Manfred Starke

Manfred Starke (born 21 February 1991) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 3. Liga club VfB Oldenburg.

Manfred Starke
Starke in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991
Place of birth Windhoek, Namibia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 VfB Oldenburg
Number 6
Youth career
1998–2004 SK Windhoek[1]
2004–2006 Hansa Rostock
2006–2007 FSV Bentwisch
2007–2010 Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Hansa Rostock 49 (4)
2015–2019 Carl Zeiss Jena 122 (32)
2019–2020 1. FC Kaiserslautern 23 (1)
2020–2022 FSV Zwickau 64 (8)
2022– VfB Oldenburg 22 (5)
International career‡
2012– Namibia[2] 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:23, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021

Club career

Starke was born in Windhoek, Namibia to a Namibian-born German father and a Dutch mother.[3] He began his professional career at FC Hansa Rostock. He is the older brother of Sandra Starke.

Starke moved to FSV Zwickau in 2020.[4]

In July 2022, he signed with VfB Oldenburg, newly promoted to the 3. Liga.[5]

International career

In October 2012, Starke made his debut for Namibia in a friendly against Rwanda.[6] He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the country's first continental tournament in 11 years.[7]

References
  1. FC Carl Zeiss Jena: Manfred Starke will trotz Blessur gegen Viktoria Berlin auflaufen, tlz.de, 22 August 2015
  2. "Manfred Starke". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. "Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, Manfred Starke!" (in German). Hansa Rostock. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. "Manfred Starke wechselt zum FSV Zwickau" (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "VfB Oldenburg verpflichtet Manfred Starke". kicker (in German). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. "Starke impresses in Brave Warriors debut". namibiasport.com.na. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  7. "Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 | CAFOnline.com". Archived from the original on 22 June 2019.


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