Stefan Markolf
{{short description|German footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stefan Markolf
| image = Stefan "Malla" Markolf.jpg
| caption = Stefan Markolf preparing for the regional league with KSV Baunatal
| fullname = Stefan Markolf
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|1|3}}
| birth_place = Witzenhausen, West Germany
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = KSV Baunatal
| clubnumber =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 1989–2000
| youthclubs1 = VfB Witzenhausen
| youthyears2 = 2000–2001
| youthclubs2 = KSV Hessen Kassel
| youthyears3 = 2001–2002
| youthclubs3 = KSV Baunatal
| years1 = 2002–2004
| clubs1 = KSV Baunatal
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2004–2007
| clubs2 = 1. FSV Mainz 05 II
| caps2 = 75
| goals2 = 7
| years3 = 2007–2008
| clubs3 = 1. FSV Mainz 05
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2008–2009
| clubs4 = Wuppertaler SV
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2009–2010
| clubs5 = KSV Hessen Kassel
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2010–
| clubs6 = KSV Baunatal
| caps6 = 38
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| pcupdate = 29 July 2012
| ntupdate =
}}
Stefan Markolf (born 3 January 1984) is the first deaf German professional footballer.
Career
After joining the professional squad of 1. FSV Mainz 05 in 2007, where the defender was mostly substituted, he was signed by third division club Wuppertaler SV in 2008.{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2007-08/31030/vereinsspieler_stefan-markolf.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030922/http://www.kicker.de/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2007-08/31030/vereinsspieler_stefan-markolf.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | title = Markolf, Stefan | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 29 July 2012}} After eight years he returned to KSV Hessen Kassel.
Personal
Markolf was born deaf (about 90 percent hearing loss). Thanks to speech therapy, he has nearly perfect pronunciation of the spoken language. In spite of his hearing loss, he has a good overview in the football matches. He wears special hearing aids while playing.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.stefan-markolf.de.vu}} {{in lang|de}}
- {{Fussballdaten|markolfstefan|Stefan Markolf}}
- [https://www.transfermarkt.de/stefan-markolf-bdquo-ich-fuhlte-mich-nicht-richtig-behandelt-quot-/view/news/26325 Stefan Markolf Interview]
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Category:People from Witzenhausen
Category:Footballers from Kassel (region)
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Deaf association football players
Category:1. FSV Mainz 05 players
Category:1. FSV Mainz 05 II players
Category:KSV Hessen Kassel players
Category:Wuppertaler SV players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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