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Borowski with Werder Bremen in 2007
Personal information
Full name Tim Borowski
Date of birth (1980-05-02) 2 May 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Height 1.94 m
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1996 Neubrandenburg 04
1996–1999 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Werder Bremen II 58 (12)
2000–2008 Werder Bremen 169 (23)
2008–2009 Bayern Munich 26 (5)
2009–2012 Werder Bremen 41 (4)
Total 294 (44)
National team
1999–2001 Germany U21 15 (0)
2002–2004 Germany B 5 (0)
2002–2008 Germany 33 (2)
Teams managed
2017 Werder Bremen youth (assistant manager)
2017–2021 Werder Bremen (assistant manager)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Tim Borowski (born 2 May 1980) is a German football manager and former player. He was a midfielder who played for many years.

Borowski spent 11 years of his 12-year professional career with Werder Bremen. He played 236 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 32 goals. He also won three major titles, including the 2004 German championship. He played 33 times for the German national team from 2002 to 2008. He represented Germany at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008.

Playing for Clubs

Starting at Werder Bremen

Tim Borowski was born in Neubrandenburg, East Germany. He began his football journey at his hometown club, 1. FC Neubrandenburg 04. When he was 16, SV Werder Bremen noticed his talent and signed him for their junior teams. He played two full seasons with the reserve team, Werder Bremen II.

Borowski played his first official game for Werder's main team on 26 August 2000. It was a DFB-Pokal (German Cup) match against VfL Wolfsburg. He became a full member of the main squad in the next season.

In the 2003–04 season, Borowski played 25 games and scored one goal. That year, Werder Bremen won their fourth German championship. This was their first championship in 11 years. In the 2005–06 season, he had his best year for goals and assists. He scored ten goals and made 11 assists. This helped his team finish second in the league. In the Champions League that season, he scored against Juventus FC. Werder Bremen won that game 3–2, but they were knocked out of the tournament.

Moving to Bayern Munich

In the summer of 2008, Borowski joined FC Bayern Munich. He moved for free, which is called a free transfer. He played 30 games in all competitions during his one season there. He played seven times in the Champions League and scored once. He also scored in the DFB-Pokal and five times in the Bundesliga.

Coming Back to Werder

Borowski returned to Werder Bremen on 22 July 2009. He signed a contract for three years. In his last two years, he played only 13 league matches. He then left Werder Bremen and soon retired from football. He was 32 years old and retired because of injuries.

After retiring, Borowski stayed involved with Werder Bremen. In 2014, he finished an 18-month training program in the club's marketing department. In 2015, he became the sports director for the reserve team.

Playing for Germany

Borowski played his first game for Germany on 21 August 2002. He came on as a substitute in a friendly game against Bulgaria. The game ended in a 2–2 draw.

He was chosen by manager Jürgen Klinsmann to play in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He started in the first game against Costa Rica, which Germany won 4–2.

Borowski played four more times as a substitute in the World Cup. In the quarter-final against Argentina, he made a great pass to Miroslav Klose for Germany's equalizing goal. He also scored his penalty in the penalty shootout, which Germany won 4–2. He started the next game against Italy but had to leave due to injury. Germany lost that game 0–2.

Borowski also played in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and UEFA Euro 2008. Germany finished third in the Confederations Cup and second in Euro 2008.

After Playing Football

In 2017, Tim Borowski became part of the coaching team at Werder Bremen. He worked alongside manager Florian Kohfeldt. Before this, he helped coach one of the club's youth teams (U17). He also worked to get his final coaching license in 2020.

Career Statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen II 1999–2000 Regionalliga Nord 29 6 2 0 31 6
2000–01 27 5 1 0 28 5
2001–02 2 1 1 1 3 2
Total 58 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 62 13
Werder Bremen 2001–02 Bundesliga 26 1 2 1 2 0 30 2
2002–03 18 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 24 2
2003–04 25 1 5 5 1 0 31 6
2004–05 31 7 5 3 2 0 6 0 44 10
2005–06 31 10 3 0 2 0 9 3 45 13
2006–07 17 2 0 0 1 0 6 1 24 3
2007–08 21 2 3 1 1 1 7 0 32 4
Total 169 23 22 10 6 1 33 6 230 40
Bayern Munich 2008–09 Bundesliga 26 5 2 1 7 1 35 7
Werder Bremen 2009–10 Bundesliga 28 4 6 1 11 1 45 6
2010–11 12 0 1 1 4 0 17 1
2011–12 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 41 4 8 2 0 0 15 1 64 7
Career total 294 44 36 14 6 1 55 8 391 67

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2002 2 0
2004 5 0
2005 8 1
2006 13 1
2007 3 0
2008 2 0
Total 33 2
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Borowski goal.
List of international goals scored by Tim Borowski
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2005 Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany  South Africa 2–1 4–2 Friendly
2 2 June 2006 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany  Colombia 3–0 3–0

Awards and Trophies

Werder Bremen

  • Bundesliga: 2003–04
  • DFB-Pokal: 2003–04; runner-up: 2009–10
  • DFB-Ligapokal: 2006; runner-up: 2004

Germany

See also

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