Martin Lanig

Martin Lanig

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-07-11) 11 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Bad Mergentheim, West Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Würzburger Kickers (manager)
Youth career
1989–	SV Königshofen
–1999	TSV Tauberbischofsheim
1999–2001	1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	FV Lauda	31	(3)
2003–2005	1899 Hoffenheim II	20	(5)
2003–2006	1899 Hoffenheim	66	(5)
2006–2008	Greuther Fürth	54	(11)
2008–2010	VfB Stuttgart	27	(4)
2010	VfB Stuttgart II	3	(0)
2010–2012	1. FC Köln	59	(2)
2012–2015	Eintracht Frankfurt	37	(4)
2015	APOEL	13	(2)
Total		259	(28)
Managerial career
2023–2024	FSV Hollenbach
2024–	Würzburger Kickers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Lanig (born 11 July 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Career

Youth squads

Lanig began playing for SV Königshofen. Later he played for TSV Tauberbischofsheim and 1. FC Nürnberg.

FV Lauda, Hoffenheim, Greuther Fürth

Lanig started his career with lower division team FV Lauda in 2002. The next year he moved to the Regionalliga Süd club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and in 2006 he signed with the 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

VfB Stuttgart, FC Köln, Eintracht Frankfurt

In July 2008, he transferred from Greuther Fürth to VfB Stuttgart,^[1] where he had the opportunity to play for the first time in the Bundesliga. Lanig scored his first goal for VfB Stuttgart on 5 October 2008 against Werder Bremen.

In July 2010, he moved to 1. FC Köln^[2] and two years later he transferred to Eintracht Frankfurt.^[3]

APOEL

On 23 January 2015, aged 30, Lanig moved abroad for the first time and signed an 18-month contract with Cypriot club APOEL FC.^[4] He made his debut on 31 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in APOEL's 1–0 away victory against Nea Salamina in the Cypriot First Division.^[5] He scored his first official goal for APOEL on 7 February 2015, opening the scoreline in his team's 4–0 home win over Ethnikos Achna in the First Division.^[6] In his first season at APOEL, Lanig managed to win his first two career titles, as his team won both the Cypriot championship and the cup.^[7] On 16 June 2015, APOEL announced that Lanig's contract with the club was terminated by mutual consent, as the player wanted to return to Germany.^[8] APOEL was the last stop of his playing career, as a few months later, he announced his retirement from football at age 31, due to multiple and serious injuries.^[9]

As manager

In January 2023 he became assistant manager of FSV Hollenbach.^[10] A couple of months later, he was made head coach of the club.^[11]

On 3 April 2024, Lanig was sacked by Hollenbach.^[12] On 22 September 2024, he was announced as the new manager of Würzburger Kickers.^[13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[14]^[15]

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental[a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1899 Hoffenheim	2003–04	Regionalliga Süd	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2004–05	Regionalliga Süd	28	2	1	0	—		29	2
	2005–06	Regionalliga Süd	31	3	1	0	—		32	3
	Total		66	5	2	0	—		68	5
Greuther Fürth	2006–07	2. Bundesliga	26	1	3	0	—		29	1
	2007–08	2. Bundesliga	28	10	2	0	—		30	10
	Total		54	11	5	0	—		59	11
VfB Stuttgart	2008–09	Bundesliga	26	4	3	1	9	1	38	6
	2009–10	Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		27	4	4	1	9	1	40	6
VfB Stuttgart II	2009–10	3. Liga	3	0	—		—		3	0
1. FC Köln	2010–11	Bundesliga	28	2	3	1	—		31	3
	2011–12	Bundesliga	31	0	2	0	—		33	0
	Total		59	2	5	1	—		64	3
Eintracht Frankfurt	2012–13	Bundesliga	19	3	0	0	—		19	3
	2013–14	Bundesliga	15	1	1	0	5	1	21	2
	2014–15	Bundesliga	3	0	1	0	—		4	0
	Total		37	4	2	0	5	1	44	5
APOEL	2014–15	Cypriot First Division	13	2	4	1	—		17	3
Career total			259	28	22	3	14	2	295	33

1. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

Honours

APOEL

• Cypriot First Division: 2014–15
• Cypriot Cup: 2014–15

References

1. "Martin Lanig signs from Fürth". vfb.de. 23 April 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
2. "Lanig transfers to 1. FC Köln". vfb.de. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
3. "Lanig, Martin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
4. "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Martin Lanig" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
5. "Ν. ΣΑΛΑΜΙΝΑ 0–1 ΑΠΟΕΛ". APOEL FC. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
6. ΑΠΟΕΛ 4–0 ΕΘΝ. ΑΧΝΑΣ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
7. "APOEL secure league to wrap up Cypriot double". UEFA.com. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
8. Κοινή συναινέσει λύση συνεργασίας με Martin Lanig (in Greek). APOEL FC. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
9. Ο Λάνιγκ κρέμασε τα παπούτσια του και θυμήθηκε (και) τον ΑΠΟΕΛ (in Greek). balla.com.cy. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
10. "Martin Lanig wird Co-Trainer beim FSV" (in German). FSV Hollenbach. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
11. "Ex-Profi Martin Lanig wird zur Saison 2023/24 Trainer des Oberligisten" (in German). Südwest Presse. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
12. ""Zerrüttetes Verhältnis": Der FSV Hollenbach und Lanig trennen sich sofort" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
13. "Martin Lanig neuer Cheftrainer der Kickers" (in German). Würzburger Kickers. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
14. "M. Lanig". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
15. "Martin Lanig". fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Martin Lanig at Soccerway
• Martin Lanig at Soccerbase
• Martin Lanig at fussballdaten.de (in German)