Thomas Wolter (born 4 October 1963) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or a defender, and the current manager of SV Werder Bremen's youth academy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1979 | TuS Ottensen | ||
| 1979–1984 | HEBC Hamburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1998 | Werder Bremen | 312 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Germany | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2013 | Werder Bremen II | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Hamburg, Wolter arrived at SV Werder Bremen in the summer of 1984, from local amateurs Hamburg Eimsbütteler Ballspiel Club. After only three games in his first season in the Bundesliga he became first-choice, and remained his entire professional career with the same club.
Due to injury, Wolter was only able to appear in 16 matches in the 1987–88 campaign as the Hanseatic League team won the second national championship in its history, the first in 23 years. He also appeared in four German Cup finals in the late 80s/early 90s, winning two and losing two.
Wolter played in 34 official contests in 1991–92 – this included six in the season's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup which ended in conquest, with the player being stretchered off in the first half of the 2–0 final win against Monaco.[1] He retired in June 1998 at almost 35 years of age, with nearly 400 official games – 312 in the (West) German top-flight[2] - to his credit.
In the molds of another Werder legend, Thomas Schaaf, Wolter continued his career at the club as a manager, starting in the reserve team.[3] In July 2013 he was appointed at the youth academy, while Viktor Skrypnyk replaced him at the reserves.
International career edit
Wolter gained one cap for Germany,[4] playing 60 minutes in a 3–1 friendly loss with Brazil in Porto Alegre, on 16 December 1992.
Honours edit
Werder Bremen
- Bundesliga: 1987–88, 1992–93
- DFB-Pokal: 1990–91, 1993–94; runners-up 1988–89, 1989–90
- DFL-Supercup: 1988, 1993, 1994; runners-up 1991
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1991–92
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "1991/92: Bremen shine in Stadium of Light". UEFA.com. 1 June 1992. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (25 July 2019). "Thomas Wolter - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Man kann den Spielern nicht immer helfen" [One can not always help the players] (in German). Spox. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (25 July 2019). "Thomas Wolter - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
External links edit
- Thomas Wolter at WorldFootball.net
- Thomas Wolter at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Thomas Wolter at National-Football-Teams.com