Matthias Küfner (born 28 April 1981) is a German footballer[1] who plays as a goalkeeper.

Matthias Küfner
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-04-28) 28 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Bayreuth, West Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
BSV Bayreuth
0000–1997 SpVgg Bayreuth
1997–2000 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Bayern Munich (A) 3 (0)
2001–2003 Wacker Burghausen 7 (0)
2003–2004 1860 München 0 (0)
2004–2007 Hallescher FC 80 (0)
2007–2008 Bayern Hof
2008–2009 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 35 (0)
2009–2015 TSV Neudrossenfeld 161 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Küfner played as a youth for various clubs in his hometown of Bayreuth, before joining Bayern Munich at age 16. He spent three years in the youth team, before stepping up to the reserve team in 2000. He made three appearances in the 2000–01 season, his debut coming as a substitute for Stefan Wessels in a 3–0 defeat against Karlsruher SC. At the end of the season, Küfner joined Wacker Burghausen, as understudy to Kay Wehner. His first season ended with the club winning the Regionalliga Süd, which enabled him to make five appearances in the 2. Bundesliga the following year.

In 2003, Küfner returned to Munich, to join Bundesliga side 1860 München, where he spent a year as third choice 'keeper. This was followed by three years with Hallescher FC in the NOFV-Oberliga Süd, before he returned to Bavaria for a six-month spell at SpVgg Bayern Hof, then eighteen months with 1. FC Schweinfurt 05. He left Schweinfurt in 2009 to join amateur side TSV Neudrossenfeld.

References

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  1. ^ "Küfner, Matthias" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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