Thomas Hitzlsperger (born 5 April 1982 in Munich) is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart as a midfielder. He spent the early part of his career playing for Aston Villa in England (accompanied by a short spell on loan at Chesterfield), and has also represented the German national team.
Hitzlsperger, the son of a Bavarian farmer, grew up alongside his five brothers and one sister. In August 2000 he joined Aston Villa on a free transfer ...
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Thomas Hitzlsperger (born 5 April 1982 in Munich) is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart as a midfielder. He spent the early part of his career playing for Aston Villa in England (accompanied by a short spell on loan at Chesterfield), and has also represented the German national team.
Hitzlsperger, the son of a Bavarian farmer, grew up alongside his five brothers and one sister. In August 2000 he joined Aston Villa on a free transfer from the Bayern Munich Junior Team. He had a short trial period with Celtic after leaving Bayern Munich, but he opted to join Aston Villa.
He made his Aston Villa debut in a 3–0 home defeat to Liverpool on 13 January 2001; it was his only appearance during his first season in England. Whilst at Aston Villa, Hitzlsperger was briefly loaned out to Chesterfield during the 2001–02 season, making his debut against Kidderminster Harriers in the LDV Vans Trophy. In all he made six appearances for the Spireites, five of which were in the league. He...
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