Mathias Jack
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Mathias Jack is a retired German
footballer who played primarily as a defender
and was last both player and manager of DJK Amisia Rheine 1926.
Jack began his career with Wismut Aue before moving to VfB Oldenburg
in 1991. Following two years with them, Jack had a similar length of spell with Rot-Weiss Essen
. Jack played for Essen in the 1994 German Cup Final
. He then had spells with VfL Bochum
and Fortuna Düsseldorf
.
Jack moved to Scottish
side Hibernian
in 1999, going on to make over 100 appearances for the Easter Road
side. He played for Hibs in the 2001 Scottish Cup Final
, a 3–0 defeat by Celtic
. Following his departure in the summer of 2003, Jack had a short spell with Raith Rovers
in November before returning to his hometown with Sachsen Leipzig. In 2005, Jack moved abroad again to Iceland
ic side Grindavik
before returning to Germany in 2006 with SV Meppen
.
Jack joined current side Rheine in January 2008, initially signing a contract until the end of the season.
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|1990–91||Wismut Aue||38||0||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||||
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|1991–92||rowspan="2"|VfB Oldenburg
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|1992–93||29||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||0
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|1993–94||rowspan="2"|Rot-Weiss Essen
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|1994-95||Regionalliga
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|1995–96||rowspan="2"|VfL Bochum
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|1996–97||Bundesliga
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|1997–98||rowspan="2"|Fortuna Düsseldorf
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|1998–99||13||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||14||0
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|1999–00||rowspan="4"|Hibernian F.C.
||rowspan="4"|Premier League
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|2000–01||37||0||4||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||43||1
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|2001–02||31||0||2||0||1||0||2||0||36||0
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|2002–03||19||3||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||21||3
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|2003
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|2003–04||Raith Rovers F.C.
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|2004–05||FC Sachsen Leipzig
||Oberliga
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|2005||rowspan="2"|Grindavík
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|2006–07||rowspan="2"|SV Meppen
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|2007–08||15||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||3
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|2008–09||DJK Amisia Rheine||||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||||
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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 who played primarily as a defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
and was last both player and manager of DJK Amisia Rheine 1926.
Jack began his career with Wismut Aue before moving to VfB Oldenburg
VfB Oldenburg
VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. As of the 2011/12 season they play in the Oberliga Niedersachsenliga, which is at the 5th level of football in Germany.-History:...
in 1991. Following two years with them, Jack had a similar length of spell with Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Early years :The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund...
. Jack played for Essen in the 1994 German Cup Final
DFB Cup 1993-94
The DFB-Pokal 1993–94 was the 51st season of the competition. 76 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds which began on 1 August 1993 and ended on 14 May 1994...
. He then had spells with VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
and Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
.
Jack moved to Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
side Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
in 1999, going on to make over 100 appearances for the Easter Road
Easter Road
Easter Road is a football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Hibernian . The stadium currently has an all-seated capacity of 20,421, which makes it the fifth-largest football stadium in Scotland. Easter Road is also...
side. He played for Hibs in the 2001 Scottish Cup Final
2001 Scottish Cup Final
The 2001 Scottish Cup Final was played on 26 May 2001 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 116th Scottish Cup competition. Celtic and Hibernian contested the match, Celtic won the match 3–0. Jackie McNamara opened the scoring in the first half running onto a through ball to angle the...
, a 3–0 defeat by Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
. Following his departure in the summer of 2003, Jack had a short spell with Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers F.C.
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the...
in November before returning to his hometown with Sachsen Leipzig. In 2005, Jack moved abroad again to Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic side Grindavik
Knattspyrnudeild UMFG
Knattspyrnudeild UMFG, commonly known as Grindavík, is the football subdivision of the Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur athletic club located in the town of Grindavík in south-west Iceland.-History:...
before returning to Germany in 2006 with SV Meppen
SV Meppen
SV Meppen is a German association football club playing in Meppen, Lower Saxony. The club was founded on 29 November 1912 as Amisia Meppen and joined Männer-Turnverein Meppen on 8 February 1920 to form TuS Meppen 1912...
.
Jack joined current side Rheine in January 2008, initially signing a contract until the end of the season.
Statistics
|-|1986–87||rowspan="4"|BSG Chemie Leipzig||rowspan="5"|DDR-Liga
DDR-Liga
The DDR-Liga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the second level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Bundesliga in West Germany.-1950-1955:The league was established with two divisions of ten teams each in 1950...
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|1990–91||Wismut Aue||38||0||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||||
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|1991–92||rowspan="2"|VfB Oldenburg
VfB Oldenburg
VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. As of the 2011/12 season they play in the Oberliga Niedersachsenliga, which is at the 5th level of football in Germany.-History:...
||rowspan="3"|2. Bundesliga||26||2||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||||
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|1992–93||29||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||0
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|1993–94||rowspan="2"|Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Early years :The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund...
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|1994-95||Regionalliga
Regionalliga West/Südwest
The Regionalliga West/Südwest was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz and Nordrhein-Westfalen from 1994 to 2000.- Overview :...
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|1995–96||rowspan="2"|VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
||2. Bundesliga||27||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||1
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|1996–97||Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
||29||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||31||1
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|1997–98||rowspan="2"|Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
||rowspan="2"|2. Bundesliga||23||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||23||1
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|1998–99||13||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||14||0
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|1999–00||rowspan="4"|Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
||rowspan="4"|Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
||22||1||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||26||1
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|2000–01||37||0||4||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||43||1
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|2001–02||31||0||2||0||1||0||2||0||36||0
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|2002–03||19||3||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||21||3
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|2003
Úrvalsdeild 2003
-Overview:It was contested by 10 teams, and KR won the championship.-League standings:-References:...
||Grindavík
Knattspyrnudeild UMFG
Knattspyrnudeild UMFG, commonly known as Grindavík, is the football subdivision of the Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur athletic club located in the town of Grindavík in south-west Iceland.-History:...
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|2003–04||Raith Rovers F.C.
Raith Rovers F.C.
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the...
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|2004–05||FC Sachsen Leipzig
FC Sachsen Leipzig
FC Sachsen Leipzig was a German football club from Leipzig, Saxony. The roots of the club go back to 1899 and the founding of Britannia Leipzig. Following World War I, a 1919 merger with FC Hertha 05 Leipzig created Leipziger Sportverein 1899...
||Oberliga
NOFV-Oberliga Süd
The NOFV-Oberliga Süd is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the southern states of former East Germany. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony...
||28||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||3
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|2005||rowspan="2"|Grindavík
Knattspyrnudeild UMFG
Knattspyrnudeild UMFG, commonly known as Grindavík, is the football subdivision of the Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur athletic club located in the town of Grindavík in south-west Iceland.-History:...
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|2006–07||rowspan="2"|SV Meppen
SV Meppen
SV Meppen is a German association football club playing in Meppen, Lower Saxony. The club was founded on 29 November 1912 as Amisia Meppen and joined Männer-Turnverein Meppen on 8 February 1920 to form TuS Meppen 1912...
||rowspan="2"|Oberliga
Oberliga Nord
The Oberliga Nord was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany. It covered the states of Niedersachsen, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein...
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|2007–08||15||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||3
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|2008–09||DJK Amisia Rheine||||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||||
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