1. Heiko Westermann was born on 14 August 1983 and is a German former professional footballer who is currently the assistant coach of La Liga club Barcelona.
16 Facts About Heiko Westermann
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Heiko Westermann represented the Germany national football team at UEFA Euro 2008.
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Heiko Westermann played a total of 83 league games in his three seasons with the club, scoring two goals.
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Missing Schalke's first two league games through injury, Heiko Westermann made his Bundesliga debut for the club on 26 August 2007.
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Heiko Westermann was substituted on in the 79th minute for Rafinha in a third round match against VfL Wolfsburg.
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Heiko Westermann was instrumental in Schalke's Champions League campaign, being the only outfield player for the club to play every single minute.
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On 6 August 2015 Heiko Westermann signed a two-year deal with Real Betis, newly promoted to La Liga.
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Heiko Westermann received his first ever career red card on 28 November 2015 after his second bookable offence against Levante.
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On 14 July 2016, it was announced that Heiko Westermann had signed a two-year deal with Eredivisie side Ajax.
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Shortly after his contract with Ajax had been dissolved, Heiko Westermann signed a two-year deal with Austrian side Austria Wien.
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Heiko Westermann announced his departure from the club along with the end of his active player career in April 2018.
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On 31 January 2008, Heiko Westermann was first called up by Germany's manager Joachim Low for the friendly on 6 February 2008 at Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion against Austria.
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Heiko Westermann was part of the German team that finished in second place at Euro 2008.
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Heiko Westermann was part of Germany's preliminary selection for the World Cup 2010, but had to pull out because of an injury suffered in a friendly against Hungary.
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Heiko Westermann has been capped 27 times by Germany and has scored four goals for them since 2008.
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Heiko Westermann's wife is named Irina, they married in June 2007.