Denny Herzig (born 13 November 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career Having played as a youth for SV Sparneck, FC Bayern Hof and Carl Zeiss Jena, Herzig moved to England aged 16, joining Wimbledon along with his older brother Nico. After a year in the Dons' youth system, he moved north, signing for Blackpool, but he was unable to break into the first team, and in 2004 he returned to Germany, reuniting with his brother at SV Wacker Burghausen.
Burghausen were in the 2. Bundesliga, and Herzig made his professional debut in October 2004, replacing Macchambes Younga-Mouhani in a 2–0 victory over SpVgg Unterhaching. This was his only appearance of the season, and after two more appearances the following year, he was released in June 2006. He spent three years playing for SV Elversberg in the Regionalliga Süd, before joining Rot-Weiss Essen in 2009. He served as club captain, but left the club after one season, as the club declared insolvency and were forced to withdraw from the Regionalliga West.
In 2010, Herzig joined Dynamo Dresden of the 3. Liga. He made seventeen appearances in the 2010–11 season as the club earned promotion to the 2. Bundesliga, but he was released at the end of the season and signed for Eintracht Trier in July 2011. Again he was released after one season, and spent three months without a club before signing for Bayer Leverkusen II in October 2012. He was released by Leverkusen at the end of the 2012–13 season. He then had a short stint in Iceland with Víkingur Ólafsvík in 2014, before returning to Germany to play for SV Seligenporten in 2015. He ended his career with FC Pipinsried where he played between 2015 and 2018.
Personal life Herzig's older brother, Nico, was also a professional footballer.
In 2015, while playing football on amateur level, Herzig became a police officer with the Munich Police Department.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWacker Burghausen2004–052. Bundesliga1010—20Wacker Burghausen II2005–06Oberliga Bayern161—161SV Elversberg2006–07Regionalliga Süd260—2602007–08Regionalliga Süd230—2302008–09Regionalliga West298—298Total788—788SV Elversberg II2008–09Oberliga Südwest10—10Rot-Weiss Essen2009–10Regionalliga West331—20351Dynamo Dresden2010–113. Liga1700000170Dynamo Dresden II2010–11NOFV-Oberliga Süd60—60Eintracht Trier2011–12Regionalliga West32320—343Bayer Leverkusen II2012–13Regionalliga West191—191Víkingur Ólafsvík20141. deild karla3000—30SV Seligenporten2014–15Regionalliga Bayern121—121FC Pipinsried2015–16Bayernliga Süd333—3332016–17Bayernliga Süd212—202322017–18Regionalliga Bayern203—00203Total748—20768Career total29623304030323
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