Tobias Rau (born 31 December 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left back.
 Rau in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tobias Rau | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Braunschweig, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1996 | Sportfreunde Ölper | ||
| 1996–1999 | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 60 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | VfL Wolfsburg | 48 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Bayern Munich | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Arminia Bielefeld | 32 | (0) |
| Total | 153 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Germany U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2003 | Germany | 7 | (1) |
| 2005 | Germany Team 2006 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In a career blighted by injuries, he retired from professional play at only 27.
Club career
editWolfsburg
editRau was born in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. After making his professional debut at the third level of the German league pyramid with hometown club Eintracht Braunschweig,[1] he moved to the professionals with VfL Wolfsburg.
Rau amassed 52 official appearances for the latter side.[2] His Bundesliga debut came on 18 August 2001, starting and featuring 52 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against SC Freiburg.
Bayern Munich
editIn June 2003, Rau's solid performances caught the attention of powerhouse FC Bayern Munich. However, several serious injuries[3] and stiff competition from Frenchmen Willy Sagnol and Bixente Lizarazu[4] restricted his chances to 19 games across all competitions (with a further eight for the reserve team).[2]
Arminia Bielefeld
editIn the summer of 2005, Rau signed with Arminia Bielefeld, where he would also be a backup and suffer severely with injuries – only an average of eight league matches in four years – being released on 30 June 2009[5] before announcing his retirement on 6 July.[6]
International career
editRau played seven times for Germany, all in 2003.[7] His debut came on 12 February in a friendly with Spain played in Palma, Majorca, and his only goal contributed to a 4–1 home defeat of Canada on 1 June.[8]
Personal life
editIn July 2009, shortly after retiring, Rau announced his return to school to start a career as a teacher despite having offers from clubs abroad and from the 2. Bundesliga.[9][10]
Rau returned to playing football in 2012, joining Kreisliga amateurs TV Neuenkirchen.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 1999–2000 | Regionalliga Nord | 26 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2000–01 | Regionalliga Nord | 34 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 1 | — | — | 60 | 1 | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2001–02 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| 2002–03 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 52 | 1 | |||
| Bayern Munich | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2003–04 | Regionalliga Süd | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Regionalliga Süd | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| Arminia Bielefeld II | 2006–07 | Oberliga Westfalen | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Westfalen | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 166 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 181 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
References
edit- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (15 July 2022). "Tobias Rau - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Tobias Rau » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Rau ruled out for Bayern". UEFA. 6 April 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "Vom Shootingstar zum Lehrling" [From shooting star to apprentice]. Die Welt (in German). 15 June 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Rau verlässt Arminia Bielefeld" [Rau leaves Arminia Bielefeld)] (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ "Die harte Reise ist vorbei" [The hard journey is over]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 25 December 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (15 July 2022). "Tobias Rau - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Germany topples Canada in men's soccer friendly". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Lehrer statt Fußballprofi" [Teacher instead of football pro] (in German). Focus. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ^ "Sprung ins Lehramt" [Leap into teaching]. Die Zeit (in German). 13 August 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ^ "Rau, Tobias". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
External links
edit- Tobias Rau at WorldFootball.net
- Tobias Rau at kicker (in German)
- Tobias Rau at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Tobias Rau at National-Football-Teams.com