Christian Wörns

Christian Wörns
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-05-10) 10 May 1972
Place of birth Mannheim, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Sweeper
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)
National team
1990–1993 Germany U21 16 (1)
1992–2005 Germany 66 (0)
Teams managed
2009–2011 Hombrucher SV (youth)[1]
2012–2013 VfL Bochum U15[1]
2013–2014 FC Schalke 04 U17[1]
2014–2015 SpVgg Unterhaching (assistant)[1]
2014–2015 SpVgg Unterhaching U16[1]
2015– FC Augsburg II

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Christian Wörns (born 10 May 1972 in Mannheim) is a retired German footballer who played as a sweeper. Wörns was widely considered one of the finest German defenders of his generation and one of the best center backs of his era. He started his career with Waldhof Mannheim but played the majority of his career with Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund.[2] He also had a short stint with Paris SG.

Career

Club career

Wörns made his professional debut in the Bundesliga at the young age of 17 years, 3 months and 30 days for Waldhof Mannheim and at the time, was the fourth youngest debutant ever. He played 18 games in his first season and 34 the next in the 2. Bundesliga.

The next year, he transferred to Bayer Leverkusen. Wörns quickly established himself as a defensive stalwart and anchored the strong Leverkusen defense for nearly a decade, together with sweeper Jens Nowotny and Markus Happe.

In 1998, he moved abroad to Paris SG in France. He failed to settle in and after one season transferred to Borussia Dortmund. He continued to play at Borussia Dortmund until he retired in 2008.

International career

Wörns represented his country on 66 occasions and did not score.

Managerial career

Wörns became manager of FC Augsburg II on 29 December 2015.[5] He took over a team that won 16 points from 20 matches.[5] His first match as manager came on 20 February 2016 in a 4–1 win against FC Ingolstadt 04 II.[6] On 12 March 2016, Augsburg II lost 6–0 to SpVgg Unterhaching.[6]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeason LeagueCup1Continental2Other3TotalRef.
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Waldhof Mannheim1990–91Bundesliga18020—200[7]
1989–902. Bundesliga34220362[7]
Totals52240—562—
Bayer Leverkusen1991–92Bundesliga38051—431[7]
1992–9334270412[7]
1993–94336416110448[7]
1994–951912150—262[7]
1995–9625230—282[7]
1996–9733110341[7]
1997–98291309010421[7]
Totals211132532012025817—
Paris Saint-Germain1998–99Ligue 1282001000292[7]
Borussia Dortmund1999–2000 Bundesliga262107020382[7]
2000–0123330—263[8]
2001–022921016020482[7]
2002–0330010100—410[9]
2003–04311206030421[7]
2004–0529110——301[10]
2005–062821020312[7]
2006–0724220—262[11]
2007–0820130231[12]
Totals240141504107030314—
Career totals503294436119061733

Managerial record

As of 25 April 2016.
Team From To Record
M W D L Win % Ref.
Augsburg II 29 December 2015[5] Present 10 3 5 2 30.00 [6]

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen
Paris St-Germain FC
Borussia Dortmund
Germany National Team

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Christian Wörns verstärkt Trainerteam". SpVgg Unterhaching. 14 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Christian Wörns". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑
  5. 1 2 3 "Wörns übernimmt die U 23 von Augsburg" (in German). kicker. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "FC Augsburg II". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Christian Wörns » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Christian Wörns". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Christian Wörns". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Christian Wörns". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Christian Wörns". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Wörns, Christian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
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