Michael Fink
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Michael Fink is a German
footballer who currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Samsunspor
.
, in the beginning for the youth team, later in the reserve in the Regionalliga. In 2004 Arminia Bielefeld
signed him for their Bundesliga campaign.
Fink left Arminia Bielefeld
after the 2005–06 season to join Eintracht Frankfurt
.
In January 2008 he scored a bicycle kick
goal in a friendly against Paderborn that won the Goal of the month award.
On 29 November 2008, there were reports linking Fink with a return to Stuttgart in the press.
Eintracht Frankfurt press officer Carsten Knoop confirmed that Fink will be leaving at the end of the season. Fink joined Turkish side Beşiktaş
for €1.2 million with a 3 years long contract.
Fink had his pro-competitive match debut on Super Cup
, in which Beşiktaş had lost 0–2 against Fenerbahçe. Fink played a full 90 minutes in the famous victory over Manchester United with a 0–1.
He scored his second goal against Fenerbahce SK and this goal is opted for the best goal of the first part of 2009–10 season by his teammates. He had scored his first goal for Beşiktaş at his "league debut" match against İstanbul BB in 7 August 2009, it was also the season's first goal at Süper Lig. In January 2011, Fink returned to Germany on loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach
in the Bundesliga
.
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...
footballer who currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Samsunspor
Samsunspor
Samsunspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray. The club colours are red and white, and they play their home matches at Samsun 19 Mayıs...
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Career
Fink played from 1992 for VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
, in the beginning for the youth team, later in the reserve in the Regionalliga. In 2004 Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...
signed him for their Bundesliga campaign.
Fink left Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...
after the 2005–06 season to join Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
.
In January 2008 he scored a bicycle kick
Bicycle kick
A Bicycle kick or Scissor kick is a physical move made by throwing the body up into the air, making a shearing movement with the legs to get one leg in front of the other without holding on to the ground. The move can either be done backwards or sideways...
goal in a friendly against Paderborn that won the Goal of the month award.
On 29 November 2008, there were reports linking Fink with a return to Stuttgart in the press.
Eintracht Frankfurt press officer Carsten Knoop confirmed that Fink will be leaving at the end of the season. Fink joined Turkish side Beşiktaş
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
for €1.2 million with a 3 years long contract.
Fink had his pro-competitive match debut on Super Cup
Turkish Super Cup 2009
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, in which Beşiktaş had lost 0–2 against Fenerbahçe. Fink played a full 90 minutes in the famous victory over Manchester United with a 0–1.
He scored his second goal against Fenerbahce SK and this goal is opted for the best goal of the first part of 2009–10 season by his teammates. He had scored his first goal for Beşiktaş at his "league debut" match against İstanbul BB in 7 August 2009, it was also the season's first goal at Süper Lig. In January 2011, Fink returned to Germany on loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...
in 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...
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External links
- Michael Fink at eintracht-archiv.de