Tobias Rau
 Rau in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tobias Rau | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Braunschweig, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1996 | Sportfreunde Ölper | ||
| 1996–1999 | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 60 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | VfL Wolfsburg | 48 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Bayern Munich | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Arminia Bielefeld | 32 | (0) |
| Total | 153 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Germany U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2003 | Germany | 7 | (1) |
| 2005 | Germany Team 2006 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tobias Rau (born 31 December 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left back.
In a career blighted by injuries, he retired from professional play at only 27.
Club career
[edit]Wolfsburg
[edit]Rau was born in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. After making his professional debut at the third level of the German league pyramid with hometown club Eintracht Braunschweig,[1] he moved to the professionals with VfL Wolfsburg.
Rau amassed 52 official appearances for the latter side.[2] His Bundesliga debut came on 18 August 2001, starting and featuring 52 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against SC Freiburg.
Bayern Munich
[edit]In June 2003, Rau's solid performances caught the attention of powerhouse FC Bayern Munich. However, several serious injuries[3] and stiff competition from Frenchmen Willy Sagnol and Bixente Lizarazu[4] restricted his chances to 19 games across all competitions (with a further eight for the reserve team).[2]
Arminia Bielefeld
[edit]In the summer of 2005, Rau signed with Arminia Bielefeld, where he would also be a backup and suffer severely with injuries – only an average of eight league matches in four years – being released on 30 June 2009[5] before announcing his retirement on 6 July.[6]
International career
[edit]Rau played seven times for Germany, all in 2003.[7] His debut came on 12 February in a friendly with Spain played in Palma, Majorca, and his only goal contributed to a 4–1 home defeat of Canada on 1 June.[8]
Personal life
[edit]In July 2009, shortly after retiring, Rau announced his return to school to start a career as a teacher despite having offers from clubs abroad and from the 2. Bundesliga.[9][10]
Rau returned to playing football in 2012, joining Kreisliga amateurs TV Neuenkirchen.
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 1999–2000 | Regionalliga Nord | 26 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2000–01 | Regionalliga Nord | 34 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 1 | — | — | 60 | 1 | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2001–02 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| 2002–03 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 52 | 1 | |||
| Bayern Munich | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2003–04 | Regionalliga Süd | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Regionalliga Süd | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| Arminia Bielefeld II | 2006–07 | Oberliga Westfalen | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Westfalen | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 166 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 181 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
References
[edit]- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (15 July 2022). "Tobias Rau - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Tobias Rau » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Rau ruled out for Bayern". UEFA. 6 April 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "Vom Shootingstar zum Lehrling" [From shooting star to apprentice]. Die Welt (in German). 15 June 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Rau verlässt Arminia Bielefeld" [Rau leaves Arminia Bielefeld)] (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ "Die harte Reise ist vorbei" [The hard journey is over]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 25 December 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (15 July 2022). "Tobias Rau - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Germany topples Canada in men's soccer friendly". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Lehrer statt Fußballprofi" [Teacher instead of football pro] (in German). Focus. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ^ "Sprung ins Lehramt" [Leap into teaching]. Die Zeit (in German). 13 August 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ^ "Rau, Tobias". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Tobias Rau at WorldFootball.net
- Tobias Rau at kicker (in German)
- Tobias Rau at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Tobias Rau at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Braunschweig
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Bundesliga players
- Eintracht Braunschweig players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- Arminia Bielefeld players
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Germany men's B international footballers
- Germany men's international footballers
- 21st-century German sportsmen