Konstantin Rausch Explained

Konstantin Rausch
Fullname:Konstantin Viktorovich Rausch
Upright:0.9
Birth Date:15 March 1990
Birth Place:Kozhevnikovo, Tomsk Oblast, Soviet Union
Height:1.81 m[1]
Position:Left-back
Left midfielder
Youthyears1:1996–2002
Youthclubs1:TuS Lachendorf
Youthyears2:2002–2004
Youthclubs2:SV Nienhagen
Youthyears3:2004–2008
Youthclubs3:Hannover 96
Years1:2008–2009
Clubs1:Hannover 96 II
Caps1:15
Goals1:0
Years2:2008–2013
Clubs2:Hannover 96
Caps2:150
Goals2:9
Years3:2013–2015
Clubs3:VfB Stuttgart
Caps3:25
Goals3:2
Years4:2015
Clubs4:VfB Stuttgart II
Caps4:9
Goals4:2
Years5:2015–2016
Caps5:31
Goals5:2
Years6:2016–2018
Clubs6:1. FC Köln
Caps6:40
Goals6:0
Years7:2018–2020
Caps7:48
Goals7:2
Years8:2021–2022
Clubs8:1. FC Nürnberg
Caps8:4
Goals8:0
Years9:2021
Clubs9:1. FC Nürnberg II
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Totalcaps:323
Totalgoals:17
Nationalyears1:2005–2006
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2006–2007
Nationalcaps2:24
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2007–2008
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2008–2009
Nationalcaps4:10
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2010–2011
Nationalcaps5:8
Nationalgoals5:1
Nationalyears6:2017–2018
Nationalteam6:Russia
Nationalcaps6:9
Nationalgoals6:0

Konstantin Viktorovich Rausch (Russian: Константин Викторович Рауш, German: Konstantin Rausch; born 15 March 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back.[2] Born in Germany, he represented the country at various youth levels before switching allegiance to the Russia senior national team.

Early life

Rausch was born in Kozhevnikovo, Tomsk Oblast, Russian SFSR to ethnic German parents. His family emigrated to Germany from Russia in 1996. His first friend in Germany could not pronounce "Konstantin" and instead called him "Kocka", a nickname still used by his teammates and coaches.[3] Rausch is dual citizen of Russia and Germany.

Club career

Early career

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.[4]

Hannover 96

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.[5] While Hannover favoured a longer contract, Rausch did not want to tie himself for too long.[6]

VfB Stuttgart

After the end of his contract with Hannover on 1 July 2013, Rausch moved to VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer. On 5 May 2013, Konstantin Rausch signed a contract until June 2016 with VfB Stuttgart.[7]

Darmstadt 98

On 6 July 2015, Rausch signed a one-year contract with SV Darmstadt 98.[8]

Dynamo Moscow

On 21 January 2018, he signed with Russian club FC Dynamo Moscow.[9] On 19 December 2020, Dynamo announced that he left the club as his contract expired.[10]

1. FC Nürnberg and retirement

In summer 2022, after a season with 1. FC Nürnberg, Rausch retired from professional football.[11]

International career

International youth teams

Rausch played for various German youth teams as a left full back or wing back, accumulating more than 30 appearances.[12] 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. After the tournament, he was awarded a Fritz Walter Medal in silver as the second most promising German football player of his age.[13]

Senior team

In March 2011, Russian media quoted Rausch to be interested in playing for the Russia national team, but that the Russian Football Union never approached him.[14] On 16 August 2017, he was called up for Russia for a friendly game against a club side Dynamo Moscow, which did not count as a full international match.[15] He made his full international debut on 7 October 2017 in a friendly game against South Korea.[16]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[17] He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad due to back injury.[18]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hannover 962007–08[19] Bundesliga200020
2008–0925010260
2009–1026010270
2010–1134500345
2011–1233120141492
2012–1330321100424
Total15096124118011
Hannover 96 II2007–08Oberliga Nord110110
2008–09Regionalliga Nord4040
Total1500000150
VfB Stuttgart2013–14Bundesliga2121010232
2014–15400040
Total2521010272
VfB Stuttgart II2014–153. Liga9292
Darmstadt 982015–16Bundesliga31221333
1. FC Köln2016–17Bundesliga28031311
2017–181201060190
Total4004160501
Dynamo Moscow2017–18Russian Premier League10000100
2018–1916000160
2019–2018100181
2020–21410041
Total4820000482
1. FC Nürnberg2021–222. Bundesliga400040
1. FC Nürnberg II2021–22Regionalliga Bayern1010
Career total3231713331136721

International

Honours

Germany U17

third place 2007

Individual

2007 in Silver (Category U17)

2009 in Silver (Category U19)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dynamo.
  2. Web site: Konstantin Rausch . de . kicker.de . 15 August 2021.
  3. Web site: HAZ: Nachgefragt … bei Konstantin Rausch . de . Das Fanmagazin.
  4. Web site: NP: Dieser Rausch soll 96 glücklich machen . de . Das Fanmagazin.
  5. Web site: Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896 e.V. https://archive.today/20080404060111/http://www.hannover96.de/CDA/aktuelles/news/detailansicht.html?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2492&cHash=09c77b56f0 . dead . 4 April 2008 .
  6. Web site: NP: Vertrag bis 2010 für den 96-Rausch . de . Das Fanmagazin . 3 April 2008 . 30 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200330173856/http://www.das-fanmagazin.de/forum/thread.php?threadid=37391 . dead .
  7. Web site: Konstantin Rausch signs for VfB. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 5 May 2013. 5 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160123151426/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2013/neuzugang-konstantin-rausch/page/2263-1-1-.html. 23 January 2016.
  8. Web site: Konstantin Rausch signs for Darmstadt. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 6 July 2015. 6 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150710191736/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/konstantin-rausch-wechsel-darmstadt/page/3763-1-1-.html. 10 July 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: FC Dynamo Moscow. http://fcdynamo.ru/news/events/?id_4=13245. ru:Константин Рауш перешел в «Динамо». 21 January 2018. ru.
  10. Web site: FC Dynamo Moscow. Константин Рауш покидает "Динамо". 19 December 2020. ru.
  11. News: Fußball - Celle - Früherer Profi Rausch spielt jetzt in der 3. Kreisklasse . 29 August 2022 . Süddeutsche Zeitung . 29 August 2022 . de.
  12. Web site: National team player Konstantin Rausch . . 22 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120206215206/https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=311715&action=showPlayer&player=rausch_konstantin&lang=E&cHash=850d9ae2e2 . 6 February 2012 .
  13. Web site: DFB ehrt Nachwuchsspieler der Saison mit Medaille . de . tor24.de . 3 April 2008 . 11 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211160838/http://www.fussball-nachrichten.de/ . dead .
  14. Web site: Sport Express. http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2011-03-09/7_2/. ru:Константин РАУШ: "РОББЕН МЕНЯ ПОХВАЛИЛ И ЗАГРУСТИЛ". ru. 9 March 2011 . 22 January 2013.
  15. Web site: Russian Football Union. http://rfs.ru/main/news/national_teams/87209.html. ru:Расширенный состав сборной России. 16 August 2017. ru.
  16. Web site: Russian Football Union. http://rfs.ru/news/204779. ru:Уверенно победили Южную Корею. 7 October 2017. ru.
  17. Web site: Russian Football Union. https://www.rfs.ru/news/206751. ru:Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира. ru. 11 May 2018.
  18. Web site: Russian Football Union. https://www.rfs.ru/news/207064. ru:Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018. 3 June 2018. ru.
  19. Web site: Konstantin Rausch » Club matches . worldfootball.net . 29 August 2022.