Steffen Freund

Steffen Freund
Freund in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-01-19) 19 January 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Brandenburg, East Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
BSG Motor Süd Brandenburg
0000–1988 BSG Stahl Brandenburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 BSG Stahl Brandenburg 57 (0)
1991–1993 Schalke 04 53 (3)
1993–1998 Borussia Dortmund 117 (6)
1998–2003 Tottenham Hotspur 102 (0)
2003–2004 1. FC Kaiserslautern 9 (0)
2004Leicester City (loan) 14 (0)
Total 352 (9)
International career
1992 Germany Olympic 2 (0)
1995–1998 Germany 21 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2012 Germany U16
2010–2011 Germany U17
2012–2014 Tottenham Hotspur (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany (as player)
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1996
Representing  Germany (as manager)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steffen Freund (born 19 January 1970) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder in both the German and English top flights. He was capped 21 times for his country and played a significant part in Germany's UEFA Euro 1996 winning campaign.