Thomas Richter (footballer, born 1980)

Thomas Richter (born 19 August 1980 in Görlitz, East Germany[3]) is a former German football goalkeeper.

Thomas Richter
Personal information
Full name Thomas Richter
Date of birth (1980-08-19) 19 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Görlitz, East Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1988–1990 MBB SG Augsburg
1990–1995 TSV Schwaben Augsburg
1995–2000 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 41 (0)
2003–2005 SV Elversberg 68 (0)
2005–2006 SV Darmstadt 98 30 (0)
2006–2007 Sportfreunde Siegen 34 (0)
2007–2009 SV Wehen Wiesbaden[1] 26 (0)
2009–2010 Mpumalanga Black Aces[2] 5 (0)
2010–2011 FC Homburg 33 (0)
International career
1998 Germany U-18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for SV Wehen Wiesbaden on 23 September 2007 when he started in a game against FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Richter left the club on 30 June 2009 and signed as a free agent with South African club Mpumalanga Black Aces.[4]

Richter is the second German born goalkeeper who played in South Africa after Lutz Pfannenstiel (1998 for Orlando Pirates).[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Thomas Richter" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Thomas Richter". football365.co.za. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Thomas Richter". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Aces strengthen its last line of defence". Mpumalanga Black Aces. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012.
  5. ^ Putsch, Christian (14 September 2009). "Thomas Richter sucht Südafrikas Fußballseele" (in German). welt.de. Retrieved 28 April 2013.