Full name Daniel Engelbrecht Name Daniel Engelbrecht Date joined 2012 Number 22 Weight 86 kg | Playing position Height 1.86 m Place of birth Cologne, Germany Role Football player | |
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Date of birth (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 25) 1996–2002 SV Grun-Weiss Brauweiler Current team VfL Bochum (#30 / Forward) | ||
Daniel Engelbrecht (born 5 November 1990) is a German football forward who plays for Rot-Weiss Essen.
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Career
On 20 July 2013 playing his second game of the season 14/15 for SV Stuttgarter Kickers against Rot-Weiß Erfurt, Daniel Engelbrecht collapsed on the pitch after a heart failure. He was later diagnosed with myocarditis and chronic heart rhythm disorders. After four operations to the heart, including one where a defibrilator was implanted and a waiting period of 17 months Daniel Engelbrecht returned to the pitch on 15 November 2014. He is the first professional footballplayer playing with an implanted defibrillator in Germany. On 6 December 2014 Daniel Engelbrecht shot the winning goal against SV Wehen Wiesbaden in the 91st minute. He is now the only professional footballer to score a goal with such a handicap.
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As of 11 January 2016
