Manfred Starke (born 21 February 1991) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Starke was born in Windhoek, Namibia to a Namibian-born German father and a Dutch mother.[3] He began his professional career at FC Hansa Rostock. He is the older brother of Sandra Starke.
Starke moved to FSV Zwickau in 2020.[4]
In July 2022, he signed with VfB Oldenburg, newly promoted to the 3. Liga.[5]
In July 2023, Starke moved to TSV 1860 Munich, also in 3. Liga.[6]
International career
In October 2012, Starke made his debut for Namibia in a friendly against Rwanda.[7] He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the country's first continental tournament in 11 years.[8]
References
- ^ FC Carl Zeiss Jena: Manfred Starke will trotz Blessur gegen Viktoria Berlin auflaufen, tlz.de, 22 August 2015
- ^ "Manfred Starke". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, Manfred Starke!" (in German). Hansa Rostock. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Manfred Starke wechselt zum FSV Zwickau" (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "VfB Oldenburg verpflichtet Manfred Starke". kicker (in German). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "DER TSV 1860 MÜNCHEN VERPFLICHTET MANFRED STARKE" (in German). TSV 1860 Munich. 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Starke impresses in Brave Warriors debut". namibiasport.com.na. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 | CAFOnline.com". Archived from the original on 22 June 2019.
External links
- Manfred Starke at Soccerway
- Manfred Starke at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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