Federico was born in
Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia. He agreed to join Borussia Dortmund from
Karlsruher SC for 2007–08 on a
Bosman transfer on 7 March 2007, after a highly successful season, individually (top goalscorer with 19 goals) and collectively (his team achieved promotion with the first place in 2. Bundesliga). He returned to
Karlsruhe on loan in the
2008–09 winter transfer window on loan. After Karlsruhe were relegated at the end of the
2008–09 season, Federico originally returned to
Borussia Dortmund, but was signed by
Arminia Bielefeld on 10 July. After one year with Arminia Bielefeld, he announced his return to
VfL Bochum and signed on 10 June 2010. When Federico ended his professional career in Bochum in 2012, he had amassed 62 goals at the top two levels of the
German football pyramid. ==Managerial career==