2012

Sebastian Boenisch (Polish pronunciation: [sɛ.ˈbas.ti̯an ˈbɛ.ɲiʂ], Template:IPA-de; born 1 February 1987 in Gliwice) is a Polish footballer who plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the Polish national team, mainly as a left back.

Club career

Boenisch made his professional debut for Schalke 04 on 11 February 2006. He was substituted on in the 86th minute, in a 7–4 home win against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. His only other appearance that season was in a 2–1 win against RCD Espanyol in the UEFA Cup.

On 1 September 2007, he moved to Werder Bremen on an undisclosed fee, believed to be around €3 million.

As of the end of the 2011–12 season, Boenisch became a free agent having let his contract run down and played poorly during the UEFA Euro 2012 that VfB Stuttgart withdrew their contract offer, citing lack of performance as the reason for their action.

On 6 August 2012, Boenisch was handed a trial at English Premier League side Stoke City and started a pre-season friendly for the club against Torquay United and Yeovil Town. However his trial was unsuccessful and he was not offered a contract by Stoke.

On 4 November 2012, Boenisch joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen on a six-month spell, and following good appearances, on 4 February 2013, Boenisch signed a new contract with the Werkself, due to expire on June 2016.

International career

On 14 November 2006, Boenisch earned his first cap for the German under-20 team in a 4–1 victory against Austria. He made his debut for the German under-21 team in 2007. The Polish-born player hesitated whether to cap for Poland or Germany. Later, there were rumors that Boenisch would receive a call up from Leo Beenhakker for the match against Greece but he was not listed in the official call ups. Boenisch said that he was not interested in capping for Poland anymore, and was concentrating on playing for the German U-21 team. He won the 2009 European Under-21 Championship with Germany.

In November 2009, there were rumors that Poland's new national football team coach Franciszek Smuda was interested in the player but Boenisch said that he had made no decision. Due to lack chances for a future call up to the German senior squad, on 20 August 2010 Boenisch finally decided to play for Poland and has received his first call up for matches against Ukraine and Australia He made his debut for Poland against Ukraine on 4 September 2010. In May 2012, Boenisch was called up for the UEFA Euro 2012. He played his first competitive match for Poland in the opening game of the tournament against Greece on 8 June 2012.

Honours

Werder Bremen

Germany U-21

Personal life

Boenisch is engaged to Tatjana Batinić, the 2006 Miss Austria.

References

  1. "Bremen bring in Schalke talent". UEFA. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  2. "Wanyama is Lenny's champion". Evening Times. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. "Polish Star Handed Potters Trial". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  4. "Free agent Sebastian Boenisch waiting for offer". Sky Sports. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  5. "Sebastian Boenisch agrees deal to 2016". Bayer 04 Leverkusen Official Website. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  6. "U 20-Nationalmannschaft: DFB-Auswahl gewinnt 4:1 gegen Österreich" (in German). German Football Association. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  7. "Piłkarz Werderu to nowa nadzieja Polski" (in Polish). Przeglad Sportowy. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  8. "Sebastian Boenisch woli grać dla Niemców (Sebastian Boenisch prefers to play for Germany)" (in Polish). Dziennik. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  9. "Kadra Polski na mecz z Grecją" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  10. "Werder Bremen's Sebastian Boenisch Stalls Decision On International Future". Goal.com. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  11. "Boenisch wybrał i otrzymał powołanie!" (in Polish). bialoczerwoni.com.pl. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  12. "Sebastian Boenisch wybrał Polskę, niespodzianki w kadrze Smudy" (in Polish). onet.pl. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  13. "Ex-Miss Batinic heiratet Fußball-Star". oe24.at. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

External links

Template:Germany Squad 2009 Euro U-21

Poland squad – UEFA Euro 2012
Poland
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – current squad


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