Stefan Markolf
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Stefan Markolf (born 3 January 1984) is the first deaf German professional footballer.
Career
After joining the professional squad of 1. FSV Mainz 05 in 2007, where the defender was mostly substituted, he was signed by third division club Wuppertaler SV in 2008.[1] After eight years he returned to KSV Hessen Kassel.
Personal
Markolf was born deaf (about 90 percent hearing loss). Thanks to speech therapy, he has nearly perfect pronunciation of the spoken language. In spite of his hearing loss, he has a good overview in the football matches. He wears special hearing aids while playing.
References
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- Stefan Markolf Interview
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Witzenhausen
- Footballers from Kassel (region)
- German men's footballers
- Deaf association football players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players
- KSV Hessen Kassel players
- Wuppertaler SV players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- German deaf people
- Men's association football defenders
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- KSV Baunatal players