Manuel Zeitz

Manuel Zeitz

200px Zeitz in 2011 in his first spell with 1. FC Saarbrücken
Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-08-01) August 1, 1990
Place of birth	Völklingen, Federal Republic of Germany
Height
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Energie Cottbus
Number	20
Youth career
1994–2004	SC Großrosseln
2004–2008	1. FC Saarbrücken
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	1. FC Saarbrücken	90	(25)
2011–2012	1. FC Nürnberg II	26	(4)
2011–2012	1. FC Nürnberg	0	(0)
2012–2014	SC Paderborn 07	33	(2)
2014	→ 1. FC Saarbrücken (loan)	16	(0)
2014–	FC Energie Cottbus	22	(2)
International career
2010	Germany U-20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2015

Manuel Zeitz (born August 1, 1990 in Völklingen) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Energie Cottbus.

Career

Zeitz joined 1. FC Saarbrücken in 2004, having previously played for SC Großrosseln, and made his debut for the club in the Oberliga Südwest during the 2008–09 season. Saarbrücken won the league this year, and promotion to the Regionalliga West, and Zeitz established himself as a key player, scoring 11 goals in 32 matches as the club won the title, and a second consecutive promotion. He has been an ever-present in Saarbrücken's first half-season in the 3rd Liga, and was named as the best defensive midfielder in the league for this period by the magazine Kicker. He signed for 1. FC Nürnberg at the start of the 2011-12 season. After one season playing solely for the reserves, he first signed for SC Paderborn 07 on loan for one year, before signing a regular 2-year contract until June 2015. In January 2014 he returned to Saarbrücken on loan for the remainder of the season, but was unable to prevent them being relegated from the 3rd Liga. He then signed a 2-year contract until June 2016 for FC Energie Cottbus, also in the 3rd Liga.

International career

Zeitz has been capped twice for Germany's under-20 team, making his debut on September 6, 2010 against Switzerland.

Honours

• Oberliga Südwest (V): 2009
• Regionalliga West (IV): 2010

External links

• Manuel Zeitz profile at Fussballdaten