Marvin Compper

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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 spent most of the season on the substitute bench, Compper ended up making only 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.…

Club

As of match played 4 July 2020

International

Compper was eligible to play for Germany and France, as he got a citizenship. Having previously represented the Germany U17 and Germany U18 side, Compper was called up by Germany U20 for the first time, making his debut against Italy U20 on 16 February 2005. Three months after making his debut, Compper was called to the Germany U20 squad for the FIFA World Youth Championship in Netherlands. After appearing twice as a substitute in the first two matches, he played his first match of the tournament, where he came on as a second–half substitute, in a 1–0 loss against Argentina U20 on 18 June 2005. Compper started for the first time in the tournament, as Germany U20 lost 2–1 to Brazil after the game went to extra time, eliminating the side from the competitions. He went on to make eleven appearances for the U20 side. On 13 November 2008, Compper was called up by Germany for the first time. Five days later after being called up again, on 19 November 2008, Compper received his sole international cap in a friendly against England, making him the first Hoffenheim player to be capped by Germany. After the match, Compper reflected on his debut, saying: "I was very happy to play from the start, but my debut was only marred by the defeat, it's a shame we could not finish the year successfully."

On 26 October 2021, Compper was hired by Russian Premier League club FC Lokomotiv Moscow as an assistant coach. On 1 March 2022, Lokomotiv manager Markus Gisdol resigned due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Compper was appointed caretaker manager. Dmitri Loskov and then Oleg Pashinin were officially registered with the league as Lokomotiv's caretaker managers as Compper did not possess the mandatory UEFA Pro Licence. On 4 April 2022, Zaur Khapov was appointed Lokomotiv manager, but club's sporting director Thomas Zorn commented that this is a formality as Khapov possesses a proper license, and Compper will continue performing most of the manager's duties. On 30 June 2022, Josef Zinnbauer was appointed head coach of Lokomotiv, with Compper continuing to work at the club. Compper was dismissed by Lokomotiv on 5 September 2022, following a weak start of the 2022–23 season. On 3 August 2026, Compper was hired as the head coach of Belgian Pro League club Antwerp with a two-season contract.