BirthSeptember 291984

Per Mertesacker

Per Mertesacker, German footballer

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When
Saturday, September 29 198442 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1980s
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Person
Per Mertesacker

At a glance

Born 1984-09-29.

Known as: association football player and association football coach. Citizenship: Germany.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life Mertesacker met his future wife German international handballer Ulrike Stange in 2008 while both were recovering from injury at a rehab clinic in Donaustauf and began a relationship not long after. [ 1 ] They married in June 2013 [ 2 ] and have two sons (born April 2011 and May 2014). [ 1 ] Mertesacker is a Protestant Christian. [ 3 ] In an interview with German newspaper Der Spiegel published in March 2018,

Per Mertesacker is a German football coach and former professional player who played as a centre back.

Early life

Early life The second of three sons, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Mertesacker was raised in Pattensen , a small town on the outskirts of the city of Hanover . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He began playing football alongside his brothers at the local amateur club TSV Pattensen before joining Hannover 96 , where their father was a part-time coach. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ]

Path and career

Awards / honours: Silbernes Lorbeerblatt.

Career statistics Club Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Club Season League National cup [ a ] League cup [ b ] Europe Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Hannover 96 2003–04 Bundesliga 13 0 1 0 — — — 14 0 2004–05 Bundesliga 31 2 4 1 — — — 35 3 2005–06 Bundesliga 30 5 3 0 — — — 33 5 Total 74 7 8 1 — — — 82 8 Werder Bremen 2006–07 Bundesliga 25 2 0 0 0 0 10 [ c ]

Why this date

Per Mertesacker appears on our September 29 calendar for 1984 as a birth entry.

September 29 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

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  6. 2008Stock market crash
  7. 20092009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami
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