Manfred Starke

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Manfred Starke
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Starke in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Windhoek, Namibia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
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)
2020–2022 FSV Zwickau 64 (8)
2022–2023 VfB Oldenburg 36 (6)
2023–2024 TSV 1860 Munich 25 (1)
International career
2012– Namibia[2] 7 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2021

Manfred Starke (born 21 February 1991) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

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Starke playing for FSV Zwickau in 2022

Starke was born in Windhoek, Namibia to a Namibian-born German father and a Dutch mother.[3] He began his professional career at FC Hansa Rostock. He is the older brother of Sandra Starke.

Starke moved to FSV Zwickau in 2020.[4]

In July 2022, he signed with VfB Oldenburg, newly promoted to the 3. Liga.[5]

In July 2023, Starke moved to TSV 1860 Munich, also in 3. Liga.[6]

International career

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In October 2012, Starke made his debut for Namibia in a friendly against Rwanda.[7] He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the country's first continental tournament in 11 years.[8]

References

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  1. ^ FC Carl Zeiss Jena: Manfred Starke will trotz Blessur gegen Viktoria Berlin auflaufen, tlz.de, 22 August 2015
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