1. Mitchell James Langerak is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Victory.
19 Facts About Mitchell Langerak
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Once the loan finished Mitchell Langerak continued his duties as the Victory's third choice goalkeeper before Eugene Galekovic moved to Adelaide United.
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On 4 May 2010, Mitchell Langerak revealed to FourFourTwo Magazine, that Borussia Dortmund had made a second, substantially increased, bid for his services on the same day as the interview, but was again rejected by Melbourne Victory.
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In 2007, Mitchell Langerak joined South Melbourne on loan for the 2007 VPL Season.
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Mitchell Langerak arrived to the club in turmoil with their first-choice keeper injured and languishing near the bottom of the table at risk of relegation.
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Mitchell Langerak said his goal for the season was to learn as much as possible.
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Mitchell Langerak made a return to the first team squad for the first time picked before an available Weidenfeller in Dortmund's second round DFB-Pokal game with Dynamo Dresden.
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On 12 May 2012, two years to the day after sealing his move to Borussia Dortmund, Mitchell Langerak came on as a 34th-minute substitute in the DFB-Pokal final against Bayern Munich.
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Mitchell Langerak came on for the injured Roman Weidenfeller who had suspected rib damage after a challenge with Mario Gomez earlier in the game.
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On 18 September 2013, Mitchell Langerak made his Champions League debut against Napoli after Weidenfeller was sent off.
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Mitchell Langerak broke two front teeth in collision with a goalpost in an unsuccessful attempt to stop Lorenzo Insigne scoring.
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Mitchell Langerak made his Bundesliga debut for VfB Stuttgart on 7 May 2016 at home to Mainz 05.
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On 30 August 2017, Mitchell Langerak joined Levante on a two-year deal.
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Mitchell Langerak was selected in the Young Socceroos squad to play in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship.
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Mitchell Langerak received his first senior national team call-up in March 2011, named by coach Holger Osieck as a member of the 17-man squad to play Germany in a friendly match.
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Mitchell Langerak was included in the 23-man squad going to Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Mitchell Langerak was included in Australia's final list for 2015 AFC Asian Cup, which was held in Australia, but he didn't play a single match.
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In May 2021, having represented Australia eight times, Mitchell Langerak announced his retirement from international football due to wanting to remain with his family during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In September 2022, Mitchell Langerak came out of international retirement ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, following relaxation of restrictions on international travel, but was not selected for the World Cup squad.