| # | 43 |
|---|---|
| Name | Patrick Poetsch |
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Position | Fullback, Long Snapper |
| Height | 180cm |
| Weight | 116kg |
| Past Teams | Cologne Centurions, Rhein Fire |
| Leagues | European League of Football |
| Seasons | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Age | 36 |
Patrick Poetsch is a German American football player who has played for Rhein Fire in the European League of Football since 2022. He began his career with AFC Remscheid Amboss and played college football for the William Penn Statesmen. Poetsch has an impressive career in various European leagues and has won multiple awards, including silver at the 2017 World Games and ELF All Star 2021 and 2022.
Previous stations
- 2005-2006: AFC Remscheid Amboss
- 2007-2008: Gulf Islands Scorpions
- 2009: Bonn Gamecocks
- 2010-2012: AFC Remscheid Amboss
- 2013-2015: William Penn Statesmen
- 2013: Düsseldorf Panther
- 2016: Generali Invaders St. Pölten
- 2017-2019: Solingen Paladins
- 2019: Wienerwald Amstetten Thunder
- 2021: Cologne Centurions
- Since 2022: Rhein Fire
Achievements
- Silver at the World Games (2017)
- ELF All Star (2021, 2022)
- 2x ELF Champion (2023, 2024)
Credits
Text: Foot Bowl and Mistral AI (Le Chat)
Other
- Poetsch participated in the NFL’s Regional Combine and received invitations to rookie mini-camps hosted by NFL franchises.
- Together with Daniel Rennich, he formed the best running back duo in GFL2 in 2018.
- After retiring in 2019, he took over as head coach of the Dortmund Giants U19 team.
- In 2021, he returned as an active player and played for the Cologne Centurions in the European League of Football.
- Poetsch was once again called up to the German national squad in 2022.
- He has younger twin brothers.
- He studied sociology and criminology at college in the USA.
- From 2005 to 2015, Poetsch worked regularly in the family business, a CNC turning and milling company.
- In 2021, he worked in the sales force of the Düsseldorf-based company JSP Safety.
