Christian Wörns
![]() Wörns training with Borussia Dortmund in 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 May 1972 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mannheim, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1980–1985 | Phönix Mannheim | ||||||||||||||||
1985–1989 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1989–1991 | Waldhof Mannheim | 52 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
1991–1998 | Bayer Leverkusen | 211 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Paris Saint-Germain | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2008 | Borussia Dortmund | 240 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 531 | (32) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1990–1993 | Germany U21 | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1992–2005 | Germany | 66 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Hombrucher SV (youth)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | VfL Bochum U15[1] | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Schalke 04 U17[1] | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | SpVgg Unterhaching (assistant)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | SpVgg Unterhaching U16[1] | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | FC Augsburg II | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | 1860 Munich U19 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Christian Wörns (born 10 May 1972) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. Wörns is widely considered one of the finest German defenders of his generation.[2] He started his career with Waldhof Mannheim but played the majority of his career with Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund.[3] He also had a short stint with Paris Saint-Germain.
Club career
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Wörns was born in Mannheim. He made his professional debut in the Bundesliga at the young age of 17 years, 3 months and 30 days for Waldhof Mannheim and at the time, was the fourth youngest debutant ever. He played 18 games in his first season and 34 the next in the 2. Bundesliga.
The next year, he transferred to Bayer Leverkusen. Wörns quickly established himself as a defensive stalwart and anchored the strong Leverkusen defense for nearly a decade, together with sweeper Jens Nowotny and Markus Happe.
In 1998, he moved abroad to Paris Saint-Germain in France. He failed to settle in and after one season transferred to Borussia Dortmund. He continued to play at Borussia Dortmund until he retired in 2008.
International career
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Wörns represented his country on 66 occasions and did not score.
- Euro 1992: receives a runners-up (silver) medal as a backup squad member
- Euro 1996: after an injury hit season, Wörns fails to get nominated and misses being on the winning squad.
- World Cup 1998: Considered the best player on the German squad, Wörns played well for much of the tournament. However, in the quarter-final match against Croatia, he fouled Davor Šuker in the 40th minute to stop a possible breakaway run on goal, and received a straight red card from Norwegian referee Rune Pedersen. Three unanswered goals were scored against Germany after his sending off, making him the scapegoat for his country's 0–3 loss.
- World Cup 2002: Does not play due to injury, but the team finishes the tournament as runners-up (silver).
- Euro 2004: Germany is eliminated in the group stage after two draws and a loss.
- When Germany manager Jürgen Klinsmann announced the 22 players for a friendly with Italy in Florence, in the lead-up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 34-year-old Wörns was only a backup squad member. This prompted an outrageous interview by Wörns. Because he verbally attacked Klinsmann during the interview, the German Football Association took disciplinary action against Wörns and banned from playing as an international.[4] This was similar to what happened to Uli Stein (during the 1986 FIFA World Cup) and Stefan Effenberg (during the 1994 FIFA World Cup). The dropping of Wörns from the national team was roundly panned in Germany, as Italy routed Germany 4–1 in that exhibition game, and Klinsmann bore the brunt of the criticism as the team was ranked only 22nd in the world entering the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[5] Germany ended up finishing the tournament in third place (bronze).
Managerial career
[edit]Wörns became manager of FC Augsburg II on 29 December 2015.[6] He took over a team that won 16 points from 20 matches.[6] His first match as manager came on 20 February 2016 in a 4–1 win against FC Ingolstadt 04 II.[7] On 12 March 2016, Augsburg II lost 6–0 to SpVgg Unterhaching.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | Ref. | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Waldhof Mannheim | 1990–91 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | [8] | ||
1989–90 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | [8] | |||
Total | 52 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | — | ||
Bayer Leverkusen | 1991–92 | Bundesliga | 38 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 43 | 1 | [8] | ||
1992–93 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 2 | [8] | ||||
1993–94 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 8 | [8] | ||
1994–95 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | [8] | |||
1995–96 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | [8] | ||||
1996–97 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | [8] | ||||
1997–98 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | [8] | ||
Total | 211 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 258 | 17 | — | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 1998–99 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | [8] |
Borussia Dortmund | 1999–2000 | Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | [8] |
2000–01 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | [9] | ||||
2001–02 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 2 | [8] | ||
2002–03 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | [10] | |||
2003–04 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 1 | [8] | ||
2004–05 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | [11] | ||||
2005–06 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | [8] | |||
2006–07 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | [12] | ||||
2007–08 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | [13] | ||||
Total | 240 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 303 | 14 | — | ||
Career total | 503 | 29 | 44 | 3 | 61 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 617 | 33 |
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup, and UEFA Intertoto Cup.
- ^ German Super Cup, German League Cup, and French League Cup
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Germany[14] | 1992 | 4 | 0 |
1993 | 0 | 0 | |
1994 | 0 | 0 | |
1995 | 4 | 0 | |
1996 | 0 | 0 | |
1997 | 3 | 0 | |
1998 | 12 | 0 | |
1999 | 9 | 0 | |
2000 | 1 | 0 | |
2001 | 5 | 0 | |
2002 | 3 | 0 | |
2003 | 11 | 0 | |
2004 | 11 | 0 | |
2005 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 66 | 0 |
Managerial record
[edit]- As of 10 August 2018
Team | From | To | Record | |||||
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M | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
Augsburg II | 1 January 2016[6] | 6 August 2017 | 54 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 38.89 | [7] |
Honours
[edit]Bayer Leverkusen
Paris Saint-Germain
Borussia Dortmund
- Bundesliga: 2001–02
- DFB-Pokal: runner-up 2007–08
Germany
- UEFA European Championship: runner-up 1992
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Christian Wörns verstärkt Trainerteam". SpVgg Unterhaching. 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Bundesliga Team Of The Decade 2000-2010". Goal. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Christian Wörns". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ "The official website for European football".
- ^ Longman, Jere (20 March 2006). "German Coach and American Ways Are a Tough Match". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c "Wörns übernimmt die U 23 von Augsburg" (in German). kicker. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "FC Augsburg II". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Christian Wörns » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Christian Wörns". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Christian Wörns". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Christian Wörns". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Christian Wörns". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Wörns, Christian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ "Christian Wörns". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1995/96" (in German). kicker.
- ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1996/97" (in German). kicker.
- ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1997/98" (in German). kicker.
- ^ "Bundesliga Historie 2001/02" (in German). kicker.
External links
[edit]- 1972 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in France
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's international footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- SV Waldhof Mannheim players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Borussia Dortmund players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1992 players
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Ligue 1 players
- Footballers from Mannheim
- West German men's footballers