Robert Tesche

Robert Tesche (born 27 May 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.

Tesche played for Arminia Bielefeld, Hamburger SV and Fortuna Dusseldorf before moving to England in 2014 to join Nottingham Forest. He spent the latter part of the 2014–15 season on loan at Birmingham City, and signed for that club in 2016 after being released by Forest. After spending the 2017–18 season on loan to VfL Bochum, he signed permanently in July 2018.

Club Career

Arminia Bielefeld

Wismar-born Tesche's family moved to Lohne in West Germany in 1993. He began his footballing career for VfL Viktoria Mennighuffen. In 2001–02 he moved to Arminia Bielefeld's youth department, a team he grew up supporting. He was considered as one of the most exciting talents of Arminia, and in 2006–07 he moved up to their reserve team. At some point of his early career at Arminia Bielefeld, he signed a contract with the club, keeping him until 2008.

Under head coach Ernst Middendorp, Tesche made his professional debut on 30 March 2007, where he surprisingly started in the starting-XI before being substituted in the 67th minute, in a 1–0 win over Borussia Dortmund. Between on 29 April 2007 and 6 May 2007, he assisted two goals against Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Tesche went on to make seven appearances in all competitions. In May 2007 he signed a contract with Arminia Bielefeld, keeping him in the Westphalian city for three years.

In the 2007–08 season, Tesche continued to feature in the first team for the side and made several starts in number of matches. However, he spent the number of matches on the substitute bench during the season and appeared in the reserve game for the number of matches. It wasn't until on 17 May 2008, which was the last game of the season, Tesche scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–2 draw against Stuttgart. The draw helped the side avoided relegation in the Bundesliga a

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