 Thon in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Olaf Thon | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1980 | STV Horst-Emscher | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1983 | Schalke 04 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1988 | Schalke 04 | 167 | (56) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1994 | Bayern Munich | 148 | (30) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2002 | Schalke 04 | 166 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 481 | (96) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | West Germany U18 | 10 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | West Germany U21 | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1998 | Germany | 52 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | VfB Hüls | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Olaf Thon (born 1 May 1966) is a German former professional football player and coach.
Mainly a central midfielder, Thon's 19-year professional career was solely associated to Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich, having amassed more than 500 official games and 100 goals for both combined. Later in his career, Thon played as a sweeper. Nicknamed The Professor,[1] he also collected more than 50 caps for the Germany national team.
- ^ Thon, a German great; FIFA.com