Roberto Hilbert
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Roberto Hilbert (born October 16, 1984 in Forchheim) is a German football player.
In his youth, Hilbert played for SpVgg Jahn Forchheim, 1. FC Nürnberg and SpVgg Greuther Fürth. In 2002, he was transferred to Bayernliga (4th division) side 1. SC Feucht, where he was one of the key players. After his club was promoted to the Regionalliga (3rd division) the following season, he scored ten goals in 26 games. On the basis of this performance, Fürth called him back. There he played for the 2nd Bundesliga team of the club.
In the 2005/06 season he played in 34 games, scoring thrice. In the summer of 2006, he joined top Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. To date (February 10, 2007), he has played there in 21 games, scoring twice. He is usually playing in right midfield, but is some times used as a right back.
Hilbert has also made twelve appearances in the Germany national under-21 football team, scoring three times. He made his international debut for the Germany national football team in a friendly against Denmark on 28 March 2007.
| VfB Stuttgart - Current Squad |
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1 Hildebrand | 2 Beck | 3 Osorio | 5 Babbel | 6 Meira | 8 Bierofka | 9 Streller | 11 Hitzlsperger | 12 Gerber | 13 Pardo | 14 Farnerud | 15 Boka | 16 Lauth | 17 Delpierre | 18 Cacau | 19 Hilbert | 21 Magnin | 22 Gentner | 23 Heinen | 24 Nehrig | 25 Da Silva | 28 Khedira | 30 Ikeng | 31 Stolz | 33 Gomez | 35 Taşçı | 41 Langer | Manager: Armin Veh |
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