Rouven Sattelmaier

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rouven Sattelmaier

| image = Rouven Kai Sattelmaier in Saint-Petersburg. 18 May 2011.png

| upright = 0.9

| caption = Sattelmaier with Bayern Munich in 2011

| fullname = Rouven Kai Sattelmaier{{cite web |title=EFL: Club list of registered players |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-released-and-retained-list---2016-17.pdf |publisher=English Football League |format=PDF |page=98 |date=20 May 2017 |accessdate=6 October 2017}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|08|07|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ludwigsburg, West Germany

| height = 1.87 m{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/vereine/3-liga/2010-11/bradford-city/45104/spieler_rouven-sattelmaier.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171226182149/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/vereine/3-liga/2010-11/bradford-city/45104/spieler_rouven-sattelmaier.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 26 December 2017 | title = Rouven Sattelmaier | language = de | website = Kicker | access-date = 26 December 2017}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1997–2000 | youthclubs1 = TSV Affalterbach

| youthyears2 = 2000–2001 | youthclubs2 = VfB Stuttgart

| youthyears3 = 2001–2003 | youthclubs3 = SGV Freiberg

| youthyears4 = 2003–2005 | youthclubs4 = Stuttgarter Kickers

| youthyears5 = 2005–2006 | youthclubs5 = Jahn Regensburg

| years1 = 2006–2007 | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Jahn Regensburg II

| years2 = 2007–2010 | caps2 = 65 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Jahn Regensburg

| years3 = 2010–2012 | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Bayern Munich II

| years4 = 2010–2012 | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = Bayern Munich

| years5 = 2013–2015 | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = 1. FC Heidenheim

| years6 = 2015–2016 | caps6 = 21 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Stuttgarter Kickers

| years7 = 2016–2018 | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Bradford City

| years8 = 2018–2019 | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = Darmstadt 98

| totalcaps = 140

| totalgoals = 0

| manageryears1 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs1 = Sonnenhof Großaspach (goalkeeping coach)

| medaltemplates = {{medalTeam|Bayern Munich}}

}}

Rouven Kai Sattelmaier (born 7 August 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Ludwigsburg, Sattelmaier began his career 1997 in the youth team of TSV Affalterbach and was scouted in 2000 by VfB Stuttgart.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/stz/page/2394862_0_9223_-affalterbacher-wird-sportler-des-jahres-in-regensburg.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912133550/http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/stz/page/2394862_0_9223_-affalterbacher-wird-sportler-des-jahres-in-regensburg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 September 2012|title=Stuttgarter Zeitung: Affalterbacher wird Sportler des Jahres in Regensburg|trans-title=Stuttgarter Zeitung: Affalterbach guy is athlete of the year in Regensburg|work=Stuttgarter Zeitung|date=20 February 2010|accessdate=25 March 2010|language=German}} After only one year for VfB Stuttgart's youth team he was sold to SGV Freiberg. He played two years for Freiberg and joined Stuttgarter Kickers in 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.merkur-online.de/sport/fc-bayern/bayern-verpflichtet-torwart-talent-689926.html|title=FC Bayern verpflichtet Torwart-Talent|work=Merkur Online|date=25 March 2010|accessdate=25 March 2010|language=German}} In season 2004–05 he won with the Stuttgarter Kickers the South German Championship and moved to Jahn Regensburg{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500014&tx_dfbnews_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=22011&tx_dfbnews_pi4%5Bcat%5D=178|title=Sattelmaier: "Alles ist optimal für mich gelaufen"|trans-title=Sattelmaier: "Everything worked optimal for me"|work=DFB|date=25 March 2010|accessdate=25 March 2010|language=German}} where he played his first season in the U-19 team. In winter 2006, Sattelmaier was promoted to the reserve team and earned his first two caps on professional stage in the Oberliga Bayern for Jahn Regensburg.{{cite web|url=http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/dritte-liga/1003/Artikel/interview-rouven-sattelmaier-jahn-regensburg-bayern-muenchen-wechsel-probetraining.html|title=Regensburg steht an erster Stelle|trans-title=Regensburg has top priority|work=spox.com|date=25 March 2010|accessdate=25 March 2010|language=German}} In November 2008 he was called up to the 3. Liga team, due to an injury of goalkeeper Bastian Becker.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/die-bayern-holen-keeper-sattelmaier-522835/artikel|title=Die Bayern holen Keeper Sattelmaier|trans-title=Bayern get keeper Sattelmaier|work=Kicker|date=25 March 2010|access-date=25 March 2010|language=German}} In 2010, he signed a two-year contract with the German record champions Bayern Munich{{cite web|url=http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga1/bundesliga-bayern-schnappen-sich-sattelmaier_aid_493123.html|title=Bundesliga: Bayern schnappen sich Sattelmaier|trans-title=Bundesliga: Bayern grab Sattelmaier|work=Focus Online|date=25 March 2010|accessdate=25 March 2010|language=German}} as keeper for their second team and third choice for the first-team, sharing both roles with Maximilian Riedmüller. He left Bayern after two years.

After his contract expired at Bayern he went on trial at Scottish Football League Third Division side Rangers.{{cite news|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/german-goalkeeper-on-trial-at-rangers/|title=German goalkeeper on trial at Rangers|publisher=Scottish Football League|date=21 August 2012|accessdate=21 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130201213717/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/german-goalkeeper-on-trial-at-rangers/|archivedate=1 February 2013}} After six months without a club, Sattelmaier signed for 1. FC Heidenheim in January 2013.

In July 2016, he signed for English League One side Bradford City on a one-year contract.{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36867126 | title = Bradford City sign former Stuttgart Kickers goalkeeper Rouven Sattelmaier after trial | website = BBC Sport | date = 22 July 2016 | access-date = 23 July 2016}} He was released by Bradford City at the end of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/16233587.Bradford_City_release_McMahon_and_Law/|title=Bradford City: Club announce retained list|date=17 May 2018|accessdate=18 May 2018|publisher=Telegraph & Argus}}

On 13 August 2018, Sattelmaier joined Darmstadt 98 on a one-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://sv98.de/home/lilien/aktuelles/details/news/lilien-verpflichten-sattelmaier/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=9bdad0c17039098512086a1d57b4c28b|title=Lilien verpflichten Sattelmaier|publisher=SV Darmstadt 98|date=13 August 2018|accessdate=13 August 2018}}

Coaching career

Sattelmaier retired at the end of the 2018–19 season and on 17 July 2019 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach announced, that they had hired him as a goalkeeper coach.{{cite web | url = https://www.sg94.de/aktuelles/leseansicht/news/rouven-sattelmaier-ist-neuer-torwart-trainer-beim-dorfklub/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=4750eba34bda3cc501b25d47b3b4848a | title = Rouven Sattelmaier ist neuer Torwart-Trainer beim Dorfklub | language = de | website = SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | date = 17 July 2019 | access-date = 8 September 2019}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club	rowspan="2"\|Season	colspan="3"\|League	colspan="2"\|Cup	colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web\|title=Rouven Sattelmaier » Club matches\|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/rouven-sattelmaier/2/\|publisher=World Football\|accessdate=30 April 2016}}
League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jahn Regensburg II	2006–07		2	0	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
rowspan="4"\|Jahn Regensburg	2007–08	Regionalliga Süd	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	1	0
2008–09	rowspan="2"\|3. Liga	27	0	colspan="2"\|—	27	0
2009–10	37	0	colspan="2"\|—	37	0
colspan="2"\|Total	65	0	colspan="2"\|—	65	0
rowspan="3"\|Bayern Munich II	2010–11	3. Liga	10	0	colspan="2"\|—	10	0
2011–12	Regionalliga Süd	16	0	colspan="2"\|—	16	0
colspan="2"\|Total	26	0	colspan="2"\|—	26	0
rowspan="4"\|1. FC Heidenheim	2012–13	rowspan="2"\|3. Liga	2	0	0	0	2	0
2013–14	6	0	1	0	7	0
2014–15	2. Bundesliga	5	0	2	0	7	0
colspan="2"\|Total	13	0	3	0	16	0
Stuttgarter Kickers	2015–16	3. Liga	21	0	0	0	21	0
rowspan="3"\|Bradford City	2016–17	rowspan="2"\|League One	2	0	0	0	2	0
2017–18	11	0	1	0	12	0
colspan="2"\|Total	13	0	1	0	14	0
Darmstadt 98	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="3"\|Career total	140	0	4	0	144	0

Honours

Jahn Regensburg player of the season 2008–09{{cite news |title=Sattelmaier zum Jahn-Spieler der Saison gewählt |url=https://www.mittelbayerische.de/sport/regional/ssv-jahn-nachrichten/sattelmaier-zum-jahn-spieler-der-saison-gewaehlt-21586-art403617.html |accessdate=1 March 2020 |work=Mittelbayerische |date=23 May 2009 |language=German}}