Christian Ziege

Christian Ziege
Ziege with Mönchengladbach in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-02-01) 1 February 1972 (age 52)[1]
Place of birth West Berlin, West Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Left wing-back
Youth career
1978–1981 FC Südstern 08 Berlin
1981–1985 TSV Rudow Berlin
1985–1990 FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1997 Bayern Munich 185 (38)
1997–1999 Milan 39 (4)
1999–2000 Middlesbrough 29 (6)
2000–2001 Liverpool 16 (1)
2001–2004 Tottenham Hotspur 47 (7)
2004–2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach 13 (0)
Total 329 (56)
International career
1991–1993 Germany U21 12 (3)
1992 Germany Olympic 1 (0)
1993–2004 Germany 72 (9)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Borussia Mönchengladbach U17 (head coach)
2007–2008 Borussia Mönchengladbach (director of football)
2008 Borussia Mönchengladbach (interim coach)
2008 Borussia Mönchengladbach (assistant coach)
2010 Arminia Bielefeld
2011 Germany U19
2011–2012 Germany U18
2012–2013 Germany U19
2013–2014 Germany U18
2014–2015 SpVgg Unterhaching
2015–2017 Atlético Baleares
2018 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
2019–2022 FC Pinzgau
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2002 Korea/Japan
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1996 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Ziege (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈtsiːɡə]; born 1 February 1972) is a German football manager and former player. He most recently coached FC Pinzgau.

A defender, he started his playing career at FC Bayern Munich, where he won two Bundesliga titles and a UEFA Cup before moving to A.C. Milan, winning an Italian Scudetto. In 1999, he joined Middlesbrough of the English Premier League, where he was voted the club's Player of the Year in his only season.[3] A year later, he joined Liverpool and was part of the squad which won a treble of the Football League Cup, the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup in 2000–01. In 2001, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur, before ending his career back in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach.

With the Germany national team, Ziege won UEFA Euro 1996 and finished runner-up at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He also represented the country at UEFA Euro 2000, UEFA Euro 2004 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. An attacking left wing-back, Ziege was considered a dead-ball specialist.[4]

  1. ^ "Christian Ziege: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Christian Ziege". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Premier League to solve Ziege row". BBC. 28 February 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Football: England must be Gladiators and put them to the sword HOW THEY LINE UP; ENGLAND v GERMANY AT WEMBLEY, TODAY, 3P SAYS TONY ADAMS. – Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 3 September 2011.