Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jacob Thomas | ||
Date of birth | February 14, 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder/Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995 | St. Louis | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1999 | Austin Lone Stars | ||
1999–2004 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 119 | (21) |
2004–2005 | VfB Lübeck | 40 | (4) |
2006–2007 | Columbus Crew | 28 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2006 |
Jacob Thomas (born February 14, 1977, in Austin, Texas) is a former American soccer midfielder who last played for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
After one season of college soccer, playing for the Saint Louis University, Thomas played for the Austin Lone Stars in the USISL. In 1999 Thomas went to Germany and joined Dritte Liga club Eintracht Braunschweig where he played for the next five years, including one season in the 2. Bundesliga. [1] In 2004, he moved to VfB Lübeck, where he remained for two seasons. On March 28, 2006, he was signed by the Columbus Crew. [2] He was released after the 2009 season.
Thomas married his wife Franziska, the daughter of former Eintracht Braunschweig player Franz Merkhoffer, during his time in Braunschweig. [3] [4] Thomas has two sons, both soccer players. [5]
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