Benjamin Fuchs (born 20 October 1983) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He also holds German citizenship.

Benjamin Fuchs
Fuchs with Manisaspor
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-10-20) 20 October 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Nuremberg, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1. FC Nürnberg
Greuther Fürth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Greuther Fürth II 105 (20)
2006 Greuther Fürth 9 (0)
2006–2007 SV Wehen 20 (0)
2007–2012 Eintracht Braunschweig 96 (4)
2007–2012 Eintracht Braunschweig II 16 (1)
2012–2014 Manisaspor 68 (1)
2014–2015 Konyaspor 21 (0)
2015–2017 Göztepe 30 (0)
2016Gaziantep BB (loan) 13 (0)
2018 Gümüşhanespor 16 (0)
2018–2019 Fatih Karagümrük 9 (0)
2019–2020 Buca FK 11 (0)
Total 404 (26)
International career
Austria U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Fuchs started his senior career with Greuther Fürth, making his professional debut during the 2005–06 2. Bundesliga season.[1] After the season, he joined Regionalliga side SV Wehen for one year, before signing with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2007. After spending four seasons with Braunschweig in the 3rd tier of German football, both Fuchs and the club made it back into the 2. Bundesliga for 2011–12. At the end of the season, his contract with Eintracht Braunschweig was not extended and Fuchs went on to join Manisaspor in the Turkish TFF First League.[2] In 2014, Fuchs transferred to Süper Lig side Torku Konyaspor.[3]

Personal life

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His mother is Turkish and his father is Austrian.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2005-06 season stats". kicker.de. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Benjamin Fuchs ile 2 yıllık anlaşma sağlandı". www.manisaspor.org.tr. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. ^ Fuchs Konyaspor'da
  4. ^ "ADI ALMAN KENDİ TÜRK". Göztepe S.K. 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2021. Onun adı Benjamin Fuchs… Göztepe'nin yıldız futbolcularından… İsminden dolayı herkes onu yabancı zannediyor. Ancak Türk pasaportu taşıyor ve takımının belki de en güzel Türkçe konuşanı. Babası Avusturyalı, annesi Bursalı olan 1983 Almanya doğumlu oyuncu uzun süre Bundesliga 2'de top koşturdu.
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