Markus Schuler

Markus Schuler (born 1 August 1977) is a German former professional footballer who played as left back.^[1]

Markus Schuler

Schuler with Arminia Bielefeld in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-08-01) 1 August 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Löffingen, West Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	FC Löffingen
	FC Neustadt
	FV Donaueschingen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	Fortuna Köln	31	(2)
2000–2002	Mainz 05	57	(1)
2002–2004	Hannover 96	39	(0)
2004–2012	Arminia Bielefeld	203	(0)
Total		330	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Löffingen, Schuler began playing youth football at SV Feldberg and FC Löffingen. He played senior football with regional league clubs FC Neustadt and FV Donaueschingen before joining 2. Bundesliga side SC Fortuna Köln in 1998. After Fortuna were relegated in 2000, Schuler moved to 1. FSV Mainz 05 where manager Jürgen Klopp converted him from a winger to fullback. In 2002, Schuler joined newly promoted Hannover 96 where he would make his Bundesliga debut. In total, Schuler would play in 182 Bundesliga matches for Hannover and Arminia Bielefeld.^[2] In 2009, Schuler set the record for most Bundesliga matches played without scoring a goal.^[3] Schuler ended his playing career with Arminia, with the club suffering relegations to the 2. and 3. Bundesliga during his latter seasons.^[4]