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Hanke in 2013
Personal information
Full name Mike Hanke
Date of birth (1983-11-05) 5 November 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Hamm, West Germany
Height 1.85 m
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1989–1996 TuS 1910 Wiescherhöfen
1996–1999 Hammer SpVg
1999–2000 VfL Bochum
2000–2001 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Schalke 04 II 25 (22)
2001–2005 Schalke 04 58 (7)
2005–2007 VfL Wolfsburg 53 (16)
2007–2010 Hannover 96 81 (19)
2010 Hannover 96 II 1 (2)
2011–2013 Borussia Mönchengladbach 77 (13)
2013–2014 SC Freiburg 15 (2)
2014 Guizhou Renhe 12 (1)
Total 322 (71)
National team
2000–2001 Germany U18 16 (9)
2001–2002 Germany U19 13 (7)
2002–2003 Germany U20 9 (8)
2003–2005 Germany U21 26 (14)
2004 Germany Team 2006 1 (0)
2005–2007 Germany 12 (1)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mike Hanke (German pronunciation: [maɪk ˈhaŋkə]; born 5 November 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played the position of forward. He has been described as a player who "gives it his all in attack and is always dangerous in the opponent's penalty area."

He earned 17 caps for the Germany national team between 2005 and 2007, and was in the teams which finished third at the 2005 Confederations Cup and 2006 World Cup on home soil.

Club career

Hanke was born in Hamm. He made his debut in the 2001–02 season of the German Bundesliga for Schalke 04. He was transferred to VfL Wolfsburg during the 2005–06 season upon request by then Wolfsburg manager Thomas Strunz.

In May 2007, Hanke moved to Hannover 96, and netted eleven league goals, while the side achieved a midtable final position.

After three and a half seasons with Hannover 96, he transferred to Borussia Mönchengladbach.

On 31 May 2013, Hanke joined SC Freiburg on a free transfer. He said "It's a great package here in Freiburg. I had spoken to Christian Streich beforehand and got to know the place, and I think I'll fit in well here, the opportunity to play in Europe again certainly attracted me, but I also see it as my duty to help the younger players achieve their potential.'

On 8 July 2014, Hanke transferred to Chinese Super League side Guizhou Renhe. After half a year, he returned to Germany.

International career

Hanke was first capped for the Germany national team on 8 June 2005, in a 2–2 friendly draw against Russia in Mönchengladbach. He replaced Gerald Asamoah after 62 minutes. In his second game, on 18 June against Tunisia in the group stage of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, he came on for Lukas Podolski in the 87th minute. One minute later, he scored his only international goal, the last one in a 3–0 victory. He made his first start in the third-place play-off against Mexico on 29 June, but was sent off in the 53rd minute.

He was a member of the German squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but missed the first two group stage matches due to the red card received in the Confederations Cup. He appeared as a substitute in Germany's 3–1 win over Portugal in the third-place play-off, replacing Lukas Podolski after 71 minutes.

Hanke appeared in three of Germany's qualifiers for Euro 2008, earning the last of 12 caps on 17 November 2007 in a 4–0 home win over Cyprus.

Personal life

Hanke is allergic to grass. He gets blisters and sore skin from contact with grass.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 2001–02 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2002–03 9 0 1 0 3 2 13 2
2003–04 23 2 2 0 6 4 31 6
2004–05 25 5 5 4 12 6 42 15
Total 58 7 8 4 21 12 0 0 87 23
VfL Wolfsburg 2005–06 Bundesliga 31 8 2 1 4 0 37 9
2006–07 22 8 2 1 24 9
Total 53 16 4 2 4 0 0 0 61 18
Hannover 96 2007–08 Bundesliga 31 10 2 1 33 11
2008–09 25 4 2 1 27 5
2009–10 18 2 1 0 19 2
2010–11 7 3 1 0 8 3
Total 81 19 6 2 0 0 0 0 87 21
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2010–11 Bundesliga 14 1 0 0 2 0 16 1
2011–12 31 8 5 0 36 8
2012–13 32 4 2 0 9 2 43 6
Total 77 13 7 0 9 2 2 0 100 15
SC Freiburg 2013–14 Bundesliga 15 2 3 1 4 0 22 3
Beijing Renhe 2014 Chinese Super League 12 1 0 0 12 1
Career total 296 58 28 9 38 14 2 0 364 81

International

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hanke goal.
List of international goals scored by Mike Hanke
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 18 June 2005 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany  Tunisia 3–0 3–0 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

Honours

Schalke 04

  • DFB-Pokal: 2001–02
  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004

Germany

Individual

  • Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2006

See also

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