Christoph Metzelder

Christoph Metzelder

Metzelder in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Christoph Tobias Metzelder[1]
Date of birth	(1980-11-05) 5 November 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Haltern, West Germany
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1986–1995	TuS Haltern
1995–1996	Schalke 04
1996–1998	Preußen Münster
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Preußen Münster	32	(4)
2000–2007	Borussia Dortmund	126	(2)
2007–2010	Real Madrid	23	(0)
2010–2013	Schalke 04	52	(2)
2013–2014	TuS Haltern	1	(0)
Total		234	(8)
International career
2000–2001	Germany U21	9	(1)
2001–2008	Germany	47	(0)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Germany FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2002 South Korea–Japan 2006 Germany UEFA European Championship Runner-up 2008 Austria–Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christoph Tobias Metzelder (born 5 November 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.^[3]

Most of his professional career, which was spent mostly at Borussia Dortmund, was blighted by injuries. He did manage, however, to appear 47 times for the Germany national team, representing the country at two World Cups and Euro 2008.

Metzelder also played three seasons apiece for Real Madrid and Schalke 04, amassing Bundesliga totals of 178 matches and four goals over one full decade.