Michael Fuß Explained

Michael Fuß
Fullname:Michael Mert Fuß
Birth Date:21 May 1977
Birth Place:Berlin, Germany
Height:1.74m (05.71feet)
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Türk Spor
Youthclubs1:SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin
Youthclubs2:Türkiyemspor Berlin
Years1:–1999
Clubs1:Hertha Zehlendorf
Years2:1999–2000
Caps2:34
Goals2:66
Clubs2:Türkiyemspor Berlin
Years3:2000–2001
Caps3:21
Goals3:2
Clubs3:Tennis Borussia Berlin
Years4:2001–2002
Clubs4:1. SC Göttingen 05
Years5:2002–2003
Clubs5:1. SC Feucht
Years6:2003–2004
Caps6:14
Goals6:15
Clubs6:Türkiyemspor Berlin
Years7:2004–2009
Caps7:142
Goals7:85
Clubs7:Tennis Borussia Berlin
Years8:2009–2010
Caps8:22
Goals8:16
Clubs8:Berliner AK 07
Years9:2010–2012
Caps9:32
Goals9:41
Clubs9:BFC Viktoria 1889
Years10:2012–2013
Caps10:?
Goals10:45
Clubs10:SV Blau Weiss Berlin
Years11:2013–2015
Caps11:62
Goals11:53
Clubs11:Tennis Borussia Berlin
Years12:2016–
Caps12:0
Goals12:0
Clubs12:1. FC Neukölln
Club-Update:1 January 2016

Michael Fuß (born 21 May 1977 in Berlin[1]) is a German footballer.

Club career

Fuß started his career at Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin and later joined the youth squad of Türkiyemspor Berlin.

After coming through the ranks of Hertha BSC, he switched to city rivals Hertha Zehlendorf before moving to Türkiyemspor Berlin where he scored a Verbandsliga record[2] 66 goals in 34 league games, helping the club to become Berlin-Liga champions of the 1999–2000 season.[1] Fuß left Türkiyemspor for Tennis Borussia Berlin in the then third-tier Regionalliga Nord, scoring only twice in 21 games. After spells at 1. SC Göttingen 05 and 1. SC Feucht, Fuß returned to Türkiyemspor and then spent five years at Tennis Borussia and had a trial at FC Energie Cottbus[3] before signing for Berliner AK 07, scoring 16 goals from 22 appearances. From 2010 until 2012, he played for BFC Viktoria 1889, before joining SV Blau Weiss Berlin,[4] becoming the tier-8-Bezirksliga Berlin's top goalscorer with 45 goals.[5] In 2013, aged 36, Fuß returned to Tennis Borussia Berlin,[5] [6] and was the 2013–14 Berlin-Liga season top-scorer with 24 goals in 26 games. The following season, he was again the Berlin-Liga's top-scorer with 29 goals from all 34 league games, helping TeBe to become league champions. Fuß made only two further appearances in the first half of the 2015–16 NOFV-Oberliga season, before moving to 1. FC Neukölln in Berlin's Landesliga.

Personal life

During his time at Türkiyemspor Fuß converted to Islam and in the course of his circumcision ceremony took on the Turkish name "Mert".[4] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portrait – Michael Fuß. Tennis Borussia Berlin. 25 July 2009. 23 August 2010. German. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719093750/http://www.tebe.de/portrait28_fu%C3%9F.JPG.html. 19 July 2011.
  2. News: Zum Heulen: Alemannia verpasst die Sensation gegen TeBe-Profis. Patrick. Rembe. Berliner Morgenpost. 24 November 2000. German.
  3. News: Wird dieser Fuß Cottbus zum Verhängnis?. Klaus-Dieter. Vollrath. Bild. 8 August 2008. 23 August 2010. German.
  4. Web site: Treffen der unerfüllten Träume. Sebastian. Stier. Der Tagesspiegel. 7 September 2012. 10 September 2012. German.
  5. Web site: Michael Fuß: Immer auf der Jagd. Stephen. Glennon. Der Tagesspiegel. 23 August 2013. 26 November 2013. German.
  6. Web site: Dann kommt der Fuss, ja und dann krachts. Tennis Borussia Berlin. 2 August 2013. 6 August 2013. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203053656/http://www.tebe.de/artikel-maenner-3078.html. 3 December 2013. dead.
  7. Web site: Der Spieler der Hinrunde. Tennis Borussia Berlin. 7 February 2005. 23 August 2010. German.