Florian Kringe

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Florian Kringe

| image = Florian Kringe 2013 1.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Kringe with FC St. Pauli in 2013

| fullname = Florian Kringe

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|8|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Siegen, West Germany

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1991

| youthclubs1 = TSV Weißtal

| youthyears2 = 1991–1994

| youthclubs2 = Sportfreunde Siegen

| youthyears3 = 1994–2001

| youthclubs3 = Borussia Dortmund

| years1 = 2000–2011

| clubs1 = Borussia Dortmund II

| caps1 = 56

| goals1 = 16

| years2 = 2001–2012

| clubs2 = Borussia Dortmund

| caps2 = 151

| goals2 = 17

| years3 = 2002–2004

| clubs3 = → 1. FC Köln (loan)

| caps3 = 62

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2003

| clubs4 = → 1. FC Köln II (loan)

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2009–2010

| clubs5 = → Hertha BSC (loan)

| caps5 = 12

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2009–2010

| clubs6 = → Hertha BSC II (loan)

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2012–2015

| clubs7 = FC St. Pauli

| caps7 = 56

| goals7 = 6

| totalcaps = 339

| totalgoals = 47

| nationalyears1 = 2002–2005

| nationalteam1 = Germany B

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2003

| nationalteam2 = Germany U21

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| medaltemplates = {{medal|Team|Borussia Dortmund}}

}}

Florian Kringe (born 18 August 1982) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/florian-kringe/spieler/2-bundesliga/2012-13/fc-st-pauli | title = Kringe, Florian | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 17 August 2012}}

Career

Born in Siegen, Kringe started his career with TSV Weißtal and Sportfreunde Siegen. From 1994 to 2002 he played for Borussia Dortmund at various levels, before joining 1. FC Köln on loan for two years. In 2004, he rejoined his parent club and became a regular in the first team for a number of years. On 31 August 2009, he joined Hertha BSC on a one-year loan, before returning to BVB again.

He left Borussia Dortmund at the end of the 2011–12 season{{cite web | url = https://www.derwesten.de/sport/fussball/bvb/bvb-verabschiedete-sich-von-barrios-da-silva-und-kringe-id6624017.html | title = BVB verabschiedete sich von Barrios, da Silva und Kringe | language = German | publisher = derwesten.de | accessdate = 6 May 2012 | date = 5 May 2012 | last1 = Berg | first1 = Daniel }} and signed a one-year contract with FC St. Pauli on 24 July 2012.{{cite web | url = http://www.fcstpauli.com/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=11877&type=2&menuid=57&topmenu=112 | title = Kringe verpflichtet | language = German | publisher = FC St. Pauli | accessdate = 25 July 2012 | date = 24 July 2012 }}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}