Thomas Broich
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Thomas Broich is a German football player with Brisbane Roar in the Australia
n A-League
as an attacking midfielder. A documentary about Thomas Broich, titled "Tom meets Zizou" was released in 2011, after 9 years in the making.
and SpVgg Unterhaching
. Later he played for the U23 team of Unterhaching and could earn promotion to the 4th league but the manager did not use him for the first squad so he decided to leave the town which is in in the neighbourhood of Munich
. He signed a contract with SV Wacker Burghausen
of the Regionalliga Süd
and earned promotion to the 2. Bundesliga
in 2002.
In January 2004 he was given the opportunity to play in the first league for Borussia Mönchengladbach
. As a talented player he soon became an important member of the team. After losing the confidence of the manager, he went to rivals 1. FC Köln
in 2006 where he had a contract in the 2. Bundesliga
until 2009 and left after ending his contract with Köln. Despite attempting to engineer a move to the Australian A-League
with Adelaide United, he signed a one-year contract on 9 June 2009 with 1. FC Nuremberg.
club Brisbane Roar FC. He made his debut for the club against Everton F.C.
in the pre-season TransLink Cup game. He scored his first goal for the Roar in Round 7 against Adelaide United. Brisbane coach Ange Postecoglou
called Broich one of the best players in the A-League
. Since his arrival in Brisbane, Broich has been the subject of a large amount of praise for his footballing talents, some even claiming that he is the "best foreigner we've seen" in Australian football.
Broich was instrumental, in his debut season, to the success of the Roar, and won the Gary Wilkins Medal which was awarded to the Brisbane Roar's player of the year for his efforts in the clubs' first ever Championship success. Broich was also runner up to Marcos Flores
for the Johnny Warren Medal which is awarded to the A-League's player of the year.
. In 2004 and 2005, he was a member of the "Team 2006", a team that gives players a chance to play international friendlies to gain experience for a future in the national squad.
Australia
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n A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
as an attacking midfielder. A documentary about Thomas Broich, titled "Tom meets Zizou" was released in 2011, after 9 years in the making.
Club career
Broich played in several Bavarian youth teams such as ASV Rott/Inn, TSV 1860 RosenheimTSV 1860 Rosenheim
TSV 1860 Rosenheim is a German association football club from the town of Rosenheim, Bavaria. The roots of the association are in the establishment on 20 October 1860 of the gymnastics club and community fire brigade Freiwillige Turnerfeuerwehr Rosenheim....
and SpVgg Unterhaching
SpVgg Unterhaching
Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich....
. Later he played for the U23 team of Unterhaching and could earn promotion to the 4th league but the manager did not use him for the first squad so he decided to leave the town which is in in the neighbourhood of Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. He signed a contract with SV Wacker Burghausen
SV Wacker Burghausen
SV Wacker Burghausen is a German association football club based in Burghausen, Bavaria and is part of one of the nation's largest sports clubs with some 6,000 members participating in two dozen different sports.-History:...
of the Regionalliga Süd
Regionalliga Süd
The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
and earned promotion to the 2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
in 2002.
In January 2004 he was given the opportunity to play in the first league for Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...
. As a talented player he soon became an important member of the team. After losing the confidence of the manager, he went to rivals 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
in 2006 where he had a contract in the 2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
until 2009 and left after ending his contract with Köln. Despite attempting to engineer a move to the Australian A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
with Adelaide United, he signed a one-year contract on 9 June 2009 with 1. FC Nuremberg.
Brisbane Roar
On 11 May 2010, Broich signed a multi-year deal with A-LeagueA-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
club Brisbane Roar FC. He made his debut for the club against Everton F.C.
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
in the pre-season TransLink Cup game. He scored his first goal for the Roar in Round 7 against Adelaide United. Brisbane coach Ange Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou
Angelos "Ange" Postecoglou is a former Australian football player and manager of Brisbane Roar.-Club career:Postecoglou played 193 games from 1984 to 1993 for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League, where he was involved in their 1984 and 1990–91 titles, the latter as captain, before moving...
called Broich one of the best players in the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
. Since his arrival in Brisbane, Broich has been the subject of a large amount of praise for his footballing talents, some even claiming that he is the "best foreigner we've seen" in Australian football.
Broich was instrumental, in his debut season, to the success of the Roar, and won the Gary Wilkins Medal which was awarded to the Brisbane Roar's player of the year for his efforts in the clubs' first ever Championship success. Broich was also runner up to Marcos Flores
Marcos Flores
Marcos Abel Flores Benard, is an Argentine footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for the Chinese Super League club Henan Jianye.-Biography:...
for the Johnny Warren Medal which is awarded to the A-League's player of the year.
International career
From 2002 to 2004, Broich played seven times for the Germany U-21Germany national under-21 football team
The Germany national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and is controlled by the German Football Association , the governing body of football in Germany....
. In 2004 and 2005, he was a member of the "Team 2006", a team that gives players a chance to play international friendlies to gain experience for a future in the national squad.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Domestic | League | Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |||
| SV Wacker Burghausen SV Wacker Burghausen SV Wacker Burghausen is a German association football club based in Burghausen, Bavaria and is part of one of the nation's largest sports clubs with some 6,000 members participating in two dozen different sports.-History:... |
2001–02 2001–02 Fußball-Regionalliga The Fußball-Regionalliga 2001–02 was contested in two divisions as in the previous season. Each division contained 18 teams that played each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss.- Regionalliga Nord :... |
Regionalliga Regionalliga Regionalliga is a designation in Germany for sports leagues, which are led by one or more regional federations. Regionalligen often fall below the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga of a given sport... |
29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 2. Bundesliga 2. Fußball-Bundesliga - Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20... |
32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2003–04 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 5 | ||
| SV Wacker Burghausen total | 78 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 8 | 12 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth... |
2003–04 | Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga... |
13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004–05 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach total | 68 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07.... |
2006–07 | 2. Bundesliga 2. Fußball-Bundesliga - Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20... |
29 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 12 |
| 2007–08 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga... |
12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1. FC Köln total | 69 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5 | 17 | ||
| 1. FC Nuremberg | 2009–10 2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga The 2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga was the 47th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with the traditional season opening match involving the defending champions VfL Wolfsburg and VfB Stuttgart. The last games were played on 8 May 2010... |
Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga... |
7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1. FC Nuremberg total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2010–11 2010–11 A-League The 2010–11 A-League season is the sixth season of the Australian football championship since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season began on 5 August 2010 and concluded on 13 February 2011. The addition of brought the total number of teams to 11... |
A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
32 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 13 |
| 2011–12 2011–12 A-League The A-League's 2011–12 season is the seventh season of the Australasian A-League football competition since its establishment in 2004. At the end of the previous season, the North Queensland Fury were cut from the competition by the governing body, Football Federation Australia, due to financial... |
6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Brisbane total | 38 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 260 | 23 | 51 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 24 | 56 | ||
Honors
With Brisbane Roar:- A-LeagueA-LeagueThe A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
Premiership: 2010–112010–11 A-LeagueThe 2010–11 A-League season is the sixth season of the Australian football championship since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season began on 5 August 2010 and concluded on 13 February 2011. The addition of brought the total number of teams to 11... - A-LeagueA-LeagueThe A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
Championship: 2010–112010–11 A-LeagueThe 2010–11 A-League season is the sixth season of the Australian football championship since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season began on 5 August 2010 and concluded on 13 February 2011. The addition of brought the total number of teams to 11...