Markus Babbel

Markus Babbel
Babbel in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-09-08) 8 September 1972 (age 52)[1]
Place of birth Munich, West Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back, right back
Youth career
1979–1981 TSV Gilching-Argelsried
1981–1991 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Bayern Munich 12 (0)
1992–1994 Hamburger SV 60 (1)
1994–2000 Bayern Munich 170 (9)
2000–2004 Liverpool 42 (3)
2003–2004Blackburn Rovers (loan) 25 (3)
2004–2007 VfB Stuttgart 46 (2)
Total 355 (18)
International career
1992–1993 Germany U21 12 (0)
1995–2000 Germany 51 (1)
Managerial career
2007–2008 VfB Stuttgart (assistant)
2008–2009 VfB Stuttgart
2010–2011 Hertha BSC
2012 TSG Hoffenheim
2014–2018 FC Luzern
2018–2020 Western Sydney Wanderers
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1996 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Markus Babbel (pronounced [ˈmaʁkʊs ˈbabl̩]; born 8 September 1972) is a German professional football coach[3][4] and former player who last managed the Western Sydney Wanderers FC.[5] He played as a defender[6] for clubs in Germany and England.[3] Babbel won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1996 with Bayern and in 2001 with Liverpool, and was part of the Germany team that won UEFA Euro 96.

  1. ^ "Markus Babbel". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 10 June 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Markus Babbel: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Markus Babbel". LFChistory.net. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Markus Babbel" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Babbel". Western Sydney Wanderers. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Babbel, Markus" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 21 March 2010.