Benjamin Baltes
Encyclopedia
Benjamin Baltes is a German
footballer
who plays for Kickers Offenbach
.
. He began playing for Uerdingen in 2002, having switched from the youth team to the first team. During this time he picked up eight goals from 32 senior appearances.
Just after Baltes achieved a player of the year award for Uerdingen, he found himself on the move, unhappy that he would be playing third division football. He decided to move to SC Freiburg
, where he is contracted until 2008. Baltes has played for the German Under-20 national team.
In August 2006 he switched to VfB Lübeck
, where he played for eighteen months, before moving to Rot-Weiß Essen. Her joined Aue in 2008 and was released on 30 June 2009.
In the end of 2010 he signs with the Eredivisie
team SBV Excelsior. He took the 22 number.
In July 2011 he joined the German Regionalliga West
side Wuppertaler SV
with jersey number 3 before moving to the regional division club Kickers Offenbach.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who plays for Kickers Offenbach
Kickers Offenbach
Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun...
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Career
During his youth career, Baltes played for KFC Uerdingen, though in 2005/06 he started playing for SC FreiburgSC Freiburg
Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German association football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. SC Freiburg has played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, since their promotion in 2009...
. He began playing for Uerdingen in 2002, having switched from the youth team to the first team. During this time he picked up eight goals from 32 senior appearances.
Just after Baltes achieved a player of the year award for Uerdingen, he found himself on the move, unhappy that he would be playing third division football. He decided to move to SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg
Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German association football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. SC Freiburg has played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, since their promotion in 2009...
, where he is contracted until 2008. Baltes has played for the German Under-20 national team.
In August 2006 he switched to VfB Lübeck
VfB Lübeck
VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the country's north. In addition to its football side the 1,000 member sports club also has departments for badminton, women's gymnastics, handball, and table tennis....
, where he played for eighteen months, before moving to Rot-Weiß Essen. Her joined Aue in 2008 and was released on 30 June 2009.
In the end of 2010 he signs with the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
team SBV Excelsior. He took the 22 number.
In July 2011 he joined the German Regionalliga West
Regionalliga West
The Regionalliga West is the fourth tier of the German football league system since its introduction in 2008. It covers the states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and North Rhine-Westphalia and is one of three leagues at this level, together with the Regionalliga Nord and the Regionalliga...
side Wuppertaler SV
Wuppertaler SV Borussia
Wuppertaler SV Borussia is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in 1929 out of the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – each with its own football club...
with jersey number 3 before moving to the regional division club Kickers Offenbach.