page_title: Marvin Compper
section_title: Borussia Mönchengladbach
hierarchical_section_title: Marvin Compper / Club career / Borussia Mönchengladbach
caption_attribution_description: Marvin Compper
context_page_description: Marvin Compper is a German retired footballer who played as a centre back.
context_section_description: During the 2002–03 season, Compper moved from the youth team of the VfB Stuttgart to the amateur team of Borussia Mönchengladbach. Shortly after joining the club, he was assigned to the U19 side and eventually to the Borussia Mönchengladbach II side. In July 2005, he signed his first professional contract which ran until 2008.
  Shortly after signing his first professional contract, Compper was promoted to the first team and made his debut during the 2005–06 season. His first appearance for the club came on 1 October 2005, coming on as a second–half substitute for injured Jeff Strasser, in a 1–0 loss against 1. FSV Mainz 05. Because he appeared the most of the season on the substitute bench, Compper ended up making five appearances during the season.
  In the 2006–07 season, Compper made four appearances for the reserve team in August 2006. On 14 October 2006, he made his first appearance (as well as his first start), in a 3–1 win over Wolfsburg. Because of the injuries of both Filip Daems and the national defender Marcell Jansen, he became a regular player in the autumn of 2006 in the Bundesliga. He had a handful of first team appearances until he was dropped from the first team after criticising Manager Jupp Heynckes following a 1–1 draw against 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 9 December 2006. On 30 January 2007, he returned to the first team from suspension, in a 0–0 draw against 1. FC Nürnberg, in what turned out to be Heynckes' last game as Manager. Following Heynckes' resignation, Compper was given more first team opportunities under new manager Jos Luhukay. He finished the season with 23 league appearances, but the club was relegated at the end of the season, finishing last in the Bundesliga table.
  In the first half of the 2007–08 season, Compper played only three games for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Although he did not play regularly at Borussia Mönchengladbach, Compper reflected on his time at the club: "This is the best for my personal development. At Borussia, nobody gave me the feeling that I was needed."
caption: Compper in the Borussia Mönchengladbach shirt during his three–year spell there.
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