| Oliver Kirch | |
| Full Name: | Oliver Kirch |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Birth Date: | 21 August 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Soest, West Germany |
| Position: | Midfielder / Right back |
| Youthyears1: | 1992–1993 |
| Youthclubs1: | SuS Legden |
| Youthyears2: | 1993–1996 |
| Youthclubs2: | SuS Stadtlohn |
| Youthyears3: | 1996–2000 |
| Youthclubs3: | SpVgg Vreden |
| Years1: | 2000–2002 |
| Caps1: | 35 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs2: | SC Verl |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2003–2007 |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2007–2010 |
| Clubs4: | Arminia Bielefeld |
| Caps4: | 71 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2010–2012 |
| Caps5: | 52 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs7: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs8: | SC Paderborn |
| Caps8: | 7 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 249 |
| Totalgoals: | 17 |
| Pcupdate: | 1 July 2017 |
Oliver Kirch (pronounced as /de/; born 21 August 1982) is a retired German footballer who played as a midfielder or right-back.[1]
Kirch started playing football at age five and was enrolled at the academy of SuS Legden in 1992; spending nine years as an academy player.[2]
Kirch joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 2010–11 Bundesliga season, where he signed a three-year contract. On 21 April 2012, during the 32nd matchday of the 2010–11 Bundesliga season, Kirch scored his first goal of the season in Kaiserslautern's 2–1 away victory over Hertha BSC.[4]
Kirch joined Borussia Dortmund in the 2012–13 Bundesliga season. He signed a two-year contract with the German champions Borussia Dortmund until 30 June 2014.[5] He scored his first Bundesliga goal for Borussia Dortmund on match day 32 in a 2–2 draw against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Afterwards, Kirch joined SC Paderborn 07 in the 2015–16 season, he signed a two-year contract. In July 2016, Kirch decided to end his career.[6]
Kirch and fiancée Jana Flötotto were married in 2011; the civil marriage took place in December 2011 in Central Park in New York City,[7] with the ecclesiastical taking place at the end of May 2012 at the Gütersloh Apostles Church in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia.
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| Club | Season | League | Cup[8] | Supercup[9] | Continental[10] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| SC Verl | 2002–03 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2003–04 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2007–08 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2008–09 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 77 | 7 | ||||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2010–11 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 59 | 1 | ||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 195 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 219 | 12 | ||