Patrick Ochs (born 14 May 1984) is a German former footballer who played as a right-back or right winger. Ochs spent the majority of his professional career with Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Patrick Ochs playing for Frankfurt in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Ochs | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-05-14) 14 May 1984 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Germania Enkheim | ||
| 1991–2002 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2002–2003 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Bayern Munich II | 25 | (1) |
| 2004–2011 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 202 | (5) |
| 2011–2015 | VfL Wolfsburg | 30 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | FSV Frankfurt | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 293 | (6) | |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | Germany U21 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In the 2009–10 season, Eintracht Frankfurt manager Michael Skibbe switched Ochs from his usual right back position to play on the wing using his pace to give the offence a boost.
In 2015, after his contract had expired, he left VfL Wolfsburg. During his four-year spell there, he was loaned for one season to 1899 Hoffenheim. Finally he could not establish himself in Wolfsburg, during the last season he even did not earn a single cap for the first team in all competitions.[1]
In summer 2016 Ochs joined 3. Liga side FSV Frankfurt.[2] In April 2018, he suffered a severe knee injury tearing his cruciate ligament as well as damaging his anterior ligament and meniscus.[3]
He represented the German under-21 team at UEFA U-21 Championship 2006.[4]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2003–04 | Bayern Munich II | Regionalliga Süd | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 1 |
| 2004–05 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 30 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 32 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | VfL Wolfsburg | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 270 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 298 | 9 | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt
VfL Wolfsburg