 Kopplin with 1. FC Union Berlin in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Björn Kopplin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Randers U-19 (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | Union Berlin | ||
| 2004–2008 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Bayern Munich II | 55 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | VfL Bochum | 60 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Union Berlin II | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Union Berlin | 37 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Preußen Münster | 38 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Hobro | 45 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Brøndby | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2025 | Randers | 174 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Germany U17 | 13 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U19 | 16 | (0) |
| 2009 | Germany U20 | 7 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2025– | Randers U-19 (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Björn Kopplin (born 7 January 1989) is a retired German professional footballer who played as a right-back and current youth coach at Randers FC.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]Kopplin was named in Bayern Munich's squad for the 2008–09 and 2009–10 UEFA Champions League.[4] He was given the number 37 in the first team. On 13 June 2010, VfL Bochum announced that they had signed Kopplin for the following season.[5]
In 2017, Kopplin was signed by Danish team, Hobro IK.[6]
On 26 October 2018, Randers FC announced that they had signed Kopplin from Brøndby IF. He would join the club at the end of 2018.[7]
In May 2025, Randers FC confirmed that Kopplin had decided to retire at the end of the season, but would remain at the club as he was set to become assistant coach of the club’s U19 team from the following season.[8]
International career
[edit]Kopplin was part of the Germany squad that won the 2008 UEFA Under-19 Championship. Kopplin is member of the Germany U20 team and played with the team at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and scored two goals in the Round of 16.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 4 June 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2007–08 | Regionalliga Süd | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 3. Liga | 20 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 34 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 60 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 63 | 1 | |||
| Union Berlin | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Union Berlin II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Nordost | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Preußen Münster | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 38 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 | |
| Hobro | 2016–17 | NordicBet Liga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Superliga | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| Total | 45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
| Brøndby | 2018–19 | Superliga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Randers | 2018–19 | Superliga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 127 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 151 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 370 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 408 | 15 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Björn Kopplin" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Kopplin, Björn" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "FC Bayern München". UEFA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ "Bochum schnappt sich U19-Europameister" (in German). DFL. 13 June 2010. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Hobro IK tilknytter tysk forsvarsspiller Archived 5 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine‚ hikfodbold.dk, 1 February 2017
- ^ Randers FC henter Björn Kopplin i Brøndby IF Archived 24 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine, randersfc.dk, 26 October 2018
- ^ Björn Kopplin indstiller karrieren, randersfc.dk, 8 May 2025
- ^ "Deutschland - Nigeria" (in German). Kicker. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
External links
[edit]- Björn Kopplin at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Björn Kopplin at Soccerway
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