Manfred Starke

Manfred Starke (born 21 February 1991) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays for FSV Zwickau as an attacking midfielder.[3] He also holds German citizenship.

Manfred Starke
Starke in 2021
Personal information
Full name Manfred Starke
Date of birth (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991
Place of birth Windhoek, Namibia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
FSV Zwickau
Number 10
Youth career
1998–2004 SK Windhoek[1]
2004–2006 Hansa Rostock
2006–2007 FSV Bentwisch
2007–2010 Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Hansa Rostock 49 (4)
2015–2019 Carl Zeiss Jena 122 (32)
2019–2020 1. FC Kaiserslautern 23 (1)
2020– FSV Zwickau 35 (5)
National team
2012– Namibia[2] 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2021

Club career

Starke was born in Windhoek, Namibia to a Namibian-born German father and a Dutch mother.[4] He began his professional career at FC Hansa Rostock. He is the older brother of Sandra Starke.

International career

In October 2012, Starke made his debut for Namibia in a friendly against Rwanda.[5] He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the country's first continental tournament in 11 years.[6]

References

  1. FC Carl Zeiss Jena: Manfred Starke will trotz Blessur gegen Viktoria Berlin auflaufen, tlz.de, 22 August 2015
  2. "Manfred Starke". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. "Manfred Starke wechselt zum FSV Zwickau" (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, Manfred Starke!" (in German). Hansa Rostock. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. "Starke impresses in Brave Warriors debut". namibiasport.com.na. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  6. "Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 | CAFOnline.com". Archived from the original on 22 June 2019.


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