Arne Friedrich

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Arne Friedrich

Friedrich in a charity match in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Arne Friedrich[1]
Date of birth	(1979-05-29) 29 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Bad Oeynhausen, West Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Hertha BSC (sporting director)
Youth career
1985–1987	FC Bad Oeynhausen
1987–1992	TuS Lohe
1992–1995	SC Herford
1995–1999	FC Gütersloh
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	SC Verl	31	(0)
2000–2002	Arminia Bielefeld	47	(1)
2002–2010	Hertha BSC	231	(13)
2010–2011	VfL Wolfsburg	15	(0)
2012–2013	Chicago Fire	23	(1)
Total		347	(15)
International career
2000–2001	Germany U21	5	(0)
2002	Germany Team 2006	1	(0)
2002–2011	Germany	82	(1)
Managerial career
2014–2015	Germany U18 (assistant)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Germany FIFA World Cup 2006 Germany 2010 South Africa UEFA European Championship Runner-up 2008 Austria–Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arne Friedrich (born 29 May 1979) is a German football executive and former player who played as a defender.^[2] He formerly was the sporting director of Hertha BSC.

He played 82 times for the Germany national team.

Friedrich was a very versatile player, playing full-back, centre-back and occasionally a midfield position. He represented his country on 82 occasions, scoring once. He participated in Euro 2004, World Cup 2006, Euro 2008 and the World Cup 2010.