Thomas Doll

Thomas Doll

Doll during his tenure with Borussia Dortmund in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Jens Uwe Doll [1]
Date of birth	(1966-04-09) 9 April 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Malchin, East Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1972–1979	BSG Lokomotiv Malchin
1979–1983	Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1986	Hansa Rostock	47	(4)
1986–1990	BFC Dynamo	99	(39)
1990–1991	Hamburger SV	33	(4)
1991–1994	Lazio	64	(9)
1994–1996	Eintracht Frankfurt	28	(4)
1996–1998	Bari	45	(4)
1998–2001	Hamburger SV	41	(0)
Total		357	(64)
International career
1986–1990	East Germany	29	(7)
1986–1988	East Germany Olympic	14	(2)
1991–1993	Germany	18	(1)
Managerial career
2001–2002	Hamburger SV U19
2002–2004	Hamburger SV II
2004–2007	Hamburger SV
2007–2008	Borussia Dortmund
2009–2010	Gençlerbirliği
2011–2012	Al-Hilal
2013–2018	Ferencváros
2019	Hannover 96
2019	APOEL
2022–2024	Persija Jakarta
Medal record Men's football Representing   Germany UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1992
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Jens Uwe Doll (born 9 April 1966) is a German professional football manager and a former football player. As a player, he played as an attacking midfielder for F.C. Hansa Rostock, BFC Dynamo, Hamburger SV, Lazio, Eintracht Frankfurt and Bari.

Club career

Doll began playing football for the youth teams of local side BSG Lokomotiv Malchin. He was allowed to join the youth academy of football club F.C. Hansa Rostock in 1979. Doll joined the first team of F.C. Hansa Rostock in 1983. He made his debut for F.C. Hansa Rostock in the DDR-Oberliga away against BSG Stahl Riesa in the third matchday of the 1983-84 DDR-Oberliga on 27 August 1983.

F.C. Hansa Rostock was relegated to the second tier DDR-Liga after the 1985-86 DDR-Oberliga. Doll then joined BFC Dynamo in order to ensure a chance to play for the national team. ^[2] BFC Dynamo was the dominant team in East German football at the time. Doll had the opportunity to choose between BFC Dynamo and SG Dynamo Dresden, but wanted to go to Berlin to be able to stay close to his family and because he already knew players in BFC Dynamo from the national youth teams, such as Andreas Thom. ^[2]

Doll immediately became a regular player in the first team of BFC Dynamo. He scored his first goal for BFC Dynamo in the DDR-Oberliga in the derby against 1. FC Union Berlin at the Stadion der Weltjugend on 13 September 1986. BFC Dynamo won the match with a massive 8–1. ^[3] Doll and Thom formed one of the most effective attacking constellations in East German football in the late 1980s. ^[4] Doll won the DDR-Oberliga in 1987 and 1988 and the FDGB-Pokal in 1988 and 1989 with BFC Dynamo. BFC Dynamo then met SG Dynamo Dresden in the first ever DFV-Supercup on 5 August 1989. BFC Dynamo won the match 4-1 and became the first and only winner of the DFV-Supercup in the history of East German football. Doll scored two goals in the match.

After reunification, Doll was one of the most sought-after players of coming out of the former East Germany. Together with fellow sweeper Frank Rohde in BFC Dynamo he joined Hamburger SV in 1990. After just one season there he had impressed sufficiently to move to Italian side Lazio for a then record fee of DM15 million. He played at Lazio for three years, before returning to the Bundesliga in 1994, joining Eintracht Frankfurt, but he was hampered by injuries in the three seasons he spent with the club and made only 28 appearances. ^[5] After a year in Italy with Bari, he returned to Hamburger SV in 1998. He played another three seasons, but injuries continued to take their toll.

International career

At international level, Doll represented both East Germany (29 caps, seven goals) and the unified Germany (18 caps, 1 goal). ^[6] His last international appearance came in 1993. He was part of Germany's squad for Euro 1992 where the side finished as runners-up to Denmark.

Coaching career

Hamburger SV

Following his retirement, he became part of Hamburg's coaching staff, managing the reserves from 2002 until being appointed first-team manager in 2004.

Early in his tenure as coach with Hamburg, he enjoyed some success, saving the team from relegation in his first season, winning the Intertoto Cup, and then guiding the club to a much-improved third-place result in the 2005–06 season to earn a Champions League berth. The 2006–07 season, however, was less successful for the coach. The team delivered a disappointing performance in the Champions League that saw only one win in six first-round games, and then plunged to the bottom of the Bundesliga table by mid-season. Doll was sacked on 1 February 2007.

Borussia Dortmund

On 19 May 2008, Doll resigned as the coach of Borussia Dortmund after the team finished a disappointing 13th in the Bundesliga. ^{[7] [8]}

Gençlerbirliği

He agreed to manage Gençlerbirliği S.K. and signed a two-year contract. ^[9]

Al-Hilal

On 20 July 2011, he was appointed as head coach of Saudi Arabian champion team, Al-Hilal but was sacked on 22 January 2012.

Ferencváros

Doll in 2016

He became head coach of Hungarian club Ferencváros on 18 December 2013. ^[10] On 20 May 2015, Ferencváros beat Videoton 4–0 at the Groupama Arena in the 2014–15 Magyar Kupa Final. ^[11]

Doll's Ferencváros secured the club's 29th Nemzeti Bajnokság I title on 2 April 2016 after a defeat at the Nagyerdei Stadion against Debreceni VSC. By winning the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, Doll managed to win all the possible titles in football in Hungary. ^[12] In recognition of his record performance with Ferencváros, Doll received the "Coach of the year in NB I" award from the Hungarian Football Federation in 2016. ^[13]

Ferencváros were eliminated in the second round of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League by the second-placed team of the 2015-16 Albanian Superliga, FK Partizani Tirana, on penalties. They placed fourth in the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season - the title was won by their rivals Budapest Honvéd FC. However, Ferencváros fans were consoled by the team's win in the 2017 Magyar Kupa Final against Vasas SC.

The 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season started with moderate success, but aspirations in international cups were once again thwarted when Ferencváros lost to FC Midtjylland in the second round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Hannover 96

On 27 January 2019, Bundesliga club Hannover 96 announced Doll as the new manager of the club, replacing the sacked André Breitenreiter. ^[14] He left the club as Mirko Slomka was confirmed as the club's new manager on 28 May 2019. ^[15]

APOEL FC

On 15 August 2019, Doll became manager of APOEL. ^[16]

Having managed to guide APOEL to the round of 32 of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, on 9 December 2019, Doll got relieved of his duties as the club's manager by mutual consent. ^[17]

Persija Jakarta

On 23 April 2022, Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta announced Doll as the new manager of the club in a three-year deal. ^{[18] [19]} In his first season, he finished in second place.

Personal life

Doll has two daughters, one with his Italian-born wife Roberta, the other with a former wife now married to another ex-footballer, Olaf Bodden. He lives in Budapest. ^[20]

Controversy

In late January 2023, tension arose between Doll and Shin Tae-yong, the Indonesia national football team head coach. Doll declined nine players' invitations to attend the national team training camp. ^[21] Additionally, Doll criticized Shin during a press conference, likening him to a clown for his involvement in television advertisements. ^[22]

Career statistics

Club

^[23]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
East Germany			League		FDGB-Pokal		-		European Cup		Total
1983–84	Hansa Rostock	DDR-Oberliga	5	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984–85			17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985–86			25	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986–87	Berliner FC Dynamo		26	7	-	-	-	-	4	1
1987–88			23	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988–89			25	13	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989–90			25	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Other		Europe		Total
1990–91	Hamburger SV	Bundesliga	33	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Europe		Total
1991–92	Lazio	Serie A	31	7	4	1	-	-	-	-
1992–93			20	2	2	0	-	-	-	-
1993–94			13	0	-	-	1	0	-	-
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Other		Europe		Total
1993–94	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bundesliga	6	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994–95			10	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995–96			12	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Europe		Total
1996–97	Bari	Serie B	31	4					-	-
1997–98		Serie A	14	0					-	-
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Other		Europe		Total
1998–99	Hamburger SV	Bundesliga	13	0					-	-
1999–2000			21	0					-	-
2000–01			7	0					-	-
Total	East Germany		146	43
	Germany		102	8
	Italy		109	13
Career total			357	64

Managerial statistics

As of match updated 30 April 2024

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Hamburger SV II	29 December 2002	17 October 2004	79	29	23	27	036.71
Hamburger SV	17 October 2004	1 February 2007	111	53	24	34	047.75
Borussia Dortmund	13 March 2007	19 May 2008	49	20	11	18	040.82
Gençlerbirliği	1 July 2009	17 October 2010	43	18	12	13	041.86
Al-Hilal	22 July 2011	22 January 2012	18	12	4	2	066.67
Ferencváros	18 December 2013	21 August 2018 [24]	190	113	44	33	059.47
Hannover 96	27 January 2019	30 June 2019	15	3	1	11	020.00
APOEL	8 August 2019	7 December 2019	18	9	5	4	050.00
Persija Jakarta	24 April 2022	12 June 2024	68	32	18	18	047.06
Total			591	289	142	160	048.90

Honours

Playing

Berliner FC Dynamo

• DDR-Oberliga: 1986–87, 1987–88
• FDGB-Pokal: 1987–88, 1988–89
• DFV-Supercup: 1989

Managerial

Hamburger SV

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005 ^[25]

Borussia Dortmund

• DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2008–09

Ferencváros

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2015–16
• Magyar Kupa: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
• Ligakupa: 2014–15
• Szuperkupa: 2015

Individual

• Liga 1 Coach of the Month: July 2023 ^[26]

References

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2. Gartenschläger, Lars (14 January 2016). "50 Jahre BFC Dynamo: "Das ganze Stadion brüllte. Doll, du Schwein"". Die Welt (in German). Berlin: WeltN24 GmbH. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
3. Thiemann, Klaus (16 September 1986). ""Zwillinge" eröffneten den Regien" (PDF). Die neue Fußballwoche (in German). Vol. 1986, no. 37. Berlin: DFV der DDR. p. 4. ISSN   0323-8407 . Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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15. "Mirko Slomka returns to coach relegated Hannover". sportsnet.ca. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
16. Constantinou, Iacovos (8 August 2019). "Thomas Doll takes over Apoel hot seat". CyprusMail. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
17. "APOEL part company with Thomas Doll". FinancialMirror. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
18. "Ex-Dortmund manager Doll takes charge of Indonesia's Persija Jakarta". ESPN.com. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
19. "Official! Former Borussia Dortmund Boss Thomas Doll Becomes Persija Jakarta Coach". voi.id. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
20. "Doll: Semmi kétségem afelől, hogy a Fradi lesz a bajnok". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
21. "Keras, Thomas Doll Semprot Shin Tae-yong soal Pemanggilan 9 Pemain Persija ke Timnas U-20 Indonesia" (in Indonesian). bolasport.com. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
22. "Thomas Doll Serang Shin Tae-yong Lagi: Dia Seperti Badut karena Jadi Bintang Iklan, Bukan Kayak Pelatih Timnas Indonesia" (in Indonesian). bola.com. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
23. "Thomas DOLL". level-k.com. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
24. "Doll Leaves Ferencvaros After Five Years in Charge". The New York Times . 21 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
25. "Valencia 0-0 Hamburg (Aggregate: 0 - 1)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
26. Baru, PT Liga Indonesia. "Thomas Doll Terpilih Sebagai Pelatih Terbaik". ligaindonesiabaru.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 August 2023.

External links

• Thomas Doll at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Thomas Doll at WorldFootball.net
• Thomas Doll at National-Football-Teams.com