Steffen Freund
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Date of birth | 19 January 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brandenburg, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BSG Motor Süd Brandenburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
–1988 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1991 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 57 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1993 | Schalke 04 | 53 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1998 | Borussia Dortmund | 117 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2003 | Tottenham Hotspur | 102 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | → Leicester City (loan) | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 352 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Germany Olympic | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1998 | Germany | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Germany U16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 |
Germany U17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Tottenham Hotspur (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Steffen Freund (born 19 January 1970) is a German former professional
Club career
Freund started his career at
In December 1998, Freund transferred to
At the tail end of his career he went on to have short spells at 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Leicester City.[4]
International career
Between 1995 and 1998, he won 21 caps for the Germany national team.[8] He won UEFA Euro 1996 with Germany, where he missed out on a place in the final because of an injury in their semi-final win over England.[3] He also appeared at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where Germany fell at the quarter-final stage to Croatia; Freund was an unused substitute in the match.[9]
Coaching career
On 1 September 2007, Freund was appointed assistant head-coach of the German U-20 team.[citation needed]
On 5 December 2007, he was named as a new assistant to
Television career
In 2006, he appeared alongside Boris Becker in a special England v. Germany edition of the popular panel show They Think It's All Over. At the start of the 2011–12 season, Freund began working as a pundit for Eurosport's coverage of the German Bundesliga and Sky Deutschland. He is also a co-commentator for the English world feed of the Bundesliga.[11]
Personal life
Freund is married and has one son and two daughters. His son, Niklas, was as a football goalkeeper for SV Empor Berlin FC, having previously played for
Honours
Borussia Dortmund
- Bundesliga: 1994–95, 1995–96
- DFB-Supercup: 1995
- UEFA Champions League: 1996–97
- Intercontinental Cup: 1997
Tottenham Hotspur
Germany
Individual
- Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame: December 2009 Inductee[15]
References
- bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- RSSSF. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Steffen Freund, Tottenham Hotspur and the changing role of central midfielders". The Guardian. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Freund joins Kaiserslautern". BBC Sport. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Leicester 0 Spurs 1". Spursodyssey. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "1999 League Cup Final". lcfc.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Pair Join Hall Of Fame". tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- RSSSF. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Germany 0-3 Croatia". FIFA. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Club Announcement: Steffen Returns". Tottenham Hotspur. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "DFL Co-commentator profile: Steffen Freund". Bundesliga. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Niklas Freund: Ohne Papa auf der Insel
- ^ Vom Fußball in England zum American Football in der GFL. Wide Receiver Niklas Freund #5!
- ^ "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Hall of Fame – 41 Legends". Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
External links
- Steffen Freund at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Steffen Freund at WorldFootball.net
- Steffen Freund at National-Football-Teams.com
- Steffen Freund at tottenhamhotspur.com