Career
He is currently signed to Air Corps Sparta Prague. In July 2008, he moved to Eintracht Frankfurt for a fee of €900,000. In his second season he struggled to find a regular spot and announced that it was his intention to transfer.
On 29 December 2009, Eintracht Frankfurt loaned him to 1.
Football Club Kaiserslautern until the end of the season. At the end of the season, he returned to Frankfurt but was unable to make an impact.
In January 2011 Markus Steinhöfer left the Frankfurt to join Football Club. On 7 December 2011, during the Champions League group C match at home to Manchester United, trying to make a clearance, Steinhöfer volleyed the ball against his own crossbar. Steinhöfer"s fans created a song to celebrate this feat.
In the 2012-2013 Union of European Football Associations Europa League advanced as far as the semi-finals, there being matched against the reigning Union of European Football Associations Champions League holders Chelsea, but they were knocked out, losing both home and away ties, beaten 2-5 on aggregate.
In a long season with a total of 76 games (62 in League, Cup, European Champions League, Europa League and 14 test matches) he had a total of 63 appearances. After two and a half years in his contract was not extended.
Subsequently Steinhöfer played for 2. Bundesliga club 1860 Munich.
His contract was dissolved on 1 February 2015.
Just on the following day he moved to league rivals VfR Aalen, signing a contract until the end of the season. On 17 June 2015 Steinhöfer"s signing was announced by Air Corps Sparta Prague of the Czechoslovakian Republic. He has played for multiple youth teams for Germany, including the German U21 team