German footballer (born 1990)
Lars Unnerstall (born 20 July 1990) is a German professional
footballer who plays as a
goalkeeper for Dutch club
FC Twente .
Club career
Schalke 04
Unnerstall with Schalke 04 in 2011
Born in
Ibbenbüren ,
North Rhine-Westphalia , Unnerstall finished his development at
FC Schalke 04 after joining at the age of 18.
[2] In April 2010, after featuring regularly for
the B team , he signed a professional contract until 2012.
[3]
For the
2011–12 season , coach
Ralf Rangnick announced Unnerstall as second-choice behind
Ralf Fährmann .
[4] His professional debut took place on 31 July 2011, in an 11–1 away win against
FC Teningen in the
first round of the
DFB-Pokal .
[5] In October, he agreed to an extension until June 2013.
[6]
On 15 October 2011, after Fährmann's
ejection early in the game, Unnerstall made his
Bundesliga debut, in an eventual 1–2 home defeat to
1. FC Kaiserslautern .
[7] After it was revealed the former had suffered a serious
cruciate ligament injury
[8] he became the starter,
[9] remaining as such even after the signing of veteran
Timo Hildebrand
[10]
[11]
[12] and earning praise from manager
Huub Stevens .
[13]
Unnerstall agreed to a new deal until 2015 before the
2012–13 campaign started.
[14] He continued to battle with Hildebrand for starting duties,
[15]
[16]
[17] and was also first choice during the team's
run in the
UEFA Champions League ;
[18] he also committed several mistakes in
home matches, which led to fan criticism.
[19]
[20]
During the 2013 off-season, Unnerstall was linked a move away from the club.
[21]
[22] Nothing came of it, however, and he remained as third-choice behind Fährmann and Hildebrand.
[23]
On 24 January 2014, Unnerstall was loaned to
Swiss Super League side
FC Aarau .
[24]
[25] His first match took place eight days later, in a 1–1 draw against
FC St. Gallen ;
[26] he was later chosen Player of the Month for this display.
[27]
[28]
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Unnerstall as a
Fortuna Düsseldorf player (2014)
On 21 May 2014, Unnerstall joined
Fortuna Düsseldorf as a replacement for
Fabian Giefer ,
[29] for a reported fee of €250,000.
[30] He spent most of his tenure as backup to
Michael Rensing ,
[31] featuring rarely in the
2. Bundesliga
[32]
[33]
[34] and adding two appearances in the
2015–16 edition of the domestic cup .
[35]
[36]
Increasingly frustrated with his lack of playing time,
[37]
[38]
[39] and occasionally demoted to the reserves,
[40] Unnerstall was also afflicted with
pneumonia in early 2017.
[41]
VVV and PSV
Unnerstall signed a two-year deal with
VVV-Venlo in June 2017, for an undisclosed fee.
[42] On 18 May of the following year he agreed to a three-year contract at fellow
Eredivisie team
PSV Eindhoven , being immediately loaned to his previous club.
[43]
After a series of poor performances from regular starter
Jeroen Zoet in autumn 2019, Unnerstall became first choice for PSV.
[44] He finished
the season with 14 league appearances.
In the
2020–21 campaign , however,
Mark van Bommel 's successor
Roger Schmidt preferred the newly recruited
Yvon Mvogo , and Unnerstall was demoted to backup once again.
[45] Due to a tight schedule in the autumn of 2020, he played the full match against
Sparta Rotterdam on 29 November, a 1–0 win.
[46]
Twente
On 2 March 2021, Unnerstall agreed to join
FC Twente also of the Dutch top division as of 1 July.
[47]
International career
In September 2010, Unnerstall was called by the
German under-20 team , featuring against
Switzerland
[48] and
Poland the following month.
[49] On 31 August 2011 he was selected to
the under-21s ,
[50] but did not appear in any games with the latter.
Career statistics
As of match played on 11 June 2023
[51]
[52]
[53]
Honours
Schalke 04
Individual
References
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"Lars Unnerstall" .
Eurosport . Retrieved 25 September 2020 .
^ Jansen, Matthias (23 June 2009).
"Scherr kündigt neuen Trainer an" [Scherr announces new coach] (in German).
Kicker . Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Müller, Thiemo (29 April 2010).
"Kuranyi klar mit Moskau, Jendrisek kommt" [Kuranyi off to Moscow, Jendrisek comes] (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Wenzel, Peter (24 June 2011).
"Jetzt will Holtby auch Schalke rocken" [Holtby wants to rock Schalke too now].
Bild (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Lars Unnerstall: Beim Profidebüt stört nur das Gegentor" [Lars Unnerstall: Only own goal spoiled pro debut] (in German). FC Schalke 04. 31 July 2011. Archived from
the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011 .
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"Torhüter Lars Unnerstall verlängert Vertrag bis zum 30. Juni 2013" [Goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall extends contract until 30 June 2013] (in German). FC Schalke 04. 4 October 2011. Archived from
the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011 .
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"Kouemaha besiegelt erste Stevens-Pleite" [Kouemaha seals first Stevens loss] (in German). Kicker. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Hildebrand: »Schalke fühlt sich super an!" [Hildebrand: »Schalke feels great!]. Bild (in German). 22 October 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Farfan beschenkt sich zum 100. Bundesligaspiel" [Farfan takes part in 100th league game] (in German). Kicker. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Müller, Thiemo (8 January 2012).
"Unnerstalls Kampfansage" [Unnerstall's battle] (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Unnerstalls Verletzung ist Hildebrands Chance" [Unnerstall's injury is Hildebrand's chance] (in German). Kicker. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Wenzel, Peter; Niedderer, Heiko (9 May 2012).
"Sechs Fäuste für ein Schalkeluja" [Six fists for a Schalkelujah]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Unnerstall macht Stevens froh – Hildebrand mag's harmonisch" [Unnerstall makes Stevens happy – Hildebrand likes harmony] (in German). Kicker. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"S04 bindet Torhüter Lars Unnerstall bis 2015" [S04 tie goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall until 2015] (in German). FC Schalke 04. 3 August 2012. Archived from
the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012 .
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"Keeper Unnerstall muss abreisen" [Keeper Unnerstall must leave] (in German). Kicker. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Knie verdreht: Schalke bangt um Torhüter Timo Hildebrand" [Twisted knee: Schalke fear for goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand]. Bild (in German). 31 August 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Wenzel, Peter; Niedderer, Heiko (21 October 2012).
"Jetzt hat Unnerstall den Hut auf" [Hat's off to Unnerstall now]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Huntelaar kontert Abdoun postwendend" [Huntelaar replies Abdoun on the spot] (in German). Kicker. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Wer steht gegen Gladbach im Schalke-Tor?" [Who stands in Schalke's goal against Gladbach?]. Bild (in German). 30 November 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Wenzel, Peter (1 December 2012).
"Hildebrand in Schalkes Startelf" [Hildebrand in Schalke's starting XI]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Unnerstall steht auf der Torwartliste bei Energie" [Unnerstall is on the goalkeeper list at Energie] (in German). Kicker. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Röser, Uwe (29 April 2013).
"T-Frage: Unnerstall zögert" [T-question: Unnerstall hesitates] (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Gressmann, Nina; Wenzel, Peter; Oldenborg, Sebastian (12 August 2013).
"Auf dem Sofa zu Schalkes Nummer 1" [From the couch to Schalke's number 1]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Leihkamm, Moritz (20 January 2014).
"Die Schalke-Streichliste" [The Schalke sweeplist]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Schalke verleiht Unnerstall nach Aarau" [Schalke loan Unnerstall to Aarau] (in German).
Deutsche Fußball Liga . 24 January 2014. Archived from
the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
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"1:1 gegen St. Gallen auf Acker Brügglifeld – Unnerstall hält Aarau den Punkt fest" [1:1 against St. Gallen at Brügglifeld – Unnerstall gets point for Aarau].
Blick (in German). 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Unnerstall ist Fussballer des Monats" [Unnerstall is Footballer of the Month]. Blick (in German). 8 March 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Fussballer des Monats: FCA-Unnerstall sagt Danke!" [Footballer of the Month: FCA's Unnerstall says thanks!]. Blick (in German). 11 March 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Fortuna bestätigt Verpflichtung von Lars Unnerstall" [Fortuna confirm commitment of Lars Unnerstall].
Rheinische Post (in German). 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014 .
^ Hochrainer, Sebastian (24 May 2014).
" "Bei Aufstieg lass' ich meinen Bart rot-weiß färben!" " ["When we promote let me dye my beard red and white!"]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Rüter, Julian; Hochrainer, Sebastian (24 July 2014).
"Unnerstall erfährt HIER, dass er nur 2. Wahl ist!" [Unnerstall finds out he's only second-choice HERE!]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"»Jetzt will ich auch gegen Ingolstadt in die Kiste!" [»Now I want to be between the posts against Ingolstadt too!]. Bild (in German). 27 October 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Pohjanpalos Reise in die Vergangenheit – Rensing fehlt" [Pohjanpalos goes down memory lane – Rensing missing] (in German). Kicker. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Kitsch, Christian (4 May 2015).
"0:3! Büskens blamiert Fortuna" [0:3! Büskens blames Fortuna]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Düsseldorf zieht in Essen im Elfmeterschießen weiter" [Düsseldorf go through in Essen on penalties] (in German). Kicker. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Zschoche, Jörg (26 October 2015).
"Fortunas Mr. Ungeschlagen" [Fortuna's Mr. Unbeaten]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Bitter, Oliver (23 May 2016).
"Umstrukturierung: Fortuna peilt den Neustart an" [Restructuring: Fortuna reboot the reboot] (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Dresden hat Unnerstall im Visier" [Dresden have Unnerstall in sight]. Bild (in German). 8 June 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Schwank, Kevin (11 October 2016).
"Unnerstall will im Winter weg" [Unnerstall wants to leave in winter]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Arianit Ferati auf dem Weg der Besserung" [Arianit Ferati down improvement's road] (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 9 August 2016.
Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Zwei Wochen Pause für Fortuna-Keeper Unnerstall" [Two-week break for Fortuna keeper Unnerstall]. Bild (in German). 12 January 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
^ Dobrick, Jan (19 May 2017).
"Unnerstall-Wechsel nach Venlo ist fix" [Unnerstall's move to Venlo confirmed]. Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 13 July 2017 .
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"PSV sign goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall" . PSV Eindhoven. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018 .
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"Kurioser Torwart-Zoff um Van Bommel" [Strange goalkeeper quarrel for Van Bommel] (in German).
Sport1 . 11 November 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020 .
^ Elfrink, Rik (25 August 2020).
"Met Mvogo krijgt Schmidt bij PSV zijn meevoetballende keeper" [Schmidt gets his football goalkeeper at PSV with Mvogo].
Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 January 2021 .
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"Schmidt haalt bezem door PSV-opstelling: 'Niet slecht om Mvogo pauze te gunnen' " [Schmidt sweeps through PSV lineup: 'Not bad to give Mvogo a break'] (in Dutch). Voetbal Primeur. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021 .
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"Ex-Schalker Lars Unnerstall wechselt zu Twente Enschede" [Former Schalke man Lars Unnerstall moves to Twente Enschede].
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022 .
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"Wormuths Joker Bertram und Bellarabi stechen" [Wormuth's jokers Bertram and Bellarabi sting] (in German). Kicker. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Cenk Tosun lässt Wormuth-Elf jubeln" [Cenk Tosun makes Wormuth's XI rejoice] (in German). Kicker. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2017 .
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"Auch Leitner und Sobiech fehlen Adrion" [Leitner and Sobiech are also missing Adrion] (in German). Kicker. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2017 .
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"Lars Unnerstall" . Who Scored. Retrieved 8 August 2020 .
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"Ajax provides most players to team of the month for the fourth time" .
Eredivisie . 3 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2023 .
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"FC Twente main supplier in May's Eredivisie Team of the Month" . Eredivisie. 2 June 2023. Archived from
the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023 .
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