Torsten Frings

Torsten Frings
Frings during his time as Werder Bremen assistant manager
Personal information
Full name Torsten Klaus Frings
Date of birth (1976-11-22) 22 November 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth Würselen, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
1982–1988 Rot-Weiß Alsdorf
1988–1990 Rhenania Alsdorf
1990–1994 Alemannia Aachen II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Alemannia Aachen 57 (13)
1997 Werder Bremen (A) 1 (1)
1997–2002 Werder Bremen 162 (15)
2002–2004 Borussia Dortmund 47 (10)
2004–2005 Bayern Munich 29 (3)
2005–2011 Werder Bremen 164 (21)
2011–2012 Toronto FC 33 (2)
Total 493 (65)
International career
1997–1998 Germany U21 6 (1)
1999–2000 Germany B 5 (0)
2001–2009 Germany 79 (10)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Darmstadt 98
2020–2021 SV Meppen
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2002 Korea/Japan
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up2008 Austria/ Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Torsten Frings (born 22 November 1976 in Würselen, Germany) is a former German football player and current manager. He plays for the Canadian soccer club Toronto FC. Before, he played for the German club Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich (2004 until 2005), Borussia Dortmund (2002 until 2004) and Werder Bremen (1997 until 2002).

He has played for the Germany national team since 2001.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalRef.
LeagueAppGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alemannia Aachen1994–95Regionalliga West6000——60
1995–963212———3212
1996–97191———191
Total57130000005713—
Werder Bremen II1996–97Regionalliga Nord11———11
Werder Bremen1996–97Bundesliga15000——150
1997–982822030—332
1998–9923343123—399
1999–2000333409020483
2000–013012050—371
2001–023361020—366
Total162151333132020821—
Borussia Dortmund2002–03Bundesliga3162012210468
2003–04164000010174
Total471020122206312—
Bayern Munich2004–05Bundesliga293608121455
Werder Bremen2005–062834110120445
2006–07331006121413
2007–08111002010141
2008–0930450130—484
2009–103066094—4510
2010–113261061—397
Total164211614765123130—
Toronto FC2011MLS1300060—190
20122023020—252
Total3323080—442—
Career total493654041051311564984—

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 200120
2002172
200340
2004122
2005132
2006162
200762
200880
200910
Total7910
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Frings goal.
List of international goals scored by Torsten Frings
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
127 March 2002Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany United States4–14–2Friendly
29 May 2002Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany Kuwait1–07–0Friendly
327 May 2004Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany Malta4–07–0Friendly
415 June 2004Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal Netherlands1–01–1UEFA Euro 2004
59 February 2005Merkur Spielarena, Düsseldorf, Germany Argentina1–02–2Friendly
612 October 2005Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany China1–01–0Friendly
727 May 2006Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany Luxembourg2–07–0Friendly
89 June 2006Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany Costa Rica4–24–22006 FIFA World Cup
97 February 2007Merkur Spielarena, Düsseldorf, Germany  Switzerland3–03–1Friendly
102 June 2007Max-Morlock-Stadion, Nuremberg, Germany San Marino3–06–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Managerial statistics

As of matches played on 4 April 2020
Team! From! To! Record
MWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref.
Darmstadt 9827 December 20169 December 2017 3698194261−19025.00
SV Meppen14 July 202014 April 2021 31113173251−19035.48
Total 6720113674112−38029.85 —

Honours

Werder Bremen

Bayern Munich

Toronto FC

Germany

Individual

References

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