Torsten Frings

Torsten Frings

Frings during his time as Werder Bremen assistant manager
Personal information
Full name	Torsten Klaus Frings[1]
Date of birth	(1976-11-22) 22 November 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Würselen, West Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
1982–1988	Rot-Weiß Alsdorf
1988–1990	Rhenania Alsdorf
1990–1994	Alemannia Aachen II
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Alemannia Aachen	57	(13)
1997	Werder Bremen (A)	1	(1)
1997–2002	Werder Bremen	162	(15)
2002–2004	Borussia Dortmund	47	(10)
2004–2005	Bayern Munich	29	(3)
2005–2011	Werder Bremen	164	(21)
2011–2012	Toronto FC	33	(2)
Total		493	(65)
International career
1997–1998	Germany U21	6	(1)
1999–2000	Germany B	5	(0)
2001–2009	Germany	79	(10)
Managerial career
2016–2017	Darmstadt 98
2020–2021	SV Meppen
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Germany FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2002 Korea/Japan UEFA European Championship Runner-up 2008 Austria/ Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Torsten Klaus Frings (born 22 November 1976) is a German former footballer and manager, who last managed SV Meppen.

A former midfielder, throughout his career he played for several German clubs, namely Alemannia Aachen, Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund, and Bayern Munich, before ending his career with Canadian MLS side Toronto FC. At international level, he played 79 matches for the Germany national team since his debut in 2001, and represented his nation at two European Championships and two FIFA World Cups.