Full name Jorg Sobiech Years Team Position Defender –1987 FC Schalke 04 Height 1.84 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Jorg Sobiech | |
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Date of birth (1969-01-15) 15 January 1969 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||
Jörg Sobiech (born 15 January 1969) is a former German footballer.
Career
Sobiech was born in Gelsenkirchen and began his career with local side FC Schalke 04. In 1987 he joined SG Wattenscheid 09 with whom he gain promotion to the Bundesliga in 1989–90. In 1993 he joined the Stuttgarter Kickers, but after a year returned to SG Wattenscheid 09. For the 1996–97 season he moved to NEC Nijmegen, with whom he played in the Eredivisie. From March to June 1998, he played with Stoke City in the English Division One. He made three appearances for Stoke before he returned to the Netherlands and played for FC Twente. In 2000 he returned to Germany and played in the 2000–01 season with SV Waldhof Mannheim and then Chemnitzer FC in the 2nd Bundesliga. From 2001 to late 2002, he played again for SG Wattenscheid 09 and then after six months at STV Horst Emscher, Sobiech retired from football in the summer of 2003.
