Markus Giesecke

Markus Giesecke (born 15 April 1979) is a German futsal player from Regensburg, Germany who plays for Futsal Allgaeu, a futsal club based in Kaufbeuren, Germany.

Club career
He started playing futsal in Spain and England and was signed by Futsal Club Regensburg in 2014 to play in the newly founded Futsal-Bayernliga, where he made his debut in Regensburg's 5-4 victory over SpVgg Bayreuth on matchday 3. In the winter break 2015/16 he was transferred to then first division side TV Wackersdorf. He came from the bench in Wackersdorf's 9-4 victory over Cosmos Hoechst on the last matchday and appeared in a total of 14 matches during his two-season spell with the Upper Palatinate club. He scored his first goal in the Futsal-Regionalliga on 8 October 2016 (matchday 4) in a 9-5 away loss to Germania Ober-Roden. During the off-season, he helped Wackersdorf to win their own international futsal tournament in Wackersdorf against German and Czech Republican top teams and the Portus Rothaus Cup in Pforzheim. In Wackersdorf's colours, he took part in the 2016 Mitropa Futsal Cup in Vienna where he played against the best sides from Central Europe. In April 2017, he moved to Segunda División B side CD Internacional Intxaurrondo to further develop his futsal skills and tactical knowledge. He made his debut in the Liga Gipuzkoana on the penultimate matchday of the 2016-17 season, in a 1-1 draw against Egarri Taberna on 8 April 2017. He played for the Basque side until May 2018 and was then resigned by Futsal Club Regensburg. In August 2019 he published a video on his YouTube channel showing him shooting and sinking fifteen consecutive balls in a five-hole goal wall. In the summer of 2021 he moved to newly promoted Regionalliga side Futsal Allgaeu on a free transfer.

Minifootball
Markus Giesecke was called up to the Germany national minifootball team to participate in a training camp in Göttingen on 17 and 18 March 2017 in preparation for the 2017 EMF EURO.

Headis
He participated in the Headis World Championship which took place in Kaiserslautern on 10 December 2022.

Career statistics

 * 1.Includes promotion and relegation playoff matches.
 * 2.Includes BFV, SFV and DFB futsal cup competitions.
 * 3.Includes UEFA Futsal Cup and Mitropa Futsal Cup.

Honours
3rd - Futsal Regionalliga Süd 2016 1st - International Wackersdorf Cup 2016 1st - Portus Rothaus Cup 2016 in Pforzheim 4th - Mitropa Futsal Cup 2016 in Vienna