nationalcaps birth_date currentclub pcupdate years youthyears caps goals image name caption fullname ntupdate birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
3 4 august 1980 1 . fc union berlin 22:51 , 27 may 2015 -lrb- utc -rrb- 1986 1998 -- 2000 2013 2013 -- -- 1993 1993 -- 1997 1997 -- 1998 1986 1998 -- 2000 -- 1993 1993 -- 1997 1997 -- 1998 1 22 34 229 8 47 0 1 13 32 1 5 benjamin köhler dsc 0087.jpg benjamin köhler benjamin köhler 2010 benjamin köhler 10 june 2012 berlin , west germany germany u21 1.72 7 0 normannia hertha bsc 08 berlin reinickendorfer füchse 1 . fc lübars normannia hertha bsc 1 . fc kaiserslautern 1 . fc union 08 berlin berlin reinickendorfer füchse 1 . fc lübars attacking midfielder left winger benjamin köhler

benjamin köhler

benjamin köhler -lrb- born 4 august 1980 -rrb- is a german footballer playing for 1 .
fc union berlin in the 2 .
bundesliga .
köhler , who is left-footed , can play flexibly on all offensive positions but often finds himself on the left wing .
after getting just one appearance with hertha bsc he had a one-year loan stint with duisburg ; he finally moved to regionalliga side rot-weiss essen where he scored 13 goals .
after that season , eintracht frankfurt scouted and finally signed him .
in the promotion season he netted seven goals in 29 games .
in the next season he had as many games while scoring three goals , one which was among the goal of the week choices .
on 7 february 2015 , his team-mates held a tribute to him in support after his diagnosis of stomach cancer after the seventh minute of the game , a 2-1 defeat of vfl bochum .
they received an ovation from both the fans and players from both teams .
his contract was later renewed , even after the diagnosis .
on july 25 2015 it was announced that he had beaten stomach cancer and he was given the all clear .
