Nico Kanitz

Nico Kanitz

Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-05-13) 13 May 1980
Place of birth	Wurzen, East Germany
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Left wing-back
Team information
Current team	VfB IMO Merseburg
Number	17
Youth career
1985–1986	Traktor Großsteinberg
1986–1999	VfB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2003	VfB Leipzig	68	(7)
2003–2004	FC Sachsen Leipzig	29	(1)
2004–2005	Chemnitzer FC	31	(2)
2005–2007	Stuttgarter Kickers	37	(1)
2007–2013	Hallescher FC	183	(31)
2013–	VfB IMO Merseburg	47	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nico Kanitz (born 13 May 1980) is a German footballer who plays as a left-back for VfB IMO Merseburg.

Career

Kanitz joined Hallescher FC in 2007, then in the NOFV-Oberliga Süd, having previously played for VfB Leipzig, Sachsen Leipzig, Chemnitzer FC and Stuttgarter Kickers. He helped the club earn promotion to the Regionalliga Nord in his first season, and the 3. Liga in 2012, and played in their first game at this level, replacing Sören Eismann in a 1–0 win over Kickers Offenbach. Initially a midfielder, Kanitz was Halle's top scorer in his first three seasons with the club (jointly with Pavel David in his second), but in later years played in a more defensive role. He retired from professional football at the end of the 2012–13 season and signed for VfB IMO Merseburg.

External links

• Nico Kanitz at fussballdaten.de (in German)