_r.JPG) Deisler in 2005 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastian Toni Deisler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Lörrach, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right midfielder, attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1988 | FV Tumringen | ||
| 1988–1990 | TuS Stetten | ||
| 1990–1995 | FV Lörrach | ||
| 1995–1998 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 17 | (1) |
| 1999–2002 | Hertha BSC | 56 | (9) |
| 2002–2007 | Bayern Munich | 62 | (8) |
| Total | 135 | (18) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Germany U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2006 | Germany | 36 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sebastian Toni Deisler (German pronunciation: [zeˈbasti̯a(ː)n ˈdaɪslɐ]; born 5 January 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder and attacking midfielder.
A Borussia Mönchengladbach youth product, he played one season with the club during which it was relegated from the Bundesliga. He joined Hertha BSC in 1999 before leaving for Bayern Munich in 2002. He also represented the Germany national team between 2000 and 2006.
Having been hailed as the future of German football at the turn of the millennium, Deisler could never manage to reach his full potential due to several cruciate ligament ruptures and other major injuries, as well as depression. Deisler retired from professional football in January 2007 at the age of 27.
- ^ "Sebastian Deisler" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 8 October 2009.