Kevin Großkreutz
Kevin Großkreutz (born 19 July 1988) is a semi-retired German professional footballer who plays as a right back and winger for Westfalenliga 2 club Wacker Castrop.
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Großkreutz with VfB Stuttgart in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kevin Großkreutz | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dortmund, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back, Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | SV Wacker Obercastrop | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1995 | DJK Rot-Weiß Obereving | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | VfL Kemminghausen | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | FC Merkur 07 Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Rot Weiss Ahlen II | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 94 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Borussia Dortmund | 176 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Borussia Dortmund II | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Galatasaray | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | VfB Stuttgart | 26 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Darmstadt 98 | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | KFC Uerdingen | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | TuS Bövinghausen | 52 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | SV Wacker Obercastrop | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Germany U21 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Germany | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
He made his senior debut at Rot Weiss Ahlen, and in 2009 joined Borussia Dortmund of the Bundesliga, making 233 appearances for them across all competitions and scoring 27 goals. His honours during his time at the Westfalenstadion included two consecutive Bundesliga titles, including a double in 2012.
In summer 2015, after featuring sparingly at Borussia Dortmund, Großkreutz moved to Süper Lig club Galatasaray where he did not make a single appearance in half a season. He returned to the Bundesliga signing with VfB Stuttgart in January 2016. In March 2017 his contract was terminated after he was involved in a bar fight. A month later, he joined 2. Bundesliga side Darmstadt 98. After one season with Darmstadt 98, he spent two seasons with KFC Uerdingen 05 in the 3. Liga before joining TüS Bövninghausen in January 2021
A full international for Germany between 2010 and 2014, he was part of their team which won the 2014 FIFA World Cup.