Andreas Lambertz

Andreas "Lumpi" Lambertz (born 15 October 1984) is a German footballer, currently playing for Fortuna Düsseldorf II. He is the first German football player to have promoted from the fourth tier to first tier with only one club.

Andreas Lambertz

Lambertz with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-10-15) 15 October 1984
Place of birth	Hackenbroich, West Germany[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Fortuna Düsseldorf II
Number	17
Youth career
	SG Orken-Noithausen
	Bayer Dormagen
	TSV Norf
	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2002	VfR Neuss
2002–2015	Fortuna Düsseldorf	284	(38)
2015–2018	Dynamo Dresden	74	(7)
2018–	Fortuna Düsseldorf II
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:57, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Career

Youth career

Lambertz began his youth football career in 1990 with SG Orken/Noithausen.[2] He also played for Bayer Dormagen, TSV Norf, Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfR Neuss prior to joining Fortuna Düsseldorf.[3]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

Lambertz began his professional career at Fortuna Düsseldorf which was playing in the Oberliga Nordrhein at the time.[2]

Lambertz was in the starting lineup that sent Fortuna Düsseldorf to the Bundesliga for the first time in 15 years.[4]

Lambertz started the 2012–13 season with a two match ban.[5] The ban is for celebrating with a torch in his hand after the 2nd leg of the Promotion/Relegation playoff when Fortuna Düsseldorf defeated Hertha BSC on aggregate.[6]

Personal life

Lambertz has one sister.[2] He is married with a son born in 2006 and daughter born in 2011 and lives in Korschenbroich.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 July 2018

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other^1		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2003–04	Oberliga Nordrhein	23	2	—		—		23	2
	2004–05	Regionalliga Nord	29	3	1	0			30	3	[7]
	2005–06		28	6	—				28	6	[8]
	2006–07		33	4					33	4	[9]
	2007–08		30	8					30	8	[10]
	2008–09	3. Liga	30	5					30	5	[11]
	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	31	2	1	1			32	3	[12]
	2010–11		23	5	0	0			23	5	[13]
	2011–12		30	4	3	0	2	0	35	4	[14]
	2012–13	Bundesliga	28	1	3	0	—		31	1	[15]
	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	21	0	1	0			22	0	[16]
	2014–15		14	0	1	0			15	0	[17]
	Totals		320	40	10	1	2	0	332	41	—
Fortuna Düsseldorf II	2014–15	Regionalliga West	1	0	—				1	0	[17]
Dynamo Dresden	2015–16	3. Liga	34	3	0	0	—		34	3	[18]
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	28	3	0	0	—		28	3	[19]
	2017–18		12	1	0	0	—		12	1	[19]
	Totals		74	7	0	0	0	0	74	7	—
Career totals			395	47	10	1	2	0	407	48	—

• 1.^ Includes Promotion/Relegation playoff.

References

1. "Andreas Lambertz". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
2. "Über mich" (in German). Andreas Lambertz personal website. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
3. "Meine Vereine" (in German). Andreas Lambertz personal website. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
4. "Fortunas Wiedergeburt versinkt im Chaos". kicker (in German). 15 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
5. "Kontrollausschuss fordert ein Jahr Sperre für Kobiashvili". Die Welt (in German). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
6. "Einspruch abgewiesen: Doch Hertha geht vors Bundesgericht". kicker (in German). 21 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
7. "Andreas Lambertz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
8. "Andreas Lambertz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
9. "Andreas Lambertz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
10. "Andreas Lambertz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
11. "Andreas Lambertz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
12. "Andreas Lambertz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
13. "Andreas Lambertz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
14. "Andreas Lambertz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
15. "Andreas Lambertz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
16. "Andreas Lambertz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
17. "Andreas Lambertz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
18. "Andreas Lambertz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
19. "Andreas Lambertz » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Andreas Lambertz at fussballdaten.de (in German)