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Michael Silberbauer

Michael Silberbauer (born 7 July 1981) is a Danish football manager and former professional player. He is currently assistant coach at 1. FSV Mainz 05.

Silberbauer played more than 100 games for Danish clubs AaB and Copenhagen, winning three Danish Superliga titles with Copenhagen. He was capped 25 times for the Denmark national team, scoring a single goal. Silberbauer also played abroad for Dutch club Utrecht and Swiss clubs Young Boys and Biel-Bienne.

Born in Støvring, Silberbauer started his career playing youth football for local amateur team Støvring IF, before moving to nearby top-flight club AaB. He made his Danish Superliga debut for AaB in the 3–2 win against defending Superliga champions Herfølge on 26 July 2000, and he played 28 of 33 games during the 2000–01 Danish Superliga season. Silberbauer played a total 105 Superliga games for AaB until December 2003, and was named AaB player of the year in both 2001 and 2002.

In January 2004, Silberbauer moved on to Superliga rivals Copenhagen, in a deal reportedly worth between 7–10 million DKK. In his first six months with Copenhagen, he won both the 2003–04 Danish Superliga championship and the 2003–04 Danish Cup trophy. In the spring of 2005, he was in top form, scoring four goals in two games, before he suffered an injury in a game against arch rivals Brøndby. He won a further two Danish Superliga titles, before leaving the club as his contract expired in the summer of 2008.

Silberbauer then moved abroad to play for Eredivisie club Utrecht. He was eventually named team captain of Utrecht, and was seen as a leader figure for the young team. With his contract running out in the summer of 2011, Utrecht looked to sell him in the winter 2010 transfer window, with a number of British clubs reportedly interested.

Silberbauer was not sold, and eventually agreed a free transfer move to Swiss Super League club Young Boys in April 2011, effective from July 2011. Silberbauer was contracted until 2015, but returned on loan to Odense until summer 2013.

Silberbauer joined OB 3 September 2012 on a one-year loan contract.

At the age of 16, Silberbauer made his international debut for the Danish under-17 national team in August 1997. He participated in the 1998 European Under-16 Championship. Up until November 2003, he played a total 56 games and scored seven goals for the various Danish youth selections, including 24 games and two goals for the Danish under-21 national team.

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