| # | 05 |
|---|---|
| Name | Konstantin Katz |
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Position | Defensive Back |
| Height | 183cm |
| Weight | 83kg |
| Current Team | Stuttgart Surge |
| Past Teams | Frankfurt Galaxy |
| Leagues | European League of Football |
| Seasons | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Age | 30 |
Konstantin Katz, born on April 29, 1995 in Bad Cannstatt, Germany, is an American football free safety. He played for the Frankfurt Galaxy and the Stuttgart Surge in the European League of Football (ELF). Katz began his career in handball before switching to American football. He was part of the Calanda Broncos and played in the German Football League (GFL). He currently plays for the Stuttgart Surge.
Previous stations
- 2010-2014: Stuttgart Scorpions Youth
- 2015-2019: Stuttgart Scorpions
- 2020-2021: Calanda Broncos
- 2022: Frankfurt Galaxy
- since 2023 Stuttgart Surge
Achievements
- Swiss champion: With the Calanda Broncos
Credits
Text: Foot Bowl and Mistral AI (Le Chat)
Other
- Konstantin Katz played handball in Leonberg and Ditzingen before devoting himself to American football.
- He comes from a handball family; his parents and his younger brother Sebastian also played handball.
- Katz was playmaker in Leonberg and Ditzingen Handball.
- He played for several years in the German Football League (GFL) and for the Calanda Broncos in Switzerland.
- Katz moved from the Calanda Broncos to the Frankfurt Galaxy in the European League of Football (ELF).
- He is described as a physical player who brings enormous quality to the safety position.
- Katz commented on American football games as a co-commentator, including at an Oberliga home game between the Leonberg Alligators and the Stuttgart Silver Arrows.
- also practices mixed martial arts and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- was already on the road as a ski instructor
- was called up for the BaWü Lions state youth selection
- was in the extended squad of the German national team in 2022
- passed his Abitur at the Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium in Leonberg in 2013
