Markus Hausweiler is a former German

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.

Hausweiler had been starting his career at Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...

, a club he joined as a twelve-year old in 1988 from VfR Neuss. Debuting for Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga

Fußball-Bundesliga

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 on 16 March 1996, Hausweiler was a permanent member of the Mönchengladbach squad since becoming professional at the start of the 1997–98 campaign. Still on contract with his side he was suspended from first team training under then Mönchengladbach manager Dick Advocaat

Dick Advocaat

Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football manager and former player currently the manager of the Russia national football team.He has been moderately successful as a football player and as a coach, which included two stints with the Dutch national football team...

 in spring 2005 together with Marcelo Pletsch and Igor Demo

Igor Demo

Igor Demo is a former Slovak football player. His playing position is midfielder.Demo was born and grew up in Nitra, and he started his professional career playing for the local team FC Nitra. He also played for ŠK Slovan Bratislava before being transferred to the Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in 1998...

. Despite Hausweiler complaining and appealing, his contract got terminated consequently.

At the start of the 2005–06 season he joined newly promoted MSV Duisburg

MSV Duisburg

MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:...

 that was managed by Norbert Meier

Norbert Meier

Norbert Meier is a German former football player. After his playing days were over, Meier became a manager and is now manager of Fortuna Düsseldorf.-Playing career:...

, once his manager in his youth at Mönchengladbach. Three matches into the season, the tough tackling midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

picked up a persistent knee-injury that kept him out for more than just the remainder of that season and forced him in retirement.