Roberto Hilbert

Roberto Hilbert (born October 16, 1984 in Forchheim) is a Germany association football. He has two children, Shakira and Luis.

Club career

In his youth, Hilbert played for SpVgg Jahn Forchheim, 1. FC Nuremberg 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 2. Fußball-Bundesliga team of the club.

In the 2005–06 season, he played in 34 games, scoring three times. In the summer of 2006, he joined top Fußball-Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. In his first season at Stuttgart, Hilbert became a regular in the first team that won the club's first championship in 15 years, in May 2007. He usually plays in right midfield, but is some times used as a right back. After the injury of key striker Mario Gómez in the final phase of the 2007 championship, Hilbert played a more offensive part for several weeks and scored a number of decisive goals. He finished as Stuttgart's third best goalscorer, scoring seven times, like his team mate Thomas Hitzlsperger.

International career

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 national football team on 28 March 2007.

Honours

With Stuttgart:
- Fußball-Bundesliga (2006-07)