Christian Wörns facts for kids
Wörns training with Borussia Dortmund in 2006
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| Date of birth | 10 May 1972 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mannheim, West Germany | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1985 | Phönix Mannheim | |||||||||||||||
| 1985–1989 | Waldhof Mannheim | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | Waldhof Mannheim | 52 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 1991–1998 | Bayer Leverkusen | 211 | (13) | |||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Paris Saint-Germain | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2008 | Borussia Dortmund | 240 | (14) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 531 | (32) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Germany U21 | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 1992–2005 | Germany | 66 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Hombrucher SV (youth) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | VfL Bochum U15 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Schalke 04 U17 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | SpVgg Unterhaching (assistant) | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | SpVgg Unterhaching U16 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | FC Augsburg II | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | 1860 Munich U19 | |||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Christian Wörns (born May 10, 1972) is a German former professional football player who played as a defender. Many people think he was one of the best German defenders of his time.
Wörns began his career at a club called Waldhof Mannheim. He spent most of his playing years with two famous German clubs, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund. He also played for one season in France with Paris Saint-Germain.
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Club Career
An Early Start
Wörns was born in Mannheim, Germany. He started playing professional football when he was only 17 years old for his hometown club, Waldhof Mannheim. At the time, he was one of the youngest players ever to make his first appearance in the Bundesliga, Germany's top football league.
After two seasons with Waldhof Mannheim, he moved to a bigger club, Bayer Leverkusen, in 1991.
A Star Defender
At Bayer Leverkusen, Wörns became a key player in the team's defense. For almost ten years, he was a strong and reliable defender. He played alongside other great defenders like Jens Nowotny and Markus Happe, forming a tough defense that was hard for other teams to score against.
In 1998, Wörns decided to play outside of Germany and joined Paris Saint-Germain in France. He only stayed for one season before returning to Germany to play for Borussia Dortmund. He played for Dortmund until he retired from football in 2008.
International Career
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Playing for your country's national team is a great honor for any footballer. Wörns played for the German national team 66 times. Here are some of the big tournaments he was a part of:
- Euro 1992: Wörns was part of the German team that finished as the runner-up, earning a silver medal. He was a backup player and did not play in the final match.
- World Cup 1998: Wörns played very well in this tournament. But in the quarter-final match against Croatia, he was given a red card for a foul on the player Davor Šuker. This meant he had to leave the game. After he was sent off, Germany lost the match 3–0, and many people blamed him for the loss.
- World Cup 2002: Wörns missed this tournament because of an injury. His team did very well and finished as the runner-up.
- Euro 2004: Germany had a tough tournament and was knocked out in the first round.
End of National Career
In 2006, the manager of the German team, Jürgen Klinsmann, did not choose Wörns to be a main player for the upcoming 2006 FIFA World Cup. Wörns was very unhappy about this and publicly criticized the manager. Because of his comments, the German Football Association banned him from playing for the national team again.
Managerial Career
After he stopped playing football, Wörns decided to become a coach. He started coaching youth teams, helping young players develop their skills. He has worked as a manager for the youth teams of clubs like VfL Bochum and Schalke 04. He also managed the second team of FC Augsburg and the under-19 team of 1860 Munich.
Honours
Here are some of the trophies and awards Christian Wörns won during his career:
Bayer Leverkusen
- DFB-Pokal (German Cup): 1992–93
Paris Saint-Germain
- Trophée des Champions (French Super Cup): 1998
Borussia Dortmund
- Bundesliga (German League): 2001–02
- DFB-Pokal (German Cup): runner-up 2007–08
Germany
- UEFA European Championship: runner-up 1992
Individual
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02
See also
In Spanish: Christian Wörns para niños
