Kai Bülow

Kai Bülow (born 31 May 1986) is a German former professional footballer who most recently played as a defender for Hansa Rostock.^[1]

Kai Bülow

Bülow playing for 1860 Munich in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-05-31) 31 May 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Rostock, East Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
0000–1995	FSV Bentwisch
1995–2005	Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Hansa Rostock II	7	(1)
2005–2010	Hansa Rostock	130	(8)
2010–2017	1860 Munich	171	(13)
2016	1860 Munich II	2	(0)
2017–2018	Karlsruher SC	21	(2)
2017	Karlsruher SC II	1	(0)
2018–2020	Hansa Rostock	50	(4)
Total		382	(28)
International career
2004	Germany U19	2	(0)
2006–2007	Germany U21	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

In July 2018, Bülow returned to former club Hansa Rostock signing a two-year contract.^[2]

In June 2020, Bülow announced he would retire from playing at the end of the 2019–20 season.^[3]

Personal life

Growing up his favourite team was VfB Stuttgart and his favourite player was Patrick Vieira.^[4] He stated that he would love to play for Arsenal some day.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hansa Rostock	2005–06	2. Bundesliga	25	2	2	0	—		27	2
	2006–07	2. Bundesliga	24	1	1	0	—		25	1
	2007–08	Bundesliga	29	2	1	0	—		30	2
	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	26	0	2	0	—		28	0
	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	26	3	1	0	1[a]	0	28	3
	Total		130	8	7	0	1	0	138	8
Hansa Rostock II	2005–06	Regionalliga Nord	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2008–09	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1860 Munich	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	29	3	2	0	—		31	3
	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	28	1	2	0	—		30	1
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	31	1	3	1	—		34	2
	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	25	3	2	0	—		27	3
	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	15	0	2	0	2[a]	1	19	1
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	22	3	1	0	—		23	3
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	21	2	1	0	1[a]	0	23	2
	Total		171	13	13	1	3	1	187	15
1860 Munich II	2016–17	Regionalliga Bayern	2	0	—		—		2	0
Karlsruher SC	2017–18	3. Liga	21	2	1	0	—		22	2
Karlsruher SC II	2017–18	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	1	0	—		—		1	0
Hansa Rostock	2018–19	3. Liga	27	3	2	0	—		29	3
	2019–20	3. Liga	23	1	0	0	—		23	1
	Total		50	4	2	0	0	0	52	3
Career total			376	27	24	1	4	1	404	29

1. Appearances in the Relegation Playoff.