| Kai Bülow | |
| Birth Date: | 31 May 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Rostock, East Germany |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | –1995 |
| Youthclubs1: | FSV Bentwisch |
| Youthyears2: | 1995–2005 |
| Youthclubs2: | Hansa Rostock |
| Years1: | 2005–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Hansa Rostock II |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2005–2010 |
| Clubs2: | Hansa Rostock |
| Caps2: | 130 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2010–2017 |
| Clubs3: | 1860 Munich |
| Caps3: | 171 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | 1860 Munich II |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Karlsruher SC |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | Karlsruher SC II |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Hansa Rostock |
| Caps7: | 50 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Totalcaps: | 382 |
| Totalgoals: | 28 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2004 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2006–2007 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Kai Bülow (born 31 May 1986) is a German former professional footballer who most recently played as a defender for Hansa Rostock.[1]
In July 2018, Bülow returned to former club Hansa Rostock signing a two-year contract.[2]
In June 2020, Bülow announced he would retire from playing at the end of the 2019–20 season.[3]
Growing up his favourite team was VfB Stuttgart and his favourite player was Patrick Vieira.[4] He stated that he would love to play for Arsenal some day.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hansa Rostock | 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1[6] | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 130 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 8 | |||
| Hansa Rostock II | 2005–06 | Regionalliga Nord | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1860 Munich | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Total | 171 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 187 | 15 | |||
| 1860 Munich II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Karlsruher SC | 2017–18 | 3. Liga | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| Karlsruher SC II | 2017–18 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Hansa Rostock | 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Total | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 376 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 404 | 29 | |||