Andreas Haas
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Andreas Haas is a German footballer who plays as a striker
.
Haas played youth football for SV Reiskirchen, SG Erbach and 1. FC Kaiserslautern
, before getting his chance in professional football with 1. FC Saarbrücken
. He made his debut for the club in October 2000, aged 18, in a 2. Bundesliga
match against FC St. Pauli
, replacing Dino Toppmöller
in a 2–2 draw. He made four more appearances during the 2000–01 season, but suffered an injury after just one game in the following season, and didn't play for FCS again, not featuring at all in his final year with the club, now relegated to the Regionalliga Süd
. In 2000, he joined his hometown club, FC Homburg
of the Oberliga Südwest
. He scored six goals in his first season with the club, but the next two years proved to be hugely successful - he scored 30 and 26 league goals respectively, both enough to make him the division's top scorer.
This form earned Haas a move back up to the Regionalliga Süd
, with ambitious TSG Hoffenheim
, but in six months with the club he only made one appearance - a 1–1 draw with SV Elversberg
in which he scored. In January 2007 he joined FK Pirmasens
, where his four goals in eight appearances couldn't stop the club being relegated from the Regionalliga. After a further six months with Pirmasens, he was back in the Regionalliga, joining KSV Hessen Kassel
. At the end of the season he returned to Saarland
, spending two years with SV Elversberg
before being released in July 2010. After six months out of the game, he returned to FC Homburg in January 2011. He scored four goals in seventeen appearances for the club, but was unable to prevent them being relegated from the Regionalliga West
, so he left in summer 2011 and signed for local amateur side FC Palatia Limbach.
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
.
Haas played youth football for SV Reiskirchen, SG Erbach and 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
, before getting his chance in professional football with 1. FC Saarbrücken
1. FC Saarbrücken
1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903...
. He made his debut for the club in October 2000, aged 18, in a 2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
match against FC St. Pauli
FC St. Pauli
Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that also has Rugby Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that...
, replacing Dino Toppmöller
Dino Toppmöller
Dino Toppmöller is a German footballer playing for FSV Salmrohr. He is the son of Klaus Toppmöller.-External links:...
in a 2–2 draw. He made four more appearances during the 2000–01 season, but suffered an injury after just one game in the following season, and didn't play for FCS again, not featuring at all in his final year with the club, now relegated to the Regionalliga Süd
Regionalliga Süd
The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
. In 2000, he joined his hometown club, FC Homburg
FC Homburg
FC 08 Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland. The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as Fussball Club Homburg by a group of seventeen young men at the local Hohenburg pub.- History :...
of the Oberliga Südwest
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
. He scored six goals in his first season with the club, but the next two years proved to be hugely successful - he scored 30 and 26 league goals respectively, both enough to make him the division's top scorer.
This form earned Haas a move back up to the Regionalliga Süd
Regionalliga Süd
The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
, with ambitious TSG Hoffenheim
TSG Hoffenheim
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is a German association football club based in Hoffenheim, a suburb of Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg. In 2007 the club decided to adopt the use of the short form name 1899 Hoffenheim in place of the traditional TSG Hoffenheim...
, but in six months with the club he only made one appearance - a 1–1 draw with SV Elversberg
SV Elversberg
SpVgg 07 Elversberg Saar is a German association football club, located in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland.-History:The club was founded in 1907 as FC Germania Elversberg. It was dissolved in 1914, but then re-constituted in 1918 as Sportvereinigung VfB Elversberg, spending a season in the tier-one...
in which he scored. In January 2007 he joined FK Pirmasens
FK Pirmasens
FK Pirmasens is a German association football club in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate. The team was formed as the football section of the gymnastics and sports club TV Pirminia Pirmasens in 1903 and became independent in 1914. They took on their current name in 1925...
, where his four goals in eight appearances couldn't stop the club being relegated from the Regionalliga. After a further six months with Pirmasens, he was back in the Regionalliga, joining KSV Hessen Kassel
KSV Hessen Kassel
KSV Hessen Kassel is a German association football club based in Kassel, Hesse. The club was founded as FC Union 93 Kassel in 1893 and just two years later joined FC Hassia 93 Cassel to form Casseler FV 95...
. At the end of the season he returned to Saarland
Saarland
Saarland is one of the sixteen states of Germany. The capital is Saarbrücken. It has an area of 2570 km² and 1,045,000 inhabitants. In both area and population, it is the smallest state in Germany other than the city-states...
, spending two years with SV Elversberg
SV Elversberg
SpVgg 07 Elversberg Saar is a German association football club, located in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland.-History:The club was founded in 1907 as FC Germania Elversberg. It was dissolved in 1914, but then re-constituted in 1918 as Sportvereinigung VfB Elversberg, spending a season in the tier-one...
before being released in July 2010. After six months out of the game, he returned to FC Homburg in January 2011. He scored four goals in seventeen appearances for the club, but was unable to prevent them being relegated from the Regionalliga West
Regionalliga West
The Regionalliga West is the fourth tier of the German football league system since its introduction in 2008. It covers the states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and North Rhine-Westphalia and is one of three leagues at this level, together with the Regionalliga Nord and the Regionalliga...
, so he left in summer 2011 and signed for local amateur side FC Palatia Limbach.