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| Full name | FC Energie Cottbus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Energie, Die Lausitzer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | January 31, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus (Capacity 22,450) |
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| Chairman |  Ulrich Lepsch |
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| Manager |  Bojan Prašnikar |
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| League | Bundesliga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08 | Bundesliga, 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FC Energie Cottbus is a German football club based in Cottbus, in the Lausitz region of Brandenburg. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Upper and Lower Lusatia Upper Lusatia ( Oberlausitz or Hornja Łužica) is today part of the German state of Saxony except for a small part east of Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Stadion der Freundschaft ( German: The stadium of friendship) is a football Stadium in Cottbus, Germany. Cottbus ( Lower Sorbian: Chóśebuz) is a City in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around 125 km southeast of Berlin on the The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Bojan Prašnikar (born February 03, 1953 in Šmartno ob Paki) is a Slovenian football manager and former player The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany 's football league system. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Below is a list of football clubs in Germany. It contains all clubs that have played in the Bundesliga, 2 Cottbus ( Lower Sorbian: Chóśebuz) is a City in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around 125 km southeast of Berlin on the Upper and Lower Lusatia Upper Lusatia ( Oberlausitz or Hornja Łužica) is today part of the German state of Saxony except for a small part east of Brandenburg ( Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of the sixteen states of Germany. It was founded in 1963 as SC Energie Cottbus in what was, at the time, East Germany. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state The club was quickly buttressed by a wholesale transfer of players from BSG Aktivist Brieske-Ost ordered by East German authorities, who often intervened in the business of the country's sports and football clubs for political reasons.
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History
Predecessor sides
Through this link, the side can trace its roots back to a club founded by coal miners in 1919, in what was then called the town of Marga. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Glückauf Marga was active until 1925 when the miners left to form a new team called FSV Sturm Marga which was banned by the Nazis in 1933. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Play in the GDR
The club re-emerged after World War II in 1949 as Franz Mehring Marga, becoming BSG Aktivist Brieske-Ost in 1950. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The club was re-named SC Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg in 1954 and played in the DDR-Oberliga generally earning mid-table results until calamitously falling all the way to the fourth tier Cottbus Berzirksliga in the early 60's. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The players of this side were delivered to SC Energie Cottbus in 1963.
In the mid-60's a re-organization program by the regime led to the separation of football sides from sports clubs and the creation of BSG von Bodo Krautz under the patronage of a local coal mine. The football club went by that name only briefly and was quickly re-named BSG Energie in early 1966. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.
German reunification
The team took on the name FC Energie in 1990 at the time of German re-unification. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany
After years as a II division or lower-table I division side in East Germany, Energie has emerged as one of the few former DDR sides to enjoy relative prosperity in a united Germany. After five seasons playing tier III football, they earned promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in 1997, winning the Regionalliga Nordost, and then played their way into the Bundesliga in 2000, where they managed a three year stay. History For more details on this topic see History of German football 1974 marked the introduction of the second tier of the Bundesliga Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Overview The Regionalliga Nordost was formed in 1994 to form a regional third level of play between the 2nd Bundesliga and the NOFV-Oberligas Nord, The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany 's football league system. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A key player in their Bundesliga run was Vasile Miriuta, an imaginative midfield player who played a big part in the team's promotion. Vasile Miriuţă (born October 19, 1968 in Baia Mare, Romania) is a Romanian -born Hungarian retired football After being relegated, Energie narrowly missed a prompt return to the top tier, losing out to FSV Mainz 05 on goal differential. In season 04/05 Energie struggled into both financial (reported debts of 4. 5 million Euros) and sports problems: The season goal of promotion was missed by far - the club escaped the relegation to 3rd tier Regionalliga (football) by scoring one more goal (season overall) than SV Eintracht Trier 05 while having the same amount of points and goal differential. This article describes the men's football regional leagues in Germany. SV Eintracht Trier 05 is a German football club based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. During season the manager and the chairman were replaced. Next season (2005/06) was a much more successful one - the club has returned to play in the First Division Bundesliga after winning promotion. The Bundesliga season 2006/07 resulted in a 13th place and a club record in Bundesliga season points (41).
Current squad
As of January 4, 2008. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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For recent transfers, see List of German football transfers Summer 2008. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Przemysław Trytko (born August 28, 1987 in Poland) is a Polish footballer (forward who played for Gwarek Zabrze before transferring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Shao Jiayi ( (born 10 April 1980 in Beijing) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Energie Cottbus in the In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Savo Pavićević (born 11 December, 1980 in Kikinda, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin football In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Tomislav "Pippi" Piplica (born April 5, 1969) is a goalkeeper from Bosnia and Herzegovina currently playing for FC Energie Cottbus In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Igor Mitreski (Игор Митрески (born 19 February 1979, SFR Yugoslavia) is a football defender from the present-day Republic of Macedonia In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Kristijan Ipša (born April 4, 1986) is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for FC Midtjylland. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Stathis Aloneftis (born March 29, 1983 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Cypriot footballer, currently playing for Omonoia In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ovidiu Burcă (born March 16, 1980 in Slatina Romania) is a Romanian football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ivan Radeljić (born September 14, 1980 in Imotski, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian -born Bosnian Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Dennis Dechmann Sørensen (born 24 May 1981) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a winger for FC Energie Cottbus Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Branko Jelić (born May 5 1977 in Čačak) is a Serbian football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Mario Cvitanović (born May 6, 1975) is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for Energie Cottbus. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Michal Papadopulos (born April 14 1985 in Ostrava) is a Czech football player of Greek descent Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Christian Müller (born February 28, 1984) is a German footballer who currently plays for FC Energie Cottbus On February 3, 2007 In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Çağdaş Atan (born 29 February 1980 in İzmir) is a Central defender playing for the German Bundesliga football team
Former Players
Bruno Akrapović- Christian Beeck
Gregg Berhalter
Andrzej Juskowiak- Radosław Kałużny
Jiri Kaufman- Andrzej Kobylański
Sergiu Radu- Vlad Munteanu
Kevin McKenna
Vasile Miriuţă- Laurenţiu Reghecampf
- Petrik Sander
- Silvio Schröter
- Marko Topić
Santiago Silva
Team trivia
- On April 6, 2001, Energie became the first Bundesliga club to field a side made up of 11 foreign players. Bruno Akrapović (born September 26, 1967 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian football player who played Christian Beeck ( December 18, 1971 &ndash is a Rathenow -born former German footballer. Gregg Berhalter (born August 1, 1973, in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American Football defender, who currently plays Andrzej Mieczysław Juskowiak (born November 3, 1970 in Gostyń) is a Polish former football striker who played for Polish Radosław Kałużny (born February 2, 1974 in Góra Silesian Voivodeship) is a retired Polish football player Jiří Kaufman (born November 28, 1979 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech football striker formerly playing for Erzgebirge Andrzej Kobylański (born July 31, 1970 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski) is a former Polish footballer who represented his native Sergiu Marian Radu (born 10 August[[ 977]] in Râmnicu Vâlcea) is a Romanian professional Football (soccer player currently playing for Vlad Munteanu (born January 16, 1981 also known as "Cicalalca" is a Romanian professional Football (soccer player who currently plays This page is on the Canadian soccer player For Kevin McKenna the member (Volunteer in the Irish Republican Army see List of members of the Irish Republican Army Vasile Miriuţă (born October 19, 1968 in Baia Mare, Romania) is a Romanian -born Hungarian retired football Laurenţiu Aurelian Reghecampf (born 19 September 1975) is a Romanian football player Petrik Sander (born November 17 1960 in Quedlinburg) is a German footballer who played most of his career at Energie Cottbus Silvio Schröter (born June 29 1979 in Radebeul) is a German footballer, currently at Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg. Marko Topić (born 1 January, 1976 in Oštra Luka, Orašje) is a Bosnian Croat footballer. Santiago Martín Silva Olivera (born December 9 1980, in Avellaneda Uruguay) is an Uruguayan football striker
- The players were Tomislav Piplica, Faruk Hujdurovic, Bruno Akrapovic (Bosnia), János Mátyus, Vasile Miriuta (Hungary), Rudi Vata (Albania), Moussa Latoundji (Benin), Andrzej Kobylanski (Poland), Antun Labak (Croatia), Laurenţiu Reghecampf (Romania), and Franklin (Brazil). Tomislav "Pippi" Piplica (born April 5, 1969) is a goalkeeper from Bosnia and Herzegovina currently playing for FC Energie Cottbus Bruno Akrapović (born September 26, 1967 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian football player who played János Mátyus (born 20 December, 1974 in Budapest) is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Ferencvárosi Torna Club Vasile Miriuţă (born October 19, 1968 in Baia Mare, Romania) is a Romanian -born Hungarian retired football Rudi Vata (born February 13, 1969 in Shkodër) is a former Albanian footballer who played as a defender. Moussa Latoundji (born August 13, 1978) is a Beninese football player who as of 2004 was playing for FC Energie Cottbus. Andrzej Kobylański (born July 31, 1970 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski) is a former Polish footballer who represented his native Laurenţiu Aurelian Reghecampf (born 19 September 1975) is a Romanian football player As a side note, even the three substitutes were foreigners, namely Johnny Rödlund from Sweden, Sabin Ilie from Romania and Witold Wawrzyczek from Poland [1]. Jonny Erik Gunnar Rödlund (born December 22 1971 in Västerås, Västmanland) is a Swedish football player Sabin Ilie (born May 11, 1975 in Craiova) is a Romanian Football (soccer Striker, currently without a club
- Energie often fielded 9 or 10 foreigners that season: German players appeared a total of just 83 times, with striker Sebastian Helbig as the leader with 28 [2]. Sebastian Helbig (born April 25, 1977) is a German footballer who currently plays for FSV Zwickau.
- East German authorities had a penchant for tagging sports teams with the names of socialist heroes: Franz Mehring was a German socialist politician and journalist. Franz Erdmann Mehring (27 February 1846 in Schlawe, Pomerania – 29 January 1919 in Berlin) was a German Publicist, Politician He wrote a biography of Karl Marx and was a strong supporter of his ideas.
- Angela Merkel is an honorary member of the club. (ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛɐ̯kəl (born Angela Dorothea Kasner, 17 July 1954 in Hamburg, West Germany) is the Chancellor of Germany.
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