About Stefan Wächter
Born 1978. Stefan Wächter is a German association football player.
Stefan Wächter (born 20 April 1978) is a German former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper, and a goalkeeper coach. He was most recently the goalkeeper coach of Hamburger SV.
Career Wächter was contracted to Hamburger SV from 2001 to 2007, making 64 appearances in the Bundesliga and 22 in European competitions. In 2005, under manager Thomas Doll, he became number one goalkeeper at the club, ahead of Martin Pieckenhagen, whose understudy he had been for years. He lost his starting place at Hamburger SV to former Schalke 04 keeper Frank Rost, and after the season it was announced he had joined Rostock as their starting keeper, to accompany them in the Bundesliga. In 2008 he tore his cruciate ligament and after three operations was forced to retire from playing at the age of 32.
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1998–99 Regionalliga West/Südwest
KFC Uerdingen 05 2000–01 Regionalliga Nord
2002–03 Regionalliga Nord
2003–04 Regionalliga Nord
2004–05 Regionalliga Nord
2003–04 Bundesliga
2004–05 Bundesliga
2005–06 Bundesliga
2006–07 Bundesliga
64!!0!!4!!0!!1!!0!!22!!0!!91!!0 Hansa Rostock 2007–08 Bundesliga
Hansa Rostock II 2008–09 Regionalliga Nord
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Honours Hamburger SV DFL-Ligapokal: 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005
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Who is Stefan Wächter?
German footballer
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Stefan Wächter was born on 20 April 1978 in Herne.
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Stefan Wächter is an association football player.
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Stefan Wächter is German.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Stefan Wächter. https://biography.guide/stefan-wachter/
MLA: "Stefan Wächter." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/stefan-wachter/.
Chicago: "Stefan Wächter." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/stefan-wachter/.
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