Benjamin Lauth

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Benjamin Lauth
Personal information
Date of birth	August 4, 1981 (1981-08-04) (age 26)
Place of birth	Hausham, West Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Hannover 96
Number	21
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2004 2004–2007 2007 2007–	TSV 1860 Munich Hamburg SV → VfB Stuttgart (loan) Hannover 96	051 0(22) 047 0(10) 011 00(1) 021 00(0)
National team2
2003–	Germany	005 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Benjamin Lauth (born August 4, 1981 in Hausham) is a German footballer who currently plays for Hannover 96.

Lauth began his career with TSV 1860 Munich, where he had played in his youth years. He gradually established himself as their leading striker and was called up into the German national team for the first time in 2003.

In 2004 TSV got relegated, and he moved to Hamburg SV. However, his progress was hampered by a string of nagging injuries, limiting him to only ten appearances in the 2004-05 season. However, he regained his form and earned himself a starting place in the HSV attack for much of the 2005-06 season.

On January 25, 2007, Lauth was loaned to VfB Stuttgart, playing his first Bundesliga game against Arminia Bielefeld on January 30.^[1]

On July 3, 2007, he moved to Hannover 96.

Contents 1 Accolades 2 Trivia 3 Career stats 4 Honours 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Accolades

In 2002, Lauth scored the German Goal of the Year (Tor des Jahres) with a spectacular bicycle kick.

[edit] Trivia

Lauth is subject of the song Lauth anhören (a pun of laut anhören, listen loudly) by Sportfreunde Stiller, who are avid Bavarian soccer fans. Lauth was talented for tennis and skiing, at a young age he was offered the opportunity to go the young German academy for skiing.

[edit] Career stats

All-Time Club Performance

Club	Season	Bundesliga		DFB Cup		Champions League		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Hannover 96	2007-08	21	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
Total		21	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
VfB Stuttgart	2006-07	11	1	2	0	0	0	13	1
Total		11	1	2	0	0	0	13	1
Hamburg	2006-07	6	0	1	0	4	0	11	0
	2005-06	31	6	3	0	0	0	34	6
	2004-05	10	4	1	0	0	0	11	4
Total		47	10	5	0	4	0	56	10
TSV 1860 Munich	2003-04	28	9	2	3	0	0	30	12
	2002-03	32	13	4	3	0	0	36	16
	2001-02	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total		61	22	6	6	0	0	67	28
Career Totals		140	33	15	6	4	0	160	39

[edit] Honours

• Bundesliga 2006/07

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Career statistics at fussballdaten.de (German)

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