Torsten Frings

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Torsten Frings
Frings during his time as Werder Bremen assistant manager
Personal information
Full name Torsten Klaus Frings[1]
Date of birth (1976-11-22) 22 November 1976 (age 47)
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)
National team
1997–1998 Germany U21 6 (1)
1999–2000 Germany B 5 (0)
2001–2009 Germany 79 (10)
Teams managed
2016–2017 Darmstadt 98
2020–2021 SV Meppen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Torsten Frings (born 22 November 1976 in Würselen, Germany) is a former German football player and current manager. At the moment he playes for the Canadian soccer club Toronto FC. Before his change, 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[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
League App Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alemannia Aachen 1994–95 Regionalliga West 6 0 0 0 6 0 [2]
1995–96 32 12 32 12 [2]
1996–97 19 1 19 1 [2]
Total 57 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 13
Werder Bremen II 1996–97 Regionalliga Nord 1 1 1 1 [2]
Werder Bremen 1996–97 Bundesliga 15 0 0 0 15 0 [3]
1997–98 28 2 2 0 3 0 33 2 [4][5]
1998–99 23 3 4 3 12 3 39 9 [6][7]
1999–2000 33 3 4 0 9 0 2 0 48 3 [8]
2000–01 30 1 2 0 5 0 37 1 [9]
2001–02 33 6 1 0 2 0 36 6 [10][11]
Total 162 15 13 3 31 3 2 0 208 21
Borussia Dortmund 2002–03 Bundesliga 31 6 2 0 12 2 1 0 46 8 [12]
2003–04 16 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 4 [12]
Total 47 10 2 0 12 2 2 0 63 12
Bayern Munich 2004–05 Bundesliga 29 3 6 0 8 1 2 1 45 5 [13]
Werder Bremen 2005–06 28 3 4 1 10 1 2 0 44 5 [14]
2006–07 33 1 0 0 6 1 2 1 41 3 [15]
2007–08 11 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 14 1 [16]
2008–09 30 4 5 0 13 0 48 4 [17]
2009–10 30 6 6 0 9 4 45 10 [18]
2010–11 32 6 1 0 6 1 39 7 [19]
Total 164 21 16 1 47 6 5 1 231 30
Toronto FC 2011 MLS 13 0 0 0 6 0 19 0 [20]
2012 20 2 3 0 2 0 25 2 [21][22][23][24]
Total 33 2 3 0 8 0 44 2
Career total 493 65 40 4 105 13 11 5 649 84

International[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany[25] 2001 2 0
2002 17 2
2003 4 0
2004 12 2
2005 13 2
2006 16 2
2007 6 2
2008 8 0
2009 1 0
Total 79 10
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Frings goal.[26]
List of international goals scored by Torsten Frings
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 2002 Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany  United States 4–1 4–2 Friendly
2 9 May 2002 Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany  Kuwait 1–0 7–0 Friendly
3 27 May 2004 Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany  Malta 4–0 7–0 Friendly
4 15 June 2004 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal  Netherlands 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2004
5 9 February 2005 Merkur Spielarena, Düsseldorf, Germany  Argentina 1–0 2–2 Friendly
6 12 October 2005 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany  China PR 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7 27 May 2006 Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany  Luxembourg 2–0 7–0 Friendly
8 9 June 2006 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany  Costa Rica 4–2 4–2 2006 FIFA World Cup
9 7 February 2007 Merkur Spielarena, Düsseldorf, Germany   Switzerland 3–0 3–1 Friendly
10 2 June 2007 Max-Morlock-Stadion, Nuremberg, Germany  San Marino 3–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Managerial statistics[change | change source]

As of matches played on 4 April 2020
Team! From! To! Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Darmstadt 98 27 December 2016 9 December 2017 36 9 8 19 42 61 −19 025.00
SV Meppen 14 July 2020 14 April 2021 31 11 3 17 32 51 −19 035.48
Total 67 20 11 36 74 112 −38 029.85

Honours[change | change source]

Werder Bremen

Bayern Munich

Toronto FC

Germany

Individual

References[change | change source]

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