Marcel Eger

Marcel Eger (born 23 March 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender, making over 130 appearances for FC St. Pauli.

Career

Early career Eger played in the youth teams of 1. FC Sachsen, SpVgg Ansbach and 1. FC Nürnberg where he played until 2003 when he moved to 1. SC Feucht. He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against 1. FC Saarbrücken on 2 August 2003, coming on a substitute late in the match for Stefan Hampl and made his first start in a 0–0 draw against FC Augsburg. Since making his debut, he established himself in the first team. On 15 November 2003, Eger scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over FC Schweinfurt 05. On 11 December 2004, he received a red card for brutal foul, just 10 minutes coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Holstein Kiel. On 5 April 2005, he made his return to the first-team in a 1–0 win over Hamburger SV II. On 23 August 2005, he received a red card after second bookable offence in a 2–0 loss against Fortuna Düsseldorf. He made 29 appearances in that season.

Brentford On 24 June 2011, Eger signed for League One side Brentford on a two-year contract, with the option to extend after two years. He said in an interview that it was 'a dream come true to play in England'. On 6 August 2011, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over Yeovil Town playing 90 minutes as centre-back.

Personal life Eger is a passionate drummer, which showed when he made a guest appearance in Bela B's second solo album Code B. He was even on the single from Black/White, represented in the German charts peaked at 83rd. Eger holds left-wing views on politics.

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