Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.2
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.13
goals / match
SC Freiburg
top club · 134 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#85
goals rank
#150
assists rank
53
season goals
17
season assists
Among 414 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€2.25m
peak value · 2010
—
top transfer fee
10
best season · 00/01
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1980-07-28 · 4 players total
405Appearances
53Goals
17Assists
16Yellow cards
1Red cards
140Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Heiko Butscher |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1980-07-28 (45 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Leutkirch im Allgäu, Germany |
| Citizenship |  Germany |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 189.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2015-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Ronny Zeller ... |
Jul 2015
Transfer: VfL Bochum → Retired
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — VfL Bochum
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2013
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2013
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — VfL Bochum, VfL Bochum II
14 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: E. Frankfurt → VfL Bochum
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Eintracht Frankfurt
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: SC Freiburg → E. Frankfurt
11/12 · Transfer
Aug 2011
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Eintracht Frankfurt, SC Freiburg, SC Freiburg II
22 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2011
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2010
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — SC Freiburg
26 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2010
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2009
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — SC Freiburg
31 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2008
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — SC Freiburg
34 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2007
Injury: unknown
Jul 2007
07/08 — SC Freiburg
34 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: VfL Bochum → SC Freiburg
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — VfL Bochum
22 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — VfL Bochum
26 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Stuttgart II → VfL Bochum
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — VfB Stuttgart, VfB Stuttgart II
33 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — VfB Stuttgart II
29 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
Transfer: SV Sandhausen → Stuttgart II
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — SV Sandhausen
24 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
Transfer: Karlsruhe II → SV Sandhausen
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Karlsruher SC, Karlsruher SC II
32 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Karlsruher SC II, Karlsruher SC
35 matches · 10 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Karlsruher SC II
32 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
Transfer: FC Wangen 05 → Karlsruhe II
99/00 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.25m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 355 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals3 total · 0.33/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A3 total · 0.33/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.22/90
Minutes played by club
Karlsruher SC II
11.4%
VfL Bochum
25.3%
VfL Bochum II
0.0%
Eintracht Frankfurt
0.0%
SC Freiburg
50.5%
SC Freiburg II
0.0%
VfB Stuttgart
0.0%
VfB Stuttgart II
10.5%
SV Sandhausen
2.3%
Karlsruher SC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlsruher SC II | 3 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 97 | 21 | 0 | 1,444 |
| VfL Bochum | 4 | 05/06 | 14/15 | 65 | 6 | 2 | 3,203 |
| VfL Bochum II | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 11/12 | 12/13 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| SC Freiburg | 5 | 07/08 | 11/12 | 134 | 10 | 12 | 6,376 |
| SC Freiburg II | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2 | 03/04 | 04/05 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 1,323 |
| SV Sandhausen | 1 | 02/03 | 02/03 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 292 |
| Karlsruher SC | 2 | 00/01 | 01/02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Regionalliga Süd | Karlsruher SC II | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 814 |
| 14/15 | 2. Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | DFB-Pokal | VfL Bochum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | 2. Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 |
| 13/14 | Regionalliga West | VfL Bochum II | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | DFB-Pokal | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 2. Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | DFB-Pokal | SC Freiburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Regionalliga Süd | SC Freiburg II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1,966 |
| 10/11 | DFB-Pokal | SC Freiburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2,595 |
| 09/10 | DFB-Pokal | SC Freiburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 08/09 | 2. Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | 31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 930 |
| 08/09 | DFB-Pokal | SC Freiburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | 2. Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 705 |
| 07/08 | DFB-Pokal | SC Freiburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1,250 |
| 06/07 | DFB-Pokal | VfL Bochum | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 05/06 | 2. Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,717 |
| 05/06 | DFB-Pokal | VfL Bochum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | DFB-Pokal | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Regionalliga Süd | VfB Stuttgart II | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 495 |
| 03/04 | Regionalliga Süd | VfB Stuttgart II | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 828 |
| 02/03 | Oberliga Ba-Wü | SV Sandhausen | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 292 |
| 01/02 | 2. Bundesliga | Karlsruher SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Oberliga Ba-Wü | Karlsruher SC II | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 346 |
| 00/01 | DFB-Pokal | Karlsruher SC II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Oberliga Ba-Wü | Karlsruher SC II | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 284 |
| 00/01 | Regionalliga Süd | Karlsruher SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | FC Wangen 05 | Karlsruhe II | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Karlsruhe II | SV Sandhausen | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | SV Sandhausen | Stuttgart II | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Stuttgart II | VfL Bochum | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | VfL Bochum | SC Freiburg | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-12 | SC Freiburg | E. Frankfurt | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | E. Frankfurt | VfL Bochum | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | VfL Bochum | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | Ligament stretching | 2007-11-06 | 2007-11-10 | 5 | 0 |
| 08/09 | strain | 2008-09-28 | 2008-10-10 | 13 | 2 |
| 09/10 | Shoulder injury | 2009-11-23 | 2009-12-12 | 20 | 3 |
| 09/10 | Torn muscle fiber | 2010-02-17 | 2010-03-01 | 13 | 2 |
| 10/11 | Knee medial ligament tear | 2010-09-27 | 2010-11-22 | 57 | 8 |
| 10/11 | flu | 2011-01-17 | 2011-01-22 | 6 | 1 |
| 11/12 | Thigh problems | 2011-08-14 | 2011-09-22 | 40 | 4 |
| 13/14 | Patellar tendon problems | 2013-07-20 | 2013-08-11 | 23 | 4 |
| 13/14 | Knee problems | 2013-08-26 | 2013-10-30 | 66 | 8 |
| 14/15 | Inguinal hernia | 2015-01-24 | 2015-02-09 | 17 | 1 |
Current—
Peak€2.25m
Low—
Δ since start−€120k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €180k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €120k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Bastians | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sascha Benda | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ömer Toprak | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Eke Uzoma | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sven Kehrwecker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Oberliga Ba-Wü | Karlsruher SC II | 10 | 32 |
| 01/02 | Oberliga Ba-Wü | Karlsruher SC II | 8 | 32 |
| 02/03 | Oberliga Ba-Wü | SV Sandhausen | 7 | 24 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | 2. Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | 6 | 31 |
| 11/12 | 2. Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 12 |
| 07/08 | 2. Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | 2 | 32 |
Teams faced most often by Heiko Butscher's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Köln | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 33% |
| FC St. Pauli | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 17% |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 33% |
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 25% |
| VfB Stuttgart | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 50% |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
| TSV 1860 München | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 25% |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 50% |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 25% |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 25% |
| Hamburger SV | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50% |
| SC Paderborn 07 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 13/14 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 32 | 814 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 13/14 | 14 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 |
| 11/12 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | 26 | 1,966 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 08/09 | 34 | 930 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 07/08 | 34 | 705 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 06/07 | 22 | 1,358 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 05/06 | 26 | 1,717 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 03/04 | 29 | 828 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 02/03 | 24 | 292 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 01/02 | 32 | 346 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.26 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Oberliga Ba-Wü
88 apps
25 G
0 A
Regionalliga Süd
96 apps
12 G
0 A
2. Bundesliga
115 apps
11 G
12 A
Bundesliga
85 apps
3 G
5 A
DFB-Pokal
16 apps
2 G
0 A
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Who is Heiko Butscher?
Heiko Butscher is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Heiko Butscher?
Heiko Butscher is 45 years old. He was born on July 28, 1980 in Leutkirch im Allgäu.
What position does Heiko Butscher play?
Heiko Butscher plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Heiko Butscher play for?
Heiko Butscher currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Heiko Butscher scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Heiko Butscher has scored 53 goals in 405 appearances.