Alexander Stolz Explained

Alexander Stolz
Birth Date:13 October 1983
Birth Place:Pforzheim, West Germany
Height:1.89 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:1899 Hoffenheim (goalkeeper coach)
Youthclubs1:SV Hohenwart
Youthclubs2:Stuttgarter Kickers
Youthyears3:–2003
Youthclubs3:VfR Pforzheim
Youthyears4:2003–2004
Youthclubs4:SV Sandhausen
Years1:2004–2005
Clubs1:FC Nöttingen
Caps1:18
Goals1:0
Years2:2005–2012
Clubs2:VfB Stuttgart II
Caps2:19
Goals2:0
Years3:2005–2012
Clubs3:VfB Stuttgart
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2006–2007
Clubs4:1899 Hoffenheim (loan)
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Years5:2012
Clubs5:Karlsruher SC
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:2013–2020
Clubs6:1899 Hoffenheim II
Caps6:28
Goals6:0
Years7:2013–2020
Clubs7:1899 Hoffenheim
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Manageryears1:2020
Managerclubs1:1899 Hoffenheim (youth goalkeeper coach)
Manageryears2:2020–2023
Managerclubs2:1899 Hoffenheim II (goalkeeper coach)
Manageryears3:2023–
Managerclubs3:1899 Hoffenheim (goalkeeper coach)

Alexander Stolz (pronounced as /de/;[1] born 13 October 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]

Playing career

Stolz was born in Pforzheim. He joined VfB Stuttgart from the Regionalliga side FC Nöttingen during summer 2005, initially playing for the club's reserve team. During the 2006–07 season, the club loaned him out to TSG Hoffenheim.

He eventually made his first-team debut for Stuttgart in July 2008, playing in both of their UEFA Intertoto Cup matches against FC Saturn. On 5 March 2009, Stolz extended his contract at Stuttgart until summer 2012.[3]

On 24 January 2012, Stolz moved to Karlsruher SC,[4] where he played for six months.

Coaching career

On 5 June 2020, Hoffenheim confirmed that Stolz would play for the club's reserve team, combined with a role as goalkeeper coach in the club's academy.[5] But two months later, on 11 September 2020, the club confirmed that Stolz had hung up his boots and would continue as goalkeeper coach of the club's reserve team.[6] After Michael Rechner moved to Bayern Munich in February 2023, Stolz was promoted to the first team staff.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dudenredaktion. Kleiner. Stefan. Knöbl. Ralf. 2015. First published 1962. Das Aussprachewörterbuch. The Pronunciation Dictionary. German. 7th. Berlin. Dudenverlag. 978-3-411-04067-4. 177, 809. Google Books.
    - Book: Krech. Eva-Maria. Stock. Eberhard. Hirschfeld. Ursula. Anders. Lutz Christian. Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch. German Pronunciation Dictionary. German. 2009. Walter de Gruyter. Berlin. 978-3-11-018202-6. 302. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Stolz, Alexander . German . kicker.de . 6 September 2013.
  3. Web site: Stolz staying until 2012 . VfB Stuttgart . 5 March 2009 . 5 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401230121/http://www.vfb.de/archiv/en/aktuell/news/2008/29826.php . 1 April 2012 .
  4. Web site: Vertragsverhältnis aufgelöst . https://archive.today/20120917203355/http://www.vfb.de/de/aktuell/meldungen/news/2012/aufloesung-alexander-stolz/page/3402-0-3-1327329744.html . dead . 17 September 2012 . VfB Stuttgart . 24 January 2012 . 24 January 2012 .
  5. Web site: Stolz wechselt in die U23 - Torwart-Trainer in der Akademie . de . TSG Hoffenheim . 5 June 2020 . 11 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Stolz beendet Karriere und wird Torwarttrainer . de . TSG Hoffenheim . 11 September 2020 . 11 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Ein „Bessermacher“ für den FC Bayern . de . Frankfurter Allgemeine . 8 February 2023 . 11 June 2023 . Roland . Zorn.