Alexander Walke is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 professional football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 goalkeeper currently playing for FC Red Bull Salzburg.

Career

He began his career at Energie Cottbus

Energie Cottbus

FC Energie Cottbus is a German association football club based in Cottbus, Lusatia . It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was, at the time, East Germany...

 as a 14-year-old. In 1999 he transferred to Werder Bremen, and was called up to the professional team in 2003. After six years, Walke moved to Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

 in 2005 from Werder Bremen to join SC Freiburg

SC Freiburg

Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German association football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. SC Freiburg has played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, since their promotion in 2009...

. In 2008, he transferred to SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Walke left SV Wehen Wiesbaden to the end of the 2008-09 season. On 28 May 2009, he signed a two-year contract with FC Hansa Rostock

FC Hansa Rostock

F.C. Hansa Rostock is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the former East Germany and have made several appearances in the 1. Bundesliga. Rostock currently compete in the 2. Bundesliga...

. After one season with FC Hansa Rostock

FC Hansa Rostock

F.C. Hansa Rostock is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the former East Germany and have made several appearances in the 1. Bundesliga. Rostock currently compete in the 2. Bundesliga...

 who played in all 36 games left Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 to sign for Austrian Football Bundesliga champion FC Red Bull Salzburg. He is the third German born goalkeeper for the 2010/2011 season by FC Red Bull Salzburg after Niclas Heimann and Gerry Tremmel

Gerhard Tremmel

Gerhard Martin Tremmel is a German football goalkeeper currently playing for Swansea City.- Career :His previous clubs include Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich, where he spent years as a youth, before SpVgg Unterhaching where he made his senior debut.Tremmel left Bavaria in 2002 for spells at...

.

After one year on loan for Greuther Fürth in the second German Bundesliga he is now again playing for FC Red Bull Salzburg.

International career

He competed for Germany at the FIFA World Youth Championship 2003, but tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol

Tetrahydrocannabinol

Tetrahydrocannabinol , also known as delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol , Δ1-THC , or dronabinol, is the main chemical psychoactive substance found in the cannabis plant. It was first isolated in 1964. In pure form, it is a glassy solid when cold, and becomes viscous and sticky if warmed...

.

External links

• Walke's profile at Kicker.de