Tim Hoogland

Tim Klaus Hoogland (born 11 June 1985) is a retired German footballer who last played as a defender or midfielder for Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory FC.

Club career Hoogland made his professional debut in the Bundesliga for Schalke 04 on 5 February 2005. He was substituted on in the 75th minute in a match against Hansa Rostock. After nine years with Schalke 04, Hoogland signed with 1. FSV Mainz 05.

On 12 January 2010, Hoogland confirmed that he had signed a contract with Schalke 04 returning him to his former club. His new contract kept him in Gelsenkirchen from 1 July 2010 through 30 June 2014.

For the 2012–13 season Hoogland was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart. After four Bundesliga appearances for Stuttgart he left the club after the season. He returned to his parent club, Schalke 04, for the 2013–14 season, where he scored his only goal in European competitions in a 3–1 away defeat against Real Madrid during the Champions League round of 16.

Hoogland signed for Championship team Fulham on a one-year contract on 30 June 2014 on a free transfer. He scored on his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Ipswich.

On 16 August 2019, Hoogland signed with Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory FC on a one-year contract.

Managerial career After retiring from his career in the summer of 2020, Hoogland began an internship at Schalke 04's youth academy. During the 2021–22 season, he became an assistant coach to Jörg Behnert at Schalke U17. In the following season, he joined Norbert Elgert's coaching staff at Schalke 04 U19.

Personal life Hoogland attended the Gesamtschule Berger Feld.

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