Dennis Grassow
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Dennis Grassow is a retired German football player who played as a defender
.
, before moving to Munich
the age of 16. He joined TSV 1860 Munich, where he played in the youth system, before moving on to SpVgg Starnberg and later FC Starnberg. He began his senior career in 1993 with SpVgg Unterhaching
, where he had four successful years, which earned him a move to Bayern Munich.
He was unable to break into Bayern's first team, making only one appearance - in a DFB Pokal game against DJK Waldberg, a match which Bayern won 16-1. After six months he moved again, joining 1. FC Köln
, where his arrival bolstered a struggling defence. He remained in Cologne
for eighteen months, but the club was relegated at the end of the 1998-99 season, and he left, rejoining Unterhaching, who had since been promoted to the Bundesliga. The club spent two years in the Bundesliga, but suffered a double relegation, falling to the third-tier Regionalliga
in 2002. Grassow stayed with the club as they returned to the 2. Bundesliga, and consolidated their position, before leaving at the end of the 2003-04 season.
Grassow returned to the Regionalliga, playing for SV Darmstadt 98
for two years, before moving on to Bayernliga
side Jahn Regensburg
in 2006. Here he was appointed captain by the coach Günter Güttler
, as the side were promoted to the Regionalliga, which they followed with qualification for the new 3. Liga. After one season at this level, Grassow retired.
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
.
Career
Grassow was born and raised in BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, before moving to Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
the age of 16. He joined TSV 1860 Munich, where he played in the youth system, before moving on to SpVgg Starnberg and later FC Starnberg. He began his senior career in 1993 with SpVgg Unterhaching
SpVgg Unterhaching
Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich....
, where he had four successful years, which earned him a move to Bayern Munich.
He was unable to break into Bayern's first team, making only one appearance - in a DFB Pokal game against DJK Waldberg, a match which Bayern won 16-1. After six months he moved again, joining 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
, where his arrival bolstered a struggling defence. He remained in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
for eighteen months, but the club was relegated at the end of the 1998-99 season, and he left, rejoining Unterhaching, who had since been promoted to the Bundesliga. The club spent two years in the Bundesliga, but suffered a double relegation, falling to the third-tier Regionalliga
Regionalliga (football)
The Fußball-Regionalliga is the fourth tier of football in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier of the league system before being disbanded. The Regionalliga was then re-introduced as the third tier of the system in 1994...
in 2002. Grassow stayed with the club as they returned to the 2. Bundesliga, and consolidated their position, before leaving at the end of the 2003-04 season.
Grassow returned to the Regionalliga, playing for SV Darmstadt 98
SV Darmstadt 98
SV Darmstadt 98 is a German association football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919 the association was briefly known as Rasen-Sportverein Olympia before merging with Darmstädter Sport Club 1905 on 11 November that year to...
for two years, before moving on to Bayernliga
Bayernliga
Bayernliga is the title of several sports leagues in the German state of Bavaria. It can be translated as Bavarian league.-Football:* Fußball-Bayernliga: Highest football league in Bavaria....
side Jahn Regensburg
Jahn Regensburg
SSV Jahn Regensburg is a German association football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The team was part of a larger sports club founded in 1889 as Turnerbund Jahn Regensburg which took its name from Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, whose ideas of gymnastics greatly influenced German sport in the 19th...
in 2006. Here he was appointed captain by the coach Günter Güttler
Günter Güttler
Günter Güttler, is a former German football player and manager of the German low-tier football club SpVgg Weiden.- Honours :As player:* Bundesliga Champion: 1980–81* DFB-Pokal Winner: 1981–82...
, as the side were promoted to the Regionalliga, which they followed with qualification for the new 3. Liga. After one season at this level, Grassow retired.