Simon Cziommer

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Simon Cziommer

| image = Simon Cziommer(2).JPG

| upright = 1.1

| caption = Cziommer with Salzburg in 2010.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|11|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nordhorn, West Germany

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = FC Schüttorf 09

| youthyears2 = 1994–1999 |youthclubs2 = Twente

| years1 = 2000–2003 |clubs1 = Twente |caps1 = 55 |goals1 = 9

| years2 = 2003–2006 |clubs2 = Schalke 04 |caps2 = 2 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2004–2005 |clubs3 = → Twente (loan) |caps3 = 26 |goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2006 |clubs4 = → Roda JC (loan) |caps4 = 15 |goals4 = 8

| years5 = 2006–2009 |clubs5 = AZ |caps5 = 38 |goals5 = 8

| years6 = 2008–2009 |clubs6 = → Utrecht (loan) |caps6 = 24 |goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2009–2012 |clubs7 = Red Bull Salzburg |caps7 = 70 |goals7 = 11

| years8 = 2012–2013 |clubs8 = Vitesse |caps8 = 21 |goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2013–2015 |clubs9 = Heracles Almelo |caps9 = 51 |goals9 = 2

| totalcaps = 302

| totalgoals = 45

| nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = Germany U-17 |nationalcaps1 = 12 |nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Simon Cziommer ({{IPA|de|ˈzɪmɔn ˈtʃi̯ɔmɐ}}; born 6 November 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/vereine/3-liga/2010-11/rb-salzburg-964/29698/spieler_simon-cziommer.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017125133/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/vereine/3-liga/2010-11/rb-salzburg-964/29698/spieler_simon-cziommer.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 October 2012 | title = Cziommer, Simon | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 27 October 2012}}

Career

Since he joined FC Twente in 1999 he scored 28 goals for various clubs. He played in UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League games, the latter with his former club FC Schalke 04. A goalscoring attacking midfielder, Cziommer is known as a good dribbler.

He was signed by AZ Alkmaar from Schalke 04 just before the start of the 2006–07 season. In the 2008–09 season, he played on loan with FC Utrecht from AZ and signed on 22 June 2009 to FC Red Bull Salzburg where he played until 2012.

On 31 July 2012, Cziommer signed a one-year contract with Vitesse Arnhem from the Eredivisie.{{cite web | url = http://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/item/vitesse-lijft-gretige-cziommer | title = Vitesse leeft gretige Cziommer in | language = Dutch | publisher = voetbalprimeur.nl | date = 31 July 2012 | accessdate = 27 October 2012 | first = Ruben | last = Winkels | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006140145/http://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/item/vitesse-lijft-gretige-cziommer | archivedate = 6 October 2014 | df = dmy-all }} After he had been released by Vitesse Arnhem, he trained for a while with his former team AZ. On 2 September 2013, he was signed by Heracles Almelo to be the successor of Lerin Duarte, who had been sold to Ajax.{{cite web | url = http://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/item/clubloze-cziommer-volgt-duarte-op-bij-heracles | title = 'Clubloze Cziommer volgt Duarte op bij Heracles' | language = Dutch | publisher = voetbalprimeur.nl | date = 2 September 2013 | accessdate = 2 September 2013 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130907051043/http://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/item/clubloze-cziommer-volgt-duarte-op-bij-heracles | archivedate = 7 September 2013 | df = dmy-all }}

On 31 August 2015, Cziommer reportedly signed a contract with amateur outfit {{ill|LSVV '70|nl}}, a student association based in Leiden.{{cite web | url = http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/11264/TransferTalk/article/detail/4133545/2015/09/01/Leidse-studentenclub-hengelt-Simon-Cziommer-34-binnen.dhtml | title = Leidse studentenclub hengelt Simon Cziommer (34) binnen | language = Dutch | publisher = ad.nl | date = 1 September 2015 | accessdate = 1 September 2015 | last = redactie}}{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwe03hlssrQ | title = Transferdeadline LIVE - DEEL 1 - 31/8/2015 - 18:00 - 21:30 | language = Dutch | publisher = FC AFKICKEN | date = 31 August 2015 | accessdate = 1 September 2015 | last = redactie}} Although the news was published and shared by several national media, and retweeted by several Dutch football clubs, the students soon released a statement, confessing Cziommer's move had been a joke.{{cite web | url = https://twitter.com/LSVV1970/status/638759195408515072 | title = LSVV'70 legt 'moderne' media bloot met Studentengrap 2015! #RTL #AD #ED #alleknipenplakvoetbalsites ZIE LSVV70.nl | language = Dutch | publisher = @LSVV1970 (twitter) | date = 1 September 2015 | accessdate = 1 September 2015 | last = LSVV '70}}

Post-playing career

On 14 October 2015, Cziommer announced he had definitely retired from professional football, after not being able to find a club of his approval.[http://www.voetbal.com/news/_n1772405_/cziommer-34-stopt-definitief-met-voetballen/ Cziommer stopt definitief met voetballen (Dutch)]

Cziommer speaks Dutch fluently and lives in Laren, North Holland. After his football career, he became a player's agent at Stars & Friends.{{cite web |title=Simon Cziommer - S&F |url=http://www.starsandfriends.net/friends/simon-cziommer |website=starsandfriends.nl |publisher=Stars & Friends |access-date=19 January 2021}}

Honours

Schalke 04

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003{{Cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round%3D1691/Match%3D73021/Report%3DMS.html |title=Schalke 0-0 Pasching (Aggregate: 2 - 0)|publisher=UEFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031212164322/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round%3D1691/Match%3D73021/Report%3DMS.html|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-date=12 December 2003}}

Red Bull Salzburg