Steffen Puttkammer

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Steffen Puttkammer

| image = Steffen Puttkammer.JPG

| caption = Puttkammer with 1. FC Magdeburg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|9|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wilhelmshaven, West Germany

| height = 1.92 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = SV Meppen (assistant coach)

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| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Heidmühler FC

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = VfB Oldenburg

| years1 = 2007–2008 | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 1 | clubs1 = SV Wilhelmshaven

| years2 = 2008 | caps2 = | goals2 = | clubs2 = BV Cloppenburg

| years3 = 2008–2009 | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = FC Oberneuland

| years4 = 2009–2013 | caps4 = 95 | goals4 = 10 | clubs4 = SV Wilhelmshaven

| years5 = 2013–2017 | caps5 = 101 | goals5 = 10 | clubs5 = 1. FC Magdeburg

| years6 = 2017–2024 | caps6 = 139 | goals6 = 7 | clubs6 = SV Meppen

| manageryears1 = 2023– | managerclubs1 = SV Meppen (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2023 | managerclubs2 = SV Meppen (caretaker)

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Steffen Puttkammer (born 30 September 1988) is a German professional football coach and a former defender who is an assistant manager for SV Meppen.

Career

Puttkammer began playing football at Heidmühler SV before moving on to VfB Oldenburg. In 2007, he moved to Oberliga side SV Wilhelmshaven where he played 22 matches in his debut season. A year later he joined BV Cloppenburg,{{cite web|title=Puttkammer folgt Zimin nach Cloppenburg|trans-title=Puttkammer follows Zimin to Cloppenburg|url=http://www.wzonline.de/nachrichten/sport/lokalsport/newsdetails-sport/artikel/puttkammer-folgt-zimin-nach-cloppenburg.html|website=WZonline.de|publisher=Brune-Mettcker Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft|accessdate=5 September 2015|language=German|date=1 July 2008}} but was dropped only two weeks later and subsequently joined FC Oberneuland who played in the Regionalliga Nord.{{cite web|title=Regionalliga startet mit 22 Reserveteams|trans-title=New Regionalliga starts with 22 reserve teams|url=http://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/sport/artikel/56846/regionalliga-startet-mit-22-reserveteams|website=noz.de|publisher=Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung|accessdate=5 September 2015|language=German|date=13 August 2008|quote=Der FC Oberneuland stockte mächtig auf. Zu den elf Zugängen zählen [...] Stefan Puttkammer, der nach zwei Wochen in Cloppenburg wieder aussortiert worden war[...]}} Here Puttkammer played his first Regionalliga matches, before returning to Wilhelmshaven in 2009, after the club had won promotion to the Regionalliga. In the summer of 2013, Puttkammer joined 1. FC Magdeburg where he established himself in the first team, and eventually won promotion to the 3. Liga in the 2014–15 Regionalliga season.{{cite web|author1=Klaus Renner|title=FCM startet mit neun Neuen in die Vorbereitungtrans-title=FCM starts with nine new players into the preparation|url=http://www.volksstimme.de/sport/regionalsport/1101384_FCM-startet-mit-neun-Neuen-in-die-Vorbereitung.html|accessdate=5 September 2015|language=German|date=1 July 2013}} Puttkammer's good performances saw his contract extended by two years until June 2017.{{cite web|title=FCM bindet zwei Leistungsträger|trans-title=FCM ties down contracts of two top performers|url=http://www.mdr.de/sport/fussball_rl/fcm-sowislo-puttkammer100.html|website=mdr.de|publisher=Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk|accessdate=5 September 2015|language=German|date=27 April 2015}}

Honours

SV Wilhelmshaven

Lower Saxony Cup: 2006–07, 2009–10{{cite web|title=NFV-Pokal 2009/10|url=http://www.diefussballecke.de/archiv/pokal/pokal09.php|website=diefussballecke.de|accessdate=5 September 2015}}

1. FC Magdeburg

Regionalliga Nordost: 2014–15{{cite web|title=1. FC Magdeburg gewinnt Meisterschaft|url=http://www.volksstimme.de/sport/fussball/1._fc_magdeburg/1477812_1.-FC-Magdeburg-gewinnt-Meisterschaft.html|trans-title=1. FC Magdeburg win championship|website=Volksstimme.de|publisher=Magdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus|accessdate=5 September 2015|language=German|date=17 May 2015}}
Saxony-Anhalt Cup: 2013–14{{cite web|title=1. FC Magdeburg – Hallescher FC, 14. Mai 2014|url=http://extern.mz-web.de/mz-ticker/welcome.do?id=1399993133925|website=mz-web.de|publisher=Mediengruppe Mitteldeutsche Zeitung|accessdate=5 September 2015|language=German|quote=Der FCM spielt heute mit: Tischer, Hammann, Handke, Nennhuber, Reinhard, Puttkammer, Beck, Siefkes, Sowislo, Lange und Schröter}}