Thomas Hengen
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Hengen | ||
Date of birth | 22 September 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Landau, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
SV Rülzheim | |||
–1992 |
Phönix Bellheim | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1996 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 59 | (5) |
1996–1998 | Karlsruher SC | 61 | (1) |
1998–1999 | Borussia Dortmund | 13 | (0) |
1999 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2000–2001 | VfL Wolfsburg | 39 | (1) |
2001–2004 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 53 | (0) |
2004–2006 | Alemannia Aachen | 0 | (0) |
Total | 231 | (7) | |
International career | |||
1994–1996 | Germany U-21 | 13 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2007–2008 |
Alemannia Aachen II | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Hengen (born 22 September 1974) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1][2]
Playing career
Born in
In the 1992–93 season, he debuted for 1. FC Kaiserslautern his first Bundesliga match. In his last game for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, he won the German Cup in Berlin in May 1996.
He then accepted the offer of Karlsruher SC who, after the departure of Jens Nowotny, were on the lookout for a new defense boss. He fit seamlessly into the team in his first season 1996–97 at KSC and completed 30 of 34 games. In the following season, the KSC relegated from the Bundesliga but Hengen stayed in the Bundesliga playing for Borussia Dortmund, VfL Wolfsburg and Kaiserslautern, only interrupted by a brief interlude with Beşiktaş J.K. Overall, he amassed 224 Bundesliga matches and seven goals.
In 2004, he moved to the 2. Bundesliga side Alemannia Aachen, but did not play any more because of a chronic hip osteoarthritis. After unsuccessful rehabilitation, he retired in early 2006.
Post-playing career
From 2006 to 2007, he was head of the junior excellence centre of
Honours
References
- ^ "Thomas Hengen" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "Hengen, Thomas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "Thomas Hengen verlässt Alemannia Aachen" [Thomas Hengen is going to leave Alemannia Aachen] (in German). amateurkick.de. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010.