Stefan Reinartz 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...

 footballer who plays for Bayer Leverkusen.

Career

Reinartz came through the ranks at Bayer Leverkusen and but did not play any games for them in the 2008–09 season. He made his professional debut in the Second Division

2. Fußball-Bundesliga

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 while on loan with 1. FC Nuremberg on 9 February 2009 when he started a match against 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...

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After returning from Nuremberg, Reinartz was given a chance to prove himself and made his competitive debut for Bayer on 31 July 2009 against SV Babelsberg

SV Babelsberg 03

SV Babelsberg 03 is a German association football club based in Potsdam-Babelsberg, on the outskirts of Berlin. The team was founded as Sport-Club Jugendkraft 1903 and again as SG Karl-Marx Babelsberg in 1948 as successor to the pre-war side SpVgg Potsdam 03.-History:Playing as SV Nowawes the team...

 in the German Cup. During the 2009–10 season, he eventually cemented his place as a holding midfielder and scored his first senior goal on 6 November in the 4–0 home win against 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 :...

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International career

Reinartz has been a German international since the U17 level. He started out as first choice at the start of the 2006 U17 European Championship

2006 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

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 qualifying campaign and was in the squad that took fourth place in the tournament. After losing his place to Christopher Schorch

Christopher Schorch

Christopher Schorch is a German footballer who plays for Energie Cottbus, as a central defender.-Football career:...

 for a short spell, he regained it and became a regular for the U19's. He started all matches at the 2008 European Championships

2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 24th UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, UEFA's premier competition for players under the age of 19. The tournament was held in the Czech Republic with matches played from 14 July to 26 July 2008. Players born...

 and helped Germany to the title. He has been a regular for the U21's in their bid to make the 2011 European Championships

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began on 27 March 2009 and finished on 13 October 2010. The final tournament is being held in Denmark between 11–25 June 2011....

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External links

• Stefan Reinartz at transfermarkt.de