Lars Jungnickel
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Lars Jungnickel is a German
football
er who plays as a midfielder
for Dynamo Dresden
.
Jungnickel is in his second spell with Dynamo Dresden, having joing the club as a child in 1987, and made his debut in the Regionalliga Nordost
twelve years later. He spent two seasons in Dynamo's first-team, playing as a striker
, and despite the club's relegation to, and subsequent failure to get promoted from, the NOFV-Oberliga, he showed promise, and in July 2001 he earned a move to Energie Cottbus
of the Bundesliga
, along with teammate Silvio Schroter
.
Jungnickel only made three appearances in his first season with Cottbus, but made 23 appearances, mostly as a substitute, as the team finished bottom of the league. He missed much of the following season, but featured more regularly in the next two 2. Fußball-Bundesliga
seasons, the latter of which saw the club promoted in third place. Back in the Bundesliga, Jungnickel only saw 20 minutes of action all season, and was released by Cottbus in July 2007.
Jungnickel then returned to Dynamo Dresden, now in the Regionalliga Nord
, and helped the club qualify for the 3rd Liga
in his first season back. He has been a regular first-team player at the club ever since, usually employed as a defensive midfielder.
Jungnickel was named in Germany's squad for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
, and won four caps for the under-21 team in 2002, scoring one goal.
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...
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...
er who plays as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
for Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
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Jungnickel is in his second spell with Dynamo Dresden, having joing the club as a child in 1987, and made his debut in the Regionalliga Nordost
Regionalliga Nordost
The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga....
twelve years later. He spent two seasons in Dynamo's first-team, playing as a striker
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...
, and despite the club's relegation to, and subsequent failure to get promoted from, the NOFV-Oberliga, he showed promise, and in July 2001 he earned a move to 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...
of the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
, along with teammate Silvio Schroter
Silvio Schröter
Silvio Schröter is former a German footballer, last contracted with FC Carl Zeiss Jena.-Career:Schröter began his career at his hometown club TSV 1862 Radeburg, before joining the youth ranks of Dynamo Dresden...
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Jungnickel only made three appearances in his first season with Cottbus, but made 23 appearances, mostly as a substitute, as the team finished bottom of the league. He missed much of the following season, but featured more regularly in the next two 2. Fußball-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...
seasons, the latter of which saw the club promoted in third place. Back in the Bundesliga, Jungnickel only saw 20 minutes of action all season, and was released by Cottbus in July 2007.
Jungnickel then returned to Dynamo Dresden, now in the Regionalliga Nord
Regionalliga Nord
The Regionalliga Nord 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 northern and eastern part of Germany. It covers ten of the sixteen states of Germany...
, and helped the club qualify for 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 his first season back. He has been a regular first-team player at the club ever since, usually employed as a defensive midfielder.
Jungnickel was named in Germany's squad for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata...
, and won four caps for the under-21 team in 2002, scoring one goal.