Julian Börner

Early career

Born in Weimar, Börner played youth football for SC Weimar (1996–1998), Vimaria Weimar (1998–2001) and Rot-Weiß Erfurt (2001–2009). In August 2009, he signed for 2. Bundesliga club Energie Cottbus on a three-year deal. He made his debut for the club and only appearance of the 2009–10 season as a substitute in a 3–1 home defeat to Greuther Fürth on 23 August 2009. He failed to make a first team appearance during the 2010–11 season, but did appear twice for the reserve team in the Regionalliga Nord. Having suffered from multiple injury problems during his first two seasons at the club, he made his second first-team appearance as a starter in a 0–0 draw with FC Ingolstadt 04 on 27 November 2011, before being substituted in the 67th-minute. During the 2011–12 season, he made 4 first-team appearances during the and 11 reserve team appearances, scoring twice for the reserve team. In March 2012, Börner extended his contract with the club by a further two years. Börner scored his first goal in the 2. Bundesliga on 24 November 2012 with the club's second goal of a 3–1 win over Eintracht Braunschweig. He received the first red card of his career on 24 February 2013 for a challenge on Ramon Machado, resulting in a three-match ban. On 29 March 2013, his contract with the club was extended to 30 March 2016. He returned to first team action on 21 April 2013 for a 1–0 defeat to Dynamo Dresden, but was again sent off for a foul on Filip Trojan. Börner scored once in 15…

Börner is a German youth international, having represented his country at under-16, under-17 and under-18 level.

Börner plays as a left-sided central defender but can also play as a central midfielder. His style of play has been described as "no-nonsense".

He is married to former footballer Kristina Börner and their daughter Emma was born in May 2017.