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Marcel Schmelzer
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Person

Marcel Schmelzer

b. 1988

German footballer

Born
22 Jan 1988 · Magdeburg
Part ofEast Germany1876 – 1990

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 44 years
  1. 22 Jan 1988BornBorn in Magdeburg
  2. 2007 – 2009TeamBorussia Dortmund II
  3. 2008 – 2022TeamBorussia Dortmund
  4. 2009 – 2010TeamGermany national under-21 football team
  5. 2010 – 2014TeamGermany men's national association football team

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1988 – today).

  1. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  2. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  3. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  4. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  5. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  7. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  8. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  9. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  10. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  11. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  12. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  13. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  14. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  15. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  16. 20112011 Norway attacks
  17. 2011Libyan civil war
  18. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  19. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  20. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  21. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  22. 2015Paris Agreement
  23. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  24. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  25. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  26. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  27. 2023Gaza war
  28. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  29. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Marcel Schmelzer (German pronunciation: [maʁˈsɛl ˈʃmɛltsɐ]; born 22 January 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played mainly as a left-back.

A Borussia Dortmund youth graduate, Schmelzer spent his entire career with the club, playing with the side in the Bundesliga across 14 full seasons, and served as captain for the club from 2016 to 2018. He retired from football in 2022, ending a 17-year long professional career.

Having represented Germany at under-21 level, he made his senior debut for national team in 2010, going on to earn 16 caps until 2014.

Text from the Wikipedia article Marcel Schmelzer, CC BY-SA 4.0

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