Christian Wörns

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Christian Wörns
Worns.jpg
Wörns training with Borussia Dortmund in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-05-10) 10 May 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Mannheim, West Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1980–1985 Phönix Mannheim
1985–1989 Waldhof Mannheim
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total531(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
Men's football
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1992 Sweden
*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.

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Club career

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

Worns with Germany in 2004 Christian Worns 2004 (cropped).jpg
Wörns with Germany in 2004

Wörns represented his country on 66 occasions and did not score.

Managerial career

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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinental [a] Other [b] TotalRef.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Waldhof Mannheim 1990–91 Bundesliga 18020——200 [8]
1989–90 2. Bundesliga 34220——362 [8]
Total522400000562—
Bayer Leverkusen 1991–92 Bundesliga38051——431 [8]
1992–93 34270——412 [8]
1993–94 336416110448 [8]
1994–95 1912150—262 [8]
1995–96 25230——282 [8]
1996–97 33110——341 [8]
1997–98 291309010421 [8]
Total211132532012025817—
Paris Saint-Germain 1998–99 Ligue 1 282001000292 [8]
Borussia Dortmund 1999–2000 Bundesliga262107020382 [8]
2000–01 23330——263 [9]
2001–02 2921016020482 [8]
2002–03 30010100—410 [10]
2003–04 311206030421 [8]
2004–05 29110——301 [11]
2005–06 2821020—312 [8]
2006–07 24220——262 [12]
2007–08 20130——231 [13]
Total240141504107030314—
Career total503294436119061733
  1. ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup, and UEFA Intertoto Cup.
  2. ↑ German Super Cup, German League Cup, and French League Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany [14] 199240
199300
199400
199540
199600
199730
1998120
199990
200010
200150
200230
2003110
2004110
200530
Total660

Managerial record

As of 10 August 2018
TeamFromToRecord
MWDLWin %Ref.
Augsburg II 1 January 2016 [6] 6 August 201754211716038.89 [7]

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen

Paris Saint-Germain

Borussia Dortmund

Germany

Individual

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