Johannes Focher
Encyclopedia
Johannes Focher is a German
goalkeeper currently under contract for Borussia Dortmund
.
. In summer 2006, he transferred to the junior section of Borussia Dortmund
. In this club he became vice-champion of the German Junior Championships in 2007 with the B-Juniors and 2009 with the A-Juniors. In the 2008–09 season, Focher won the second place of the DFB-Junioren-Vereinspokal, even though he wasn't used in the final. In the same season, he also played for the second team of Borussia Dortmund in the Regionalliga West where he was used two times in the first part, 13 times in the second half. With his club he got promoted into the 3rd Liga
. In the next step he became the second goalkeeper behind Marcel Höttecke
, but after the regular goalkeeper had moved up to the bench due to an injury of Roman Weidenfeller
, he debuted on 7 February 2010 in an away match of the 3rd Liga
against Kickers Offenbach
.
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...
goalkeeper currently under contract for Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
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Club career
Focher began his career for Hammer SpVgHammer SpVg
Hammer SpVg is a German association football club from the city of Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of a larger sports club with some 1,500 members in departments for aikido, judo, cheerleading, fitness and dance, gymnastics, handball, roller hockey, volleyball, and water gymnastics.The...
. In summer 2006, he transferred to the junior section of Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
. In this club he became vice-champion of the German Junior Championships in 2007 with the B-Juniors and 2009 with the A-Juniors. In the 2008–09 season, Focher won the second place of the DFB-Junioren-Vereinspokal, even though he wasn't used in the final. In the same season, he also played for the second team of Borussia Dortmund in the Regionalliga West where he was used two times in the first part, 13 times in the second half. With his club he got promoted into the 3rd Liga
3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
. In the next step he became the second goalkeeper behind Marcel Höttecke
Marcel Höttecke
Marcel Höttecke is a German football goalkeeper for 1. FC Union Berlin.-Career:Höttecke played mainly for Borussia Dortmund II but has played in the first team due to injuries of regular keepers Roman Weidenfeller and Marc Ziegler. His first match in Bundesliga was on April 16, 2008 losing to...
, but after the regular goalkeeper had moved up to the bench due to an injury of Roman Weidenfeller
Roman Weidenfeller
Roman Weidenfeller is a German footballer who plays for Fußball-Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund as a goalkeeper.-Early career:...
, he debuted on 7 February 2010 in an away match of the 3rd Liga
3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
against Kickers Offenbach
Kickers Offenbach
Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun...
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External links
- Johannes Focher at worldfootball.net
- Johannes Focher at bvb.de