Marvin Compper

Due to a lack of first-team action, Compper joined TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in January 2008.

Marvin Compper (born 14 June 1985) is a German football manager and a former player who played as a centre back.

He won one cap for the German national team.

During the 2002–03 season, Compper moved from the youth team of the VfB Stuttgart to the amateur team of Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Shortly after joining the club, he was assigned to the U19 side and eventually to the Borussia Mönchengladbach II side.

In July 2005, he signed his first professional contract which ran until 2008.

Shortly after signing his first professional contract, Compper was promoted to the first team and made his debut during the 2005–06 season.

His first appearance for the club came on 1 October 2005, coming on as a second–half substitute for injured Jeff Strasser, in a 1–0 loss against 1. FSV Mainz 05.

Because he appeared the most of the season on the substitute bench, Compper ended up making five appearances during the season.

In the 2006–07 season, Compper made four appearances for the reserve team in August 2006.

On 14 October 2006, he made his first appearance (as well as his first start), in a 3–1 win over Wolfsburg.

Because of the injuries of both Filip Daems and the national defender Marcell Jansen, he became a regular player in the autumn of 2006 in the Bundesliga.

He had a handful of first team appearances until he was dropped from the first team after criticising Manager Jupp Heynckes following a 1–1 draw against 1.

FSV Mainz 05 on 9 December 2006.

On 30 January 2007, he returned to the first team from suspension, in a 0–0 draw against 1. FC Nürnberg, in what turned out to be Heynckes' last game as Manager.

Following Heynckes' resignation, Compper was given more first team opportunities under new manager Jos Luhukay.

He finished the season with 23 league appearances, but the club was relegated at the end of the season, finishing last in the Bundesliga table.

In the first half of the 2007–08 season, Compper played only three games for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Although he did not play regularly at Borussia Mönchengladbach, Compper reflected on his time at the club: "This is the best for my personal development. At Borussia, nobody gave me the feeling that I was needed."

At the end of the 2007–08 season that saw TSG 1899 Hoffenheim promoted to the Bundesliga, Compper had made a total of 19 appearances in all competitions.

Compper made his TSG 1899 Hoffenheim debut on 1 February 2008, where he started the whole game in the centre–back position, in a 2–0 win over Wehen Wiesbaden.

Ahead of the follow-up match against his former club, Borussia Mönchengladbach, on 10 February 2008, Compper made an interview with Bild, where he said he had no grudge on his departure from the club.

He played the whole match against his former club, where he set up a goal for Demba Ba, in a 4–2 win.

Compper quickly established himself in the first team, where he played in mostly at centre–back.

He was also in the squad that won promotion to the Bundesliga after beating Greuther Fürth 5–0 in the last game of the season.

Compper started the 2008–09 season when he helped the club win the first Bundesliga match, in a 3–0 win over Energie Cottbus.

He continued to remain his first team, playing in the centre–back position.

On 27 September 2008, he scored his first goal in a 5–4 loss against Werder Bremen.

He helped the side with wins that led to them being at the top of the table until January.

However, the club's form soon suffered that ended up losing their spot at the top of the table and Compper, himself, suffered setbacks despite having playing time.

Despite being further setbacks during the 2008–09 season, Compper finished his full season at the club, making the total of 32 appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

He captained the side for the first time on 2 May 2009, where he played the whole game, in a 4–0 loss against Wolfsburg.

In the 2009–10 season, Compper, continued to remain his first team, playing in the centre–back position.

He scored his first goal of the season on 12 September 2009 in a 3–0 win over VfL Bochum.

Despite being on the sidelines on two occasions in the 2009–10 season, he went on to make a total of 35 appearances and scoring twice in all competitions.

In the 2010–11 season, Compper started the opening game of the season well when he set up a goal for Peniel Mlapa, in a 4–1 win over Werder Bremen.

He started out playing in the left–back position when Manager Ralf Rangnick preferred Isaac Vorsah and Josip Šimunić as their centre–backs instead.

Compper started every match until he suffered a back injury that kept him out of the game for two matches.

He returned to the centre–back position, where he started the whole game, in a 3–2 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach on 17 October 2010.

His performance resulted in him signing a contract extension that would him until 2013.