Benjamin Köhler

Benjamin Köhler

Benjamin Köhler 2010
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Köhler
Date of birth	(1980-08-04) 4 August 1980
Place of birth	Berlin, West Germany
Height
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder Left winger
Team information
Current team	1. FC Union Berlin
Number	7
Youth career
1986–1993	Normannia 08 Berlin
1993–1997	Reinickendorfer Füchse
1997–1998	1. FC Lübars
1998–2000	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2003	Hertha BSC	1	(0)
2001–2002	→ MSV Duisburg (loan)	22	(1)
2003–2004	Rot-Weiss Essen	34	(13)
2004–2013	Eintracht Frankfurt	229	(32)
2013	1. FC Kaiserslautern	8	(1)
2013–	1. FC Union Berlin	47	(5)
International career‡
	Germany U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:51, 27 May 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2012

Benjamin Köhler (born 4 August 1980) is a German footballer playing for 1. FC Union Berlin in the 2. Bundesliga. Köhler, who is left-footed, can play flexibly on all offensive positions but often finds himself on the left wing. After getting just one appearance with Hertha BSC he had a one-year loan stint with Duisburg; he finally moved to Regionalliga side Rot-Weiss Essen where he scored 13 goals. After that season, Eintracht Frankfurt scouted and finally signed him. In the promotion season he netted seven goals in 29 games. In the next season he had as many games while scoring three goals, one which was among the goal of the week choices.

On 7 February 2015, his team-mates held a tribute to him in support after his diagnosis of stomach cancer after the seventh minute of the game, a 2-1 defeat of VfL Bochum. They received an ovation from both the fans and players from both teams. His contract was later renewed, even after the diagnosis. On July 25, 2015 it was announced that he had beaten stomach cancer and he was given the all clear.

Honours

Club

With Eintracht Frankfurt

• DFB-Pokal Runner-up: 2005–06

External links

• Benjamin Köhler at Eintracht Frankfurt's Official Website (German)
• Benjamin Köhler at eintracht-archiv.de (German)
• Benjamin Köhler profile at Fussballdaten