Dirk Orlishausen (born 15 August 1982) is a German retired football goalkeeper,^[1] and currently the goalkeeper coach of Hansa Rostock.

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Dirk Orlishausen

Orlishausen with Karlsruher SC in 2015.
Personal information
Full name	Dirk Orlishausen
Date of birth	(1982-08-15) 15 August 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Sömmerda, East Germany
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Hansa Rostock (goalkeeper coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	FSV Sömmerda
2005–2011	FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt	168	(0)
2011–2018	Karlsruher SC	164	(0)
2018–2019	Hansa Rostock	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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He started his senior career at hometown club FSV Sömmerda, where he played until the 2005–06 season before transferring to FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt. After eleven games on the bench, Orlishausen overtook Michael Ratajczak, played in 26 games in his first season and remained the club's first choice keeper until he joined Karlsruhe in the summer of 2011.

In May 2018 Hansa Rostock announced that they had signed Orlishausen for the upcoming season on a 3-year contract. Orlishausen was going to be the goalkeeper coach of the team and also being the third keeper of the squad. He already had the goalkeeping coach license.^[2]