Alexander Huber (footballer) explained

Alexander Huber
Fullname:Aleksander Khuber
Birth Date:1985 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Leninabad, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.73 m
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1993
Youthclubs1:Khujand
Youthyears2:1993–1999
Youthclubs2:VfL Neustadt
Youthyears3:1999–2004
Youthclubs3:Eintracht Frankfurt
Years1:2004–2006
Caps1:10
Goals1:0
Years2:2005
Clubs2:1899 Hoffenheim (loan)
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:2007
Caps3:17
Goals3:0
Years4:2007–2008
Clubs4:Hamburger SV II
Caps4:25
Goals4:0
Years5:2008–2011
Clubs5:Kickers Offenbach
Caps5:90
Goals5:4
Years6:2011–2016
Clubs6:FSV Frankfurt
Caps6:158
Goals6:1
Totalcaps:311
Totalgoals:5
Nationalyears1:2004–2005
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2006
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2017
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0

Alexander Huber (Cyrillic: Александр Хубер, romanized: Aleksandr Khuber; born 25 February 1985[1]) is a Tajikistani retired professional footballer who played as a defender.

Early life

Huber was born in Leninabad of the Soviet Union and came in 1989 to Neustadt by Marburg in Germany.[2]

Club career

Huber began his career in 1993 with his born club Khujand. He also began his career in late-1993 with his home town club VfL Neustadt. In summer 1999, he was scouted by Eintracht Frankfurt where promoted in 2004 to the first team. After seven games in his first season in the 2. Bundesliga, he was loaned out in January 2006 to Regionalliga West/Südwest club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[3] He played six matches for Hoffenheim until the end of the season. He returned to Eintracht Frankfurt in summer 2006 and played until December 2006 for the team before was transferred to Eintracht Braunschweig.[4] After Braunschweig's relegation he was unattached and trained at his old club in Frankfurt until he was signed by the Hamburger SV reserve team.[5] After one year with Hamburger SV II, he signed in summer 2008 for Kickers Offenbach.

In the summer of 2017, Huber announced his retirement from football.[6]

International career

Huber played nine games and scored one goal for the Germany U-20 national team. He played for the team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands,[7] and later marked a game for the Germany Team 2006. He also hold a Tadjik passport.

On 2 June 2017, Huber was called up to the Tajikistan national team for the first time, for their 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification Third Round match against the Philippines on 13 June 2017,[8] making his debut playing the first 45 minutes of the game.[9]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10] [11]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eintracht Frankfurt2004–052. Bundesliga700070
2005–06Bundesliga000000
2006–0730101151
Total1001011121
1899 Hoffenheim (loan)2005–06Regionalliga Süd11000110
Eintracht Braunschweig2006–072. Bundesliga17000170
Hamburger SV II2007–08Regionalliga Nord25000250
Kickers Offenbach2008–093. Liga37120391
2009–1037210382
2010–1116110171
Total90440944
FSV Frankfurt2011–122. Bundesliga28020300
2012–1332010330
2013–1433120351
2014–1533020350
2015–1631010320
Total1571801651
Career total3105130113246

International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexander Huber . DFB.de . 30 July 2011 .
  2. Web site: Die verzweifelte Suche des Alexander Huber . fr-online.de . German . 31 July 2011 . 19 September 2007 . Thomas . Kilchenstein.
  3. Web site: Huber auf Leihbasis nach Hoffenheim . rp-online.de . German . 30 July 2011 . 30 December 2005 . https://archive.today/20110616232404/http://www.rp-online.de/public/kompakt/sport/169116/Huber-auf-Leihbasis-nach-Hoffenheim.html . 16 June 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Alles oder nichts! . kicker.de . German . 30 July 2011 . 1 February 2007.
  5. Web site: Huber, Alexander . German . kicker.de . 31 July 2011.
  6. Web site: Alexander Huber beendet seine Karriere als Profi-Fußballer. op-online.de. op online. 6 December 2017. German. 1 September 2017.
  7. Web site: U20-Junioren bei WM ausgeschieden . handelsblatt.com . German . 31 July 2011 . 24 June 2005 .
  8. Web site: ru:Александр Хубер вызван в сборную Таджикистана. http://fft.tj/aleksandr-huber-vyzvan-v-sbornuyu-tadzhikistana/. fft.tj. Football Federation Tajikistan. 10 June 2017. Russian. 2 June 2017.
  9. Web site: Tajikistan 3-4 Philippines . the-afc.com. The AFC . 13 June 2017. 13 June 2017.
  10. Web site: A.Huber. Soccerway. 13 June 2017.
  11. Web site: Alexander Huber. datencenter.dfb.de. Deutscher Fussball-Bund. 13 June 2017. German.