Michael Langer
{{short description|Austrian footballer (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Michael Langer
| image = Michael Langer 050719.jpg
| caption = Langer with Schalke 04 in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|1|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bregenz, Austria
| height = 1.95 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 = 1994–1997
| youthclubs1 = Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
| youthyears2 = 1997–2002
| youthclubs2 = FC Hard
| youthyears3 = 2002–2003
| youthclubs3 = Viktoria Bregenz
| youthyears4 = 2003–2004
| youthclubs4 = VfB Stuttgart
| years1 = 2004–2007
| clubs1 = VfB Stuttgart II
| caps1 = 28
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2005–2007
| clubs2 = VfB Stuttgart
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2008–2010
| clubs3 = SC Freiburg
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2008–2010
| clubs4 = SC Freiburg II
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2010–2012
| clubs5 = FSV Frankfurt
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2010–2012
| clubs6 = FSV Frankfurt II
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2012–2014
| clubs7 = SV Sandhausen
| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2014–2015
| clubs8 = Vålerenga
| caps8 = 42
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2016
| clubs9 = Tampa Bay Rowdies
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2016–2017
| clubs10 = IFK Norrköping
| caps10 = 28
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2017–2025
| clubs11 = Schalke 04
| caps11 = 8
| goals11 = 0
| totalcaps = 157
| totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = Austria U21
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Michael Langer (born 6 January 1985) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Formerly a goalkeeper for the German Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart, he made his debut in the highest German division on 10 March 2007 in a game against Wolfsburg, as a replacement for regular goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand.
On 2 January 2008, he moved to SC Freiburg and the club terminated his contract on 8 May 2010.{{cite web|title=Auf zur Feierstunde|language=German|date= 8 May 2010| accessdate = 8 May 2010|publisher=Badische Zeitung|url=http://www.badische-zeitung.de/sc-freiburg-1/auf-zur-feierstunde--30769944.html}} On 20 May 2010, Langer signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club FSV Frankfurt. In summer 2012, he moved to SV Sandhausen and signed again a two-year-contract.{{cite web | url = http://www.svs1916.de/torwart-michael-langer-vom-fsv-frankfurt-an-den-hardtwald-35700.html | title = Torwart Michael Langer vom FSV Frankfurt an den Hardtwald | language = German | publisher = SV Sandhausen | date = 29 May 2012 | accessdate = 18 April 2014}} In April 2014, Langer canceled his contract with Sandhausen and joined Vålerenga IF.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/schwartz-laesst-rotieren---langer-geht-nach-oslo-602212/artikel | title = Schwartz lässt rotieren - Langer geht nach Oslo | language = German | publisher = Kicker | date = 3 April 2014 | access-date = 18 April 2014}}
Langer signed with the NASL's Tampa Bay Rowdies on 1 February 2016.{{cite web | url = https://www.reddit.com/r/NASLSoccer/comments/43qgju/rowdies_sign_austrian_goalkeeper_michael_langer/| title = Rowdies Sign Austrian Goalkeeper Michael Langer | date = 1 February 2016 | accessdate = 1 February 2016 | work = RowdiesSoccer.com}}
In 2017, Langer joined Schalke 04; 13 years after his first Bundesliga appearance for Stuttgart on 10 March 2007, he made his second, against Bayer Leverkusen on 6 December 2020.{{Cite web|title=Thiaw im Pech, Skrzybski vergibt Elfmeter - Bayer siegt souverän|url=https://www.kicker.de/schalke-gegen-leverkusen-2020-bundesliga-4667143/analyse|access-date=7 December 2020|website=kicker|language=de-DE}}{{cite news|url=https://schalke04.de/en/bundesliga-en/michael-langer-need-stick-together/|title=Michael Langer: We need to stick together|website=Schalke 04|date=7 December 2020}}
Langer retired from professional football in May 2025.{{cite news|url=https://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/international/deutschland/2--liga/news/karriereende--schalke-keeper-michael-langer-hoert-auf/|title=Karriereende! ÖFB-Torhüter hört auf|website=laola1.at|date=16 May 2025|language=de}}
International career
Langer played once for the Austrian Under-21 national team in 2006.
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web|title=Michael Langer » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/michael-langer/|website=worldfootball.net}} !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|VfB Stuttgart
|nowrap|2005–06 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07
|Bundesliga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|SC Freiburg
|nowrap|2. Bundesliga |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09
|2. Bundesliga |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10
|2. Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|FSV Frankfurt
|2. Bundesliga |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12
|2. Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|SV Sandhausen
|2. Bundesliga |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14
|2. Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Vålerenga
|2014 |28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2015
|Tippeligaen |14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 46 | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay
|2016 |NASL |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|IFK Norrköping
|2016 |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2017
|Allsvenskan |15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| rowspan="9"|Schalke 04
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Bundesliga |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|2. Bundesliga |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|2. Bundesliga |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|2. Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!106 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 0 |
Honours
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Fussballdaten}}
- {{UEFA player}}
- [https://www.oefb.at/NT-Profile/Spieler/1322106?Michael-Langer Michael-Langer] at Austrian Football Association {{in lang|de}}
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Category:Footballers from Bregenz
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Austrian men's footballers
Category:Austria men's under-21 international footballers
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:VfB Stuttgart players
Category:VfB Stuttgart II players
Category:SC Freiburg II players
Category:FSV Frankfurt players
Category:SV Sandhausen players
Category:Vålerenga Fotball players
Category:Tampa Bay Rowdies players
Category:IFK Norrköping players
Category:FC Schalke 04 players
Category:Austrian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
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