Konstantin Rausch is a German footballer of Russian origin who stands for Cologne. He turned 26 this year, so his career is on the rise. Konstantin Rausch plays in the position of the left midfielder, but in reality he is a universal of the left flank and can act in any position from this side of the field.
Carier start
Konstantin Rausch was born on March 15, 1990 in the Soviet Union, in the Tomsk Region. In 1996, the whole family of Konstantin moved to Germany, where the boy began his athletic career. He joined the Lachendorf Club Football Academy, where he stayed for six years. When he was twelve, Konstantin Rausch moved to another youth academy at the Nienhagen club, but he didn’t stay there for a long time - two years later he went through the Hannover professional club, which played in the German Premier League. It was there that he had already remained until his majority, and in 2008 Hanover offered him a professional contract, which he gladly signed. Thus began a full-fledged professional career of Rausch.
The game for Hannover
Konstantin Rausch is a footballer who never looked like a future star. Even at Hannover, he first played for the double until the club left the main left back, and his successor was not injured. Thus, Rausch made his debut in March 2008 and gradually began to increasingly get into the starting lineup. Soon he was entrenched in the base of the club and became its integral part. For five years, Konstantin defended the colors of Hannover, but in 2013, when his contract with the club came to an end, he decided to try himself in a new place. Several German clubs claimed the player, but he chose Stuttgart. It is interesting that he made his debut for Hannover in the match against the Swabians. What results did Konstantin Rausch show in Hanover? The statistics of the football player is impressive - in five years he entered the field 150 times, scoring nine goals. In no other club did he achieve such a result.
Transition to Stuttgart
In Stuttgart, it all started pretty well, but very quickly it became clear that the player does not fit the club system. He began less and less to get into the main team, remaining on the bench. As a result, it turned out that he didn’t even go with the team to away matches, as he didn’t get into applications for games. In 2015, a critical moment came when Rausch was sent to play for the double, as he no longer corresponded to the level of the team. As a result, for “Stuttgart” Konstantin played only 25 matches, in which he scored two goals. In 2015, he also played eight matches for the Stuttgart double, also scoring two goals. In the summer of 2015, his contract with the club came to an end, and Rausch moved to Darmstadt, which just got out of the Second Bundesliga in the First. He got the “lilies" for free, his salary was low, so he was ideally suited to a small club with big ambitions.
Second heyday at Darmstadt
The transition to Darmstadt turned out to be exactly what Rausch needed - he received the confidence of the coach, a place at the base and never once disappointed neither the management nor the fans. Over the season 15/16, he appeared on the field 31 times, scoring two goals and bringing great benefits to the club. Darmstadt spent a great season, not only not flying back to the Second Bundesliga, but also ending the year in a fairly high position. Rausch’s new dawn did not go unnoticed - he was noticed by FC Cologne, who had ambitiously fought over the past years with the country's strongest clubs. As a result, in the summer of 2016, Rausch moved to a new place, where he had great prospects.
A new beginning
Rausch did not have a start to the season at FC Cologne - he received a back injury, so he missed the first three games. However, on the fourth he had already replaced, and immediately gave an assist. In the next match, he was already at the base and again noted as an assistant. As a result, to date, he has already spent 15 matches for the new club, scoring one goal and giving three assists. “Cologne” for the winter break left in seventh place in the standings, which is a very good result. Rausch’s contract with the club is designed until 2019, so that he can still successfully grow and develop in the “goats” camp.
Team appearances
In November 2005, Konstantin Rausch was first called to the German national team, of course, not to the main team, but to the youth, under the age of 15 years. At this level, he spent five matches, after which he was called up to the national team until 17 years old. There he played 24 matches in the sum before getting promoted to the national team to 18, where he played only four matches. In September 2008, the 18-year-old Rausch won his first match for the German youth team under the age of 19. As a result, he spent 10 matches for the team. In September 2010, Konstantin was also called up to the German youth team under the age of 21, where he played eight matches and marked his first goal - in a match against the youth team of England. However, as a result of a call to the main team, he did not receive. Given the fact that Rausch was born in Russia, he also counted on a call from the Russian team, but he was not called there either.
To facilitate the process, in 2015, Konstantin received a second citizenship after German - Russian. Now he is spending a fairly successful season, and the Russian team is in very poor condition. Therefore, Rausch’s desire to play for the Russian national team can be satisfied - the player himself says that he would gladly take this opportunity if he had the opportunity. But to date, Konstantin Rausch has not yet been called up to the Russian team.