Markus Brzenska

Markus Brzenska

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Personal information
Full name	Markus Brzenska
Date of birth	(1984-05-25) 25 May 1984
Place of birth	Lünen, West Germany
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Viktoria Köln
Number	2
Youth career
0000–1993	BV Lünen 05
1993–2003	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2009	Borussia Dortmund II	57	(4)
2003–2009	Borussia Dortmund	86	(6)
2008–2009	→ MSV Duisburg (loan)	33	(2)
2009–2014	Energie Cottbus	63	(1)
2013	Energie Cottbus II	5	(1)
2014–	Viktoria Köln	37	(0)
International career
2005–2006	Germany U21	15	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2015

Markus Brzenska (born 25 May 1984 in Lünen) is a German footballer who plays for Viktoria Köln.

Early life

The parents from Markus Brzenska, Joachim and Halina, and there sons, Sebastian and Marcin, comes from the Upper Silesian town of Bytom (German Beuthen) and emigrated before the birth of Markus Brzenska as a ethnic Germans (Aussiedler) from the native and settled in Lünen near Dortmund. A few weeks later, Markus Brzenska was born.

Career

Borussia Dortmund

Without any top level match experience, he was included in the starting line-up by coach Matthias Sammer in Borussia Dortmund's match against Bayern Munich on 9 November 2003. His debut ended in a send-off during the first half.

In 2004, when coach Bert van Marwijk arrived, such like some other players with whom the coach was less familiar, Brzenska's ability was overlooked. Eventually, his effort turned things around. He returned to the first team squad during the first half of the 2004–05 season and established his place in the starting line-up since then.

Energie Cottbus

During the 2008–09 season, he was loaned to 2. Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg. At the end of the loan, Duisburg were unable to pay the transfer fee that Dortmund were asking for, so he returned to Borussia Dortmund who then sold him to Energie Cottbus.

National team

His family comes from Poland so he is eligible to play for Poland. In October 2010 he declared his intention to play for the Poland national football team.

External links

• Markus Brzenska profile at Fussballdaten