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 48)
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.

  1. ^ "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.