Frank Fahrenhorst

Frank Fahrenhorst (born 24 September 1977) is a German former professional footballer, who played as a defender and is currently manager of VfB Stuttgart II.

Frank Fahrenhorst
Fahrenhorst with MSV Duisburg in the 2009–10 season
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-09-24) 24 September 1977
Place of birth Kamen, West Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart II (Manager)
Youth career
VfK Nordbögge
SpVgg Bönen
0000–1994 Hammer SpVg
1994–1996 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 VfL Bochum II 61 (7)
1997–2004 VfL Bochum 136 (16)
2004–2006 Werder Bremen 39 (1)
2006–2009 Hannover 96 71 (5)
2009–2010 MSV Duisburg 21 (3)
2010–2012 Schalke 04 II 60 (4)
Total 388 (36)
National team
1998 Germany U-21 2 (0)
1998 Germany Olympic 4 (0)
2002–2004 Germany Team 2006 3 (0)
2004 Germany 2 (0)
Teams managed
2012–2013 Schalke 04 II (assistant)
2013 Schalke 04 U-17[1]
2013–2015 Schalke 04 (youth)
2015–2020 Schalke 04 U-17[2]
2020– VfB Stuttgart II
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Kamen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Fahrenhorst turned professional with VfL Bochum in 1996 and remained with them for eight seasons as they yo-yo'ed between the top two divisions.[3]

In the summer of 2004, the defender switched to then-champions Werder Bremen, where he won the DFB-Ligapokal against Bayern Munich. The club never managed any further honours during his two seasons there but he did achieve eight appearances in the UEFA Champions League.

On 9 August 2006, he transferred to Hannover 96, as part of the deal which saw Per Mertesacker move in the opposite direction.

On 27 September 2008, Hannover 96 were scheduled to play Bayern Munich at the AWD-Arena. Fahrenhorst was allowed exclusion from the team as his wife was close to giving birth. However, shortly before the match began, Jiří Štajner accidentally injured Mario Eggimann's eye in training. Due to Eggiman's injury, Fahrenhorst was hastily recalled into the starting line-up against the defending champions. He gave an eye-catching, determined performance as Hannover 96 ran out 1–0 winners.[4] On 22 April 2009, Hannover 96 announced that they would not renew his contract.

Fahrenhorst left the club on 30 June 2009 at the end of his contract and joined MSV Duisburg until 30 June 2011. On 17 August 2010 he signed a two-year contract with FC Schalke 04 II.[5]

International career

On 12 August 2004, Fahrenhorst was first invited to the senior national team of Germany, when he was nominated for the test match at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna against Austria.[6] Six days later, Fahrenhorst debuted in this game for the senior team and played the full 90 minutes.[7] On 8 September 2004, Fahrenhorst made his second and final appearances for the senior national team when he played another 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw against Brazil in Berlin's Olympic Stadium.[8] Both matches were international friendlies in the run-up to 2006 FIFA World Cup on home soil.[9]

Coaching career

From 2012 to 2020 Fahrenhorst worked for FC Schalke 04 as youth coach. In the summer of 2020 he became the new head coach of VfB Stuttgart II.[10]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Bochum II 1996–97 Verbandsliga Westfalen 153———153
1997–98 Oberliga Westfalen 171———171
1998–99 00———00
1999–00 Regionalliga Süd/Südwest 140———140
2000–01 Oberliga Westfalen 153———153
Total 617000000617 –
VfL Bochum 1996–97 Bundesliga 4000——40 [11]
1997–98 7000001080 [11]
1998–99 18131——212 [11]
1999–00 2. Bundesliga 4000——40 [11]
2000–01 Bundesliga 18220——202 [11]
2001–02 2. Bundesliga 26320——283 [11]
2002–03 Bundesliga 26341——304 [11]
2003–04 3371010—357 [11]
Total 13616122101015018 –
Werder Bremen 2004–05 Bundesliga 160202030230 [11]
2005–06 231201050311 [11]
2006–07 0000200020 [11]
Total 391405080561 –
Hannover 96 2006–07 Bundesliga 26220——282 [11]
2007–08 23210——242 [11]
2008–09 22110——231 [11]
Total 715400000755 –
MSV Duisburg 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 21320——232 [11]
Schalke 04 II 2010–11 Regionalliga West 312———312 [11]
2011–12 292———292 [11]
Total 604000000604 –
Career total 38836222609042538 –

Honours

Werder Bremen

References
  1. "Frank Fahrenhorst wird neuer Chef-Trainer der U17". schalke04.de. 18 January 2013.
  2. "Fahrenhorst wird neuer U-17-Trainer". reviersport.de. 12 April 2015.
  3. Arnhold, Matthias (25 October 2018). "Frank Fahrenhorst - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  4. "Frank Fahrenhorst" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  5. "Fahrenhorst verstärkt Schalke II". kicker.de. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  6. "Fahrenhorst ist der einzige Neue". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  7. "Kuranyi im Alleingang". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  8. "Kuranyi trifft gegen die "Landsleute"". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  9. Arnhold, Matthias (25 October 2018). "Frank Fahrenhorst - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  10. "Frank Fahrenhorst wird ab Sommer Trainer der U21" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. "Frank Fahrenhorst » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  12. "Ligapokal, 2006, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.