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| Full name | Sebastian Walter Kehl[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1980[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fulda, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1994 | SV Lahrbach | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Borussia Fulda | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Hannover 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Hannover 96 | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | SC Freiburg | 40 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2015 | Borussia Dortmund | 274 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2011 | Borussia Dortmund II (res.) | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 353 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Germany U18 | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Germany U21 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Germany | 31 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sebastian Walter Kehl (German pronunciation: [zeˈbasti̯a(ː)n ˈkeːl];[2][3] born 13 February 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the Sporting Director of Borussia Dortmund.
He amassed Bundesliga totals of 314 games and 24 goals over the course of 15 seasons, representing in the competition SC Freiburg and Borussia Dortmund. He won six major titles with the latter club, including three national championships.
A Germany international for five years, Kehl appeared for the nation in two World Cups – finishing second in the 2002 edition – and Euro 2004.
Following his retirement, Kehl first worked as the "Head of First Team Football" for Borussia Dortmund before it was announced that he would be taking over as Sporting Director, following the retirement of Michael Zorc.
- ^ a b "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 503, 773. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
- ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 917. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.