Jens Jeremies

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Jens Jeremies
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Jeremies with Bayern Munich in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-03-05) 5 March 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Görlitz, East Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1980–1986 Motor Görlitz
1986–1993 Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1995 Dynamo Dresden 10 (1)
1995–1998 1860 Munich 78 (2)
1998–2006 Bayern Munich 160 (6)
Total248(9)
International career
1995 Germany U21 3 (1)
1997–2004 Germany 55 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2002 Korea/Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jens Jeremies (born 5 March 1974) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

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Best known for his tackling abilities, he played for three clubs during his professional career, most notably Bayern Munich where he won six Bundesliga titles, four DFB-Pokal trophies, and one Champions League title. He retired at the age of 32 following persistent injury problems.

Jeremies won 55 caps for Germany, [1] representing the nation in two World Cups and two European Championships. He started in the 2002 World Cup final, which Germany lost to Brazil.

Club career

Beginnings; 1860 Munich

Born in Görlitz, East Germany, Jeremies joined the youth system of one of the most important clubs in the country, Dynamo Dresden, at the age of 12. As a professional, he appeared rarely over the course of two seasons, all the matches being played in 1994–95, his debut coming on 1 April 1995 in a 1–3 away loss against TSV 1860 München, as the team ended a four-stay in the Bundesliga.

In 1995, Jeremies signed for 1860 Munich, helping the Lions qualify for the UEFA Cup in his second year and receiving totals of 30 yellow cards and two red during his three-year spell.

Bayern Munich

Jeremies moved to TSV's city neighbours FC Bayern Munich in the summer of 1998, the club for which he would play the remainder of his career. [2] With the Bavarians he won all of his trophies, including six leagues and three domestic cups, adding the 2000–01 edition of the UEFA Champions League to which he contributed with 12 games and three goals, including one in the 2–1 semifinal win against Real Madrid [3] (3–1 on aggregate) – he missed the final through suspension.

After only 20 matches combined in his last two years, mainly due to constant knee problems, Jeremies retired from football at the age of 32. He appeared in 251 German top division matches during 12 seasons, scoring nine times. [4]

International career

Whilst at TSV Munich, Jeremies made his debut for the German national team on 15 November 1997 in a friendly against South Africa, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 win in Düsseldorf. He was then picked for the squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, appearing in three games in an eventual last-eight exit; during the competition, German entertainer Harald Schmidt reverentially called him "Jens Jerenaldo".

On 31 March 1999, Jeremies scored his first and only international goal, helping to a 2–0 home win against Finland for the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers, [5] which was later chosen as Goal of the Month in Germany. However, he was dropped from the national team during the buildup to the finals, after calling the Erich Ribbeck-led side "pitiful". [6]

Jeremies was reinstated for the 2002 World Cup, [7] even captaining the team once in a friendly after the competition, [8] but retired from international football after Germany's group stage exit in Euro 2004 in Portugal, saying he wanted to focus on his club duties with Bayern.

Career statistics

Club

Source: [9]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Dresden 1994–95 Bundesliga 10100———101
1860 Munich 1995–96 Bundesliga29030———320
1996–97 27210———282
1997–98 22011—30—261
Total78251003000863
Bayern Munich 1998–99 Bundesliga3016120110—492
1999–2000 3034100100—444
2000–01 2111010123—354
2001–02 10041006100202
2002–03 290400071—401
2003–04 231201040—301
2004–05 70202010—120
2005–06 130400010—180
Total1636276605250024817
Career total2519327605550034421

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 March 1999 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, GermanyFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–02–0 Euro 2000 qualifying

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich

International

Germany

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (23 September 2015). "Jens Jeremies – International Appearances". RSSSF . Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Neuhaus, Les (6 May 2006). "Former Germany player Jens Jeremies set to play last match". Financial Times . Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Champions League: FC Bayern bezwingt Real" [Champions League: FC Bayern ousts Real]. Der Spiegel (in German). 9 May 2001. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (23 September 2015). "Jens Jeremies – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF . Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jeremies Super-Solo brach den Bann!" [Jeremies Super-Solo breaks spell!] (in German). kicker. 31 March 1999. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Hughes loses taste for scrambled Egil". The Guardian . London. 7 April 2000. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  7. ↑ Jens Jeremies – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ↑ "Jens Jeremies to captain Germany against Bulgaria". Associated Press. 22 August 2002. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  9. ↑ "Jens Jeremies". Worldfootball. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1995/96" (in German). kicker.
  11. ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1997/98" (in German). kicker.
  12. ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1998/99" (in German). kicker.
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