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2002–03 Hertha BSC season

During the 2002–03 season, Hertha BSC competed in the Bundesliga.

Hertha BSC
2002–03 season
ManagerHuub Stevens
Bundesliga5th
UEFA CupFourth round
DFB-PokalFirst round
DFB-LigapokalWinners
Top goalscorerMarcelinho (14)

Season summary edit

After two successive eliminations in the UEFA Cup third round, Hertha went one better by reaching the round of 16, before elimination by eventual semi-finalists Boavista in away goals. Qualification for the UEFA Cup for the fourth time in a row was obtained with a 5th-placed finish.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   HUN Gábor Király
2 DF   GER Denis Lapaczinski
3 DF   GER Arne Friedrich
4 DF   NED Dick van Burik
6 DF   ISL Eyjólfur Sverrisson
7 FW   BRA Alex Alves
8 MF   BEL Bart Goor
9 FW   BRA Luizão
10 MF   BRA Marcelinho
11 FW   GER Michael Preetz
12 GK   GER Christian Fiedler
13 MF   POL Bartosz Karwan
14 DF   CRO Josip Šimunić[notes 1]
15 DF   BRA Nenê
16 MF   GER Roberto Pinto
17 FW   BIH Sead Zilić[notes 2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   HUN Pál Dárdai
19 MF   GER Andreas Schmidt
20 MF   GER Andreas Neuendorf
21 MF   GER Michael Hartmann
22 MF   GER Stefan Beinlich
23 MF   GER René Tretschok
24 FW   ANG Nando Rafael[notes 3]
25 MF   NED Rob Maas
27 MF   BUL Aleksandar Mladenov
28 MF   MKD Nderim Nexhipi
32 MF   GER Thorben Marx
33 DF   GER Marko Rehmer
35 MF   GER Benjamin Köhler
39 DF   GER Alexander Madlung
40 GK   POL Tomasz Kuszczak
44 FW   CMR Joël Tchami

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF   GRE Kostas Konstantinidis[notes 4] (to Hannover 96)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW   NOR Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen (on loan to Rosenborg)

References edit

  1. ^ "Hertha Berlin - 2002/03". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Šimunić was born in Canberra, Australia, but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in November 2001.
  2. ^ Zilić was born in Prijepolje, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia, but at the time part of Yugoslavia and then Serbia and Montenegro), but also holds Bosnian and Slovenian citizenship.
  3. ^ Rafael was born in Luanda, Angola, but was raised in the Netherlands from the age of 8, later gained German citizenship, and represented Germany at U-21 level before making his international debut for Angola in 2012.
  4. ^ Konstantinidis was born in Schorndorf, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Greece internationally and made his international debut for Greece in 1995.
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