Michael Langer

Michael Langer (born 6 January 1985) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Michael Langer

Langer with Schalke 04 in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-01-06) 6 January 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Bregenz, Austria
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1994–1997	Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
1997–2002	FC Hard
2002–2003	Viktoria Bregenz
2003–2004	VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	VfB Stuttgart II	28	(0)
2005–2007	VfB Stuttgart	1	(0)
2008–2010	SC Freiburg	14	(0)
2008–2010	SC Freiburg II	11	(0)
2010–2012	FSV Frankfurt	5	(0)
2010–2012	FSV Frankfurt II	12	(0)
2012–2014	SV Sandhausen	8	(0)
2014–2015	Vålerenga	42	(0)
2016	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0	(0)
2016–2017	IFK Norrköping	28	(0)
2017–2025	Schalke 04	8	(0)
Total		157	(0)
International career
2006	Austria U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Formerly a goalkeeper for the German Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart, he made his debut in the highest German division on 10 March 2007 in a game against Wolfsburg, as a replacement for regular goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand.

On 2 January 2008, he moved to SC Freiburg and the club terminated his contract on 8 May 2010.^[1] On 20 May 2010, Langer signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club FSV Frankfurt. In summer 2012, he moved to SV Sandhausen and signed again a two-year-contract.^[2] In April 2014, Langer canceled his contract with Sandhausen and joined Vålerenga IF.^[3]

Langer signed with the NASL's Tampa Bay Rowdies on 1 February 2016.^[4]

In 2017, Langer joined Schalke 04; 13 years after his first Bundesliga appearance for Stuttgart on 10 March 2007, he made his second, against Bayer Leverkusen on 6 December 2020.^[5][6]

Langer retired from professional football in May 2025.^[7]

International career

Langer played once for the Austrian Under-21 national team in 2006.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfB Stuttgart	2005–06	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2006–07	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2007–08	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
SC Freiburg	2007–08	2. Bundesliga	13	0	0	0	–		13	0
	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	–		2	0
	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		14	0	1	0	–		15	0
FSV Frankfurt	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	5	0	0	0	–		5	0
	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	0	0	2	0	–		2	0
	Total		5	0	2	0	–		7	0
SV Sandhausen	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	8	0	0	0	–		8	0
	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	–		8	0
Vålerenga	2014	Tippeligaen	28	0	3	0	–		31	0
	2015	Tippeligaen	14	0	1	0	–		15	0
	Total		42	0	4	0	–		46	0
Tampa Bay	2016	NASL	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
IFK Norrköping	2016	Allsvenskan	13	0	0	0	–		13	0
	2017	Allsvenskan	15	0	6	0	2	0	23	0
	Total		28	0	6	0	2	0	36	0
Schalke 04	2017–18	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2018–19	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	–		2	0
	2022–23	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
	2024–25	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Career total			106	0	13	0	2	0	121	0

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

• Bundesliga: 2006–07

Schalke 04

• 2. Bundesliga: 2021–22