André Gumprecht

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André Gumprecht

Full name	André Gumprecht
Date of birth	November 26, 1974 (1974-11-26) (age 33)
Place of birth	Jena, East Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Central Coast Mariners
Number	5
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1993 1993-1995 1995 1995-1998 1998-1999 1999-2001 2001-2002 2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004 2005-present	Bayer Leverkusen U.S. Lecce Preussen Köln SG Wattenscheid 09 Bayer Leverkusen Hallescher FC FSV Zwickau Dresdner SC Perth Glory Parramatta Power Singapore Armed Forces FC Central Coast Mariners	00 (0) 16 (0) 12 (2) 59 (1) 27 (0) 60 (5) 00 (0) 34 (4) 25 (2) 14 (0) 38 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

André Gumprecht (born November 26, 1974 in Jena, East Germany) is a German football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for the Australian A-League club the Central Coast Mariners.

1 Club career
2 Hitler controversy
3 Honours
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Club career

He was awarded the Central Coast Mariners Members Player of the Year Award for his 2005-06 season at the Mariners. Before he played for the Mariners he won the NSL championship with Perth Glory and then lost in the last NSL grand final with Parramatta Power before the competition became defunct.

André played in Germany for 10 years prior to joining Perth Glory in 2002. There he reached the highest level when he played in the seasons 1995/96 and 1997/98 altogether 27 matches in the second division for SG Wattenscheid 09.

Off the field André is a real fans favourite. He is known to come to the fans bar after games for a few drinks and watches the Mariners away games with the fans whilst injured. He also runs a youth training program on the Central Coast called Soccerpro.^[1]

[edit] Hitler controversy

In February 2008, Gumprecht attended 'Mad Monday' celebrations dressed as Hitler. He later apologized, stating he was educated, and knew what happened to the Jewish people at the hands of the Nazis.^[2] The Football Federation of Australia said that it would discipline Gumprecht.^[3]