Kevin Großkreutz

Kevin Großkreutz (born 19 July 1988) is a semi-retired German professional footballer who plays as a right back and winger for Westfalenliga 2 club Wacker Castrop.

He made his senior debut at Rot Weiss Ahlen, and in 2009 joined Borussia Dortmund of the Bundesliga, making 233 appearances for them across all competitions and scoring 27 goals.

In summer 2015, after featuring sparingly at Borussia Dortmund, Großkreutz moved to Süper Lig club Galatasaray where he did not make a single appearance in half a season.

Liga before joining TüS Bövninghausen in January 2021 A full international for Germany between 2010 and 2014, he was part of their team which won the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

[5] Sven Bender provided him with a diagonal pass that Großkreutz tucked past Alexander Stephan in goal to give Dortmund a 1–0 lead on eight minutes.

[11][12] Großkreutz had a phenomenal second season with Dortmund, netting eight goals and managing seven assists as die Borussen lifted the Bundesliga title.

[citation needed] On 2 September 2015, it was announced by FIFA that Galatasaray had failed to submit the relevant documentation for Großkreutz before the transfer window closed.

As a result FIFA refused to sanction Großkreutz's proposed move from Borussia Dortmund to Galatasaray, and the player was ineligible to play any matches until 1 January 2016.

[17] On 6 January 2016, having not made a single competitive appearance for Galatasaray, Großkreutz returned to Germany to join VfB Stuttgart for about €2.2 million.

[28] Großkreutz made his full international debut in a friendly match against Malta on 13 May 2010,[29] helping set up striker Cacau for one of his two goals in a 3–0 win.

Borussia Dortmund players (from left to right: Marco Stiepermann , Marcel Schmelzer , Mats Hummels and Kevin Großkreutz) celebrate winning the Bundesliga in 2011 .
Großkreutz with Borussia Dortmund in 2014
Großkreutz after the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final