Thomas Hengen
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Thomas Hengen is a former German
football player.
The defensive player was in the amateur side of the SV Rülzheim and Phönix Bellheim
before he moved 1989 to 1. FC Kaiserslautern
. With the A youth team he won the German youth championship in 1993. As international youth player he amassed a total of 13 international matches in the U16 and U18, then another 13 games for the U21 national team.
In the 1992–93 season, he debuted for 1. FC Kaiserslautern his first Bundesliga
match. In his last game for the 1. FC Kaiserslautern
he won in May 1996 in Berlin the German Cup
.
He then accepted the offer of Karlsruher SC
who, after the departure of Jens Nowotny, were on the lookout for a new defense boss. He fit in his first season 1996–97 at KSC seamlessly into the team and completed 30 of 34 games. In the following season the KSC relegated from the Bundesliga
but Hengen stayed in the Bundesliga playing for Borussia Dortmund
, VfL Wolfsburg
and Kaiserslautern
, only interrupted by a brief interlude with Beşiktaş J.K.
. Overall, he has 224 Bundesliga
matches and 7 goals.
In 2004, he moved to the 2. Bundesliga
side Alemannia Aachen
, but did not play any more because of a chronic hip osteoarthritis. After unsuccessful rehabilitation he retired in early 2006.
From 2006 to 2007 he was head of the junior excellence centre of TSV Alemannia Aachen. In the 2007–08 season, he took over the training of the second team until the end of the season.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
football player.
The defensive player was in the amateur side of the SV Rülzheim and Phönix Bellheim
Phönix Bellheim
FC Phönix Bellheim is a German association football club from the city of Bellheim, Rhineland-Palatinate. Established on 11 February 1921 the club did not come to note until after World War II when they were part of the Amateurliga Vorderplatz from 1947–52 and the Amateurliga Südwest from 1952–62...
before he moved 1989 to 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
. With the A youth team he won the German youth championship in 1993. As international youth player he amassed a total of 13 international matches in the U16 and U18, then another 13 games for the U21 national team.
In the 1992–93 season, he debuted for 1. FC Kaiserslautern his first 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...
match. In his last game for the 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
he won in May 1996 in Berlin the German Cup
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
.
He then accepted the offer of Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...
who, after the departure of Jens Nowotny, were on the lookout for a new defense boss. He fit in his first season 1996–97 at KSC seamlessly into the team and completed 30 of 34 games. In the following season the KSC relegated from the 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...
but Hengen stayed in the Bundesliga playing for Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
, VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
and Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
, only interrupted by a brief interlude with Beşiktaş J.K.
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
. Overall, he has 224 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...
matches and 7 goals.
In 2004, he moved 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...
side Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
, but did not play any more because of a chronic hip osteoarthritis. After unsuccessful rehabilitation he retired in early 2006.
From 2006 to 2007 he was head of the junior excellence centre of TSV Alemannia Aachen. In the 2007–08 season, he took over the training of the second team until the end of the season.