Alexander Stolz

Alexander Stolz

Stolz in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-10-13) 13 October 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Pforzheim, West Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	1899 Hoffenheim (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
	SV Hohenwart
	Stuttgarter Kickers
0000–2003	VfR Pforzheim
2003–2004	SV Sandhausen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	FC Nöttingen	18	(0)
2005–2012	VfB Stuttgart II	19	(0)
2005–2012	VfB Stuttgart	0	(0)
2006–2007	→ 1899 Hoffenheim (loan)	2	(0)
2012	Karlsruher SC	0	(0)
2013–2020	1899 Hoffenheim II	28	(0)
2013–2020	1899 Hoffenheim	1	(0)
Managerial career
2020	1899 Hoffenheim (youth goalkeeper coach)
2020–2023	1899 Hoffenheim II (goalkeeper coach)
2023–	1899 Hoffenheim (goalkeeper coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Stolz (German pronunciation: [alɛkˈsandɐ ˈʃtɔlts];[1] born 13 October 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]

Playing career

Stolz was born in Pforzheim. He joined VfB Stuttgart from the Regionalliga side FC Nöttingen during summer 2005, initially playing for the club's reserve team. During the 2006–07 season, the club loaned him out to TSG Hoffenheim.

He eventually made his first-team debut for Stuttgart in July 2008, playing in both of their UEFA Intertoto Cup matches against FC Saturn. On 5 March 2009, Stolz extended his contract at Stuttgart until summer 2012.[3]

On 24 January 2012, Stolz moved to Karlsruher SC,[4] where he played for six months.

Coaching career

On 5 June 2020, Hoffenheim confirmed that Stolz would play for the club's reserve team, combined with a role as goalkeeper coach in the club's academy.[5] But two months later, on 11 September 2020, the club confirmed that Stolz had hung up his boots and would continue as goalkeeper coach of the club's reserve team.[6] After Michael Rechner moved to Bayern Munich in February 2023, Stolz was promoted to the first team staff.[7]

References

1. Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 177, 809. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4 – via Google Books.
   - Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 302. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6 – via Google Books.
2. "Stolz, Alexander" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
3. "Stolz staying until 2012". VfB Stuttgart. 5 March 2009. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
4. "Vertragsverhältnis aufgelöst". VfB Stuttgart. 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
5. "Stolz wechselt in die U23 - Torwart-Trainer in der Akademie". TSG Hoffenheim (in German). 5 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
6. "Stolz beendet Karriere und wird Torwarttrainer". TSG Hoffenheim (in German). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
7. Zorn, Roland (8 February 2023). "Ein "Bessermacher" für den FC Bayern". Frankfurter Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2023.

External links

• Alexander Stolz at fussballdaten.de (in German)