Carsten Jancker (born August 28, 1974 in Grevesmühlen, Germany) is a German professional footballer who plays for Austrian side SV Mattersburg. He played for Germany at Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup and has earned 33 caps, scoring 10 goals, for his country. is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Grevesmühlen is a German city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... SV Mattersburg is an Austrian football club from Mattersburg, Burgenland. ... The 2000 UEFA UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... Qualifying countries The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ...

A striker, Jancker is physically very large for a footballer, standing at 1.94m and weighing 93kg. His height and strength have proved to be an advantage when playing as a targetman, as displayed during his most successful days at Bayern Munich. Jancker was known for being an unusual center striker, being weak in the air despite his huge frame, but showing a surprising control of the ball, especially featuring a polished back-to-the-goal game, and a touch for scoring with his hard right-footed shot. The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. ...

Jancker started his career as a trainee at Hansa Rostock before making his Bundesliga debut in 1993 with 1.FC Koln. At the age of 21, he was transferred to Rapid Vienna, scoring fourteen goals including seven in the European Cup Winners' Cup to finish as the tournament's top scorer. Thanks to this impressive performance, Jancker spent only one season with the Austrian club before being brought back to Germany to play for Bayern Munich. FC Hansa Rostock is a German football club of the Bundesliga (premier league), based in the City of Rostock. ... The official Bundesliga logo. ... 1. ... The Sportklub Rapid Wien or SK Rapid Wien is one of the two big football teams in Vienna. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ... FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. ...

Jancker's time at Bayern between 1996 and 2002 was the best period of his career, a spell which included four Bundesliga titles and victory in the 2001 UEFA Champions League. At Bayern, Jancker was partnered with the Brazilian inside-forward Giovane Elber, often rated as one of the Bundesliga's best attacking players. His performances alongside Elber caught the eye of German national coach Erich Ribbeck, who included Jancker in his international squad for Euro 2000. The official Bundesliga logo. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Elber de Souza (born July 23, 1972 in Londrina, Brazil) is a football (soccer) striker. ... The official Bundesliga logo. ... Erich Sir Erich Ribbeck (Born June 13, 1937 in Wuppertal,North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) is a soccer manager. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...

Instantly recognisable to European football fans, the invariably shaven-headed forward has generally failed to replicate his club form when playing for Germany. A possible explanation for his poorly-regarded international performances might be that the German national team lacks a skilful strike partner in the Elber mould. Whatever the reason, Jancker has never impressed for Germany; although he was included in Rudi Völler's squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he was dropped from the team shortly after the tournament and has never since been recalled. His German international scoring record currently stands at six goals in 22 games. Rudolf Rudi Völler (born April 13, 1960) is a German former international football striker, and a former manager of the German national team. ... Qualifying countries The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ...

Jancker left Bayern for Italian side Udinese in 2002, but the move was not a success; over two seasons and 35 games, the forward registered only two goals. Jancker was said to be "too slow and predictable for Serie A" by one soccer website. In 2004 Jancker returned to Germany with Kaiserslautern and showed a slight improvement in form, netting five times in 25 games. Following relegation of Kaiserslautern, Jancker sign with Shanghai Shenhua in May 2006. Udinese Calcio (in short Udinese) is an Italian football club. ... 1. ... old crest Shanghai Shenhua (Simplified Chinese: 上海申花) is a Chinese Super League football club. ...

After poor performances, he was dropped in October, and agreed to join SV Mattersburg in the winter transfer window.[1] SV Mattersburg is an Austrian football club from Mattersburg, Burgenland. ...

Jancker has often been made a subject of ridicule by Irish football analyst, Eamonn Dunphy. Eamonn Martin Dunphy (born 3 August 1945) is a controversial Irish radio and TV personality and former professional football player. ...

Honours

• Austrian Bundesliga: 1996
• Bundesliga: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001
• DFB Liga-Pokal: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
• DFB Pokal: 1998, 2000; Runner-up: 1999
• Champions League: 2001; Runner-up: 1999
• Intercontinental Cup: 2001
• UEFA Under-16 Championship: Runner-up 1991
• Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up: 1996
• European Super Cup: Runner-up: 2001
• World Cup: Runner-up: 2002

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External links

• Career stats at Fussballdaten (German)
• Profile at SV Mattersburg (German)

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