Tommy Bechmann
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 December 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Winger Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Hjortshøj/Egå | |||
AGF | |||
Skovbakken | |||
–2002 | FC Aarhus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Esbjerg | 63 | (32) |
2004–2008 | VfL Bochum | 82 | (13) |
2008–2011 | SC Freiburg | 49 | (8) |
2011–2017 |
SønderjyskE | 145 | (33) |
Total | 339 | (86) | |
International career | |||
2001 | Denmark U19 | 1 | (0) |
2002 |
Denmark U20 | 5 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Denmark U21 | 15 | (11) |
2004 | Denmark League XI | 3 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Tommy Bechmann (born 22 December 1981) is a Danish former professional
Career
Early years
Bechmann began his active career in 2000 at FC Aarhus, now called Aarhus Fremad. In 2002, he moved to first division side Esbjerg fB. In West Jutland he gained a regular place.
VfL Bochum
In the 2004–05 season, Bechmann moved abroad and signed with
In the coming years, Bechmann could never achieve a regular starting place in Bochum, he wandered between the starting lineup and the bench due to injuries. After the 2005–06 season, which ended with Bochum's promotion to the Bundesliga, he had surgery on the knee[2] and played only eleven times in the 2006–07 season. 2007–08, his last season in Bochum, was initially very successful, as he scored four goals in the first four games but he was injured again in the second half of the season.
SC Freiburg
After his contract expired in Bochum, he moved to SC Freiburg who were playing in the second division.[3] In his first season for the Breisgau side he scored seven goals and the club was promoted to the Bundesliga.
SønderjyskE
In 2011, Bechmann returned to his homeland and signed for Danish first division club
On 9 January 2017, he retired from professional football.
Personal life
On 28 October 2017, Bechmann won 5 million kroner (approx. €672,000) in the Danish Lotto lottery.[4]
Honours
Individual
- Danish Superliga topscorer: 2003–04
References
- ^ "Bechmann i Bochum til sommer". bold.dk (in Danish). bold.dk Danmark ApS. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Schreck für Koller: Bechmann muss operiert werden". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 29 May 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Bechmann wechselt nach Freiburg". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Tænk, hvis du vandt i lotto... og det gjorde denne fodboldstjerne så". ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish). 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
External links
- Tommy Bechmann national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Tommy Bechmann official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- Tommy Bechmann at fussballdaten.de (in German)