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Markus Babbel
Markus Babbel at Hertha BSC
Personal information
Full name Markus Babbel
Date of birth (1972-09-08) 8 September 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Munich, West Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre Back / Right Back
Youth career
1979–1981 TSV Gilching-Argelsried
1981–1991 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Bayern Munich 12 (0)
1992–1994 Hamburger SV 60 (1)
1994–2000 Bayern Munich 170 (9)
2000–2004 Liverpool 42 (3)
2003–2004 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 25 (3)
2004–2007 VfB Stuttgart 46 (2)
Total 354 (18)
International career
1992–1993 Germany U-21 12 (0)
1995–2000 Germany 51 (1)
Managerial career
2007–2008 VfB Stuttgart (Assistant Manager)
2008–2009 VfB Stuttgart
2010–2011 Hertha BSC
2012 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Markus Babbel (born 8 September 1972) is a former international German football player and coach.[1][2] He played as a defender[3] for clubs in Germany and England.[1]

Career

Playing career

Bayern Munich

Born in Munich, Babbel's first professional club was Bayern Munich. He advanced from the youth squad to the first team and was a starting player eight times, and made four appearances as a substitute in league games.

Hamburger SV and return to Bayern Munich

He moved to Hamburger SV in August 1992 and appeared regularly in the first team, scoring his first league goal. Transferring back to Bayern Munich in 1994, he was a starter in 167 games, and attracted the attention of Manchester United following UEFA Euro 1996. A £5 million deal was put in place for the German full back, but it never went through.[4] He was then bought by Liverpool F.C. manager Gérard Houllier in June 2000, forming part of the back four during Liverpool's successful 2000–01 season.

Liverpool

He was an integral member of Liverpool's side and his characteristic raiding runs down the right side led to a number of goals, including one in the UEFA Cup final itself. His Liverpool career was forced to a sudden halt when he contracted Guillain–Barré syndrome and was unable to play for a year.[5]

Blackburn Rovers

He went on loan to Blackburn Rovers in August 2003[6] after having recovered from Guillain-Barré syndrome, achieving regular first team appearances in the league and scoring three goals in the process. Babbel won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1996 with Bayern and in 2001 with Liverpool.

VfB Stuttgart

Babbel's last club was VfB Stuttgart, which he joined on a free transfer in July 2004.

In January 2007, Babbel announced that he would retire at the end of the 2006–07 season.

German National Team

He was capped 51 times, scoring one goal for Germany and was part of the Euro 96 winning team. Babbel also played for his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000.

Coaching career

VfB Stuttgart

Following his retirement from football, Babbel stayed on with his last club, VfB Stuttgart, as an assistant manager.[7][8]

On 23 November 2008, Babbel became head coach of VfB Stuttgart, following Armin Veh.[9] Upon Babbel's arrival, VfB Stuttgart were 11th in the table after 14 games. They finished the season in third place, five points off league winners VfL Wolfsburg and qualifying for the Champions League. On 6 May 2009, Babbel extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2011,[10] however, on 6 December 2009 VfB Stuttgart and Babbel parted ways. At the time of Babbel's sacking, VfB Stuttgart were in 16th place after 15 games played.[11]

Under Babbel, VfB Stuttgart finished second in their Champions League group and qualified for the round of 16.

Hertha BSC

Babbel took over Hertha BSC in the 2nd Bundesliga in July 2010.[12] In his first season, he succeeded in returning them to the Bundesliga.

On 18 December 2011, Babbel was sacked as coach of Hertha BSC.[13] Prior to this, he had announced that he wanted to leave the club at the end of the season.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

On 10 February 2012 he took over as manager of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. On 3 December 2012 he was released because of poor results, with the team in 16th place in the Bundesliga. [14][15]

Millwall FC=

On 23 May 2013 , Babbel was greeted with cuddles from a few local fans who gathered outside the ground as he past into the main building signing a 4 year contract.

Career statistics

International goals

Score and results list Germany's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 1995 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg  Georgia 4–1 4–1 Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of 21 January 2013
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
VfB Stuttgart 23 November 2008 6 December 2009 52 22 15 15 81 67 +14 042.31
Hertha BSC 1 July 2010 18 December 2011 55 30 13 12 103 56 +47 054.55
1899 Hoffenheim 10 February 2012[14] 3 December 2012[14] 29 7 7 15 40 62 −22 024.14
Total 136 59 35 42 224 185 +39 043.38

Honours

As a player

Bayern Munich

Liverpool

VfB Stuttgart

International

As a coach

Hertha BSC

References

  1. ^ a b "Markus Babbel". LFChistory.net. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Markus Babbel" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Babbel, Markus" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  4. ^ Tyldesley, Clive. 1999 UEFA Champions League Final commentary.
  5. ^ Tynan, Gordon (13 December 2001). "Long road back for Babbel". The Independent. London. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Babbel to join Rovers". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 16 August 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Stuttgart sack Veh, appoint Babbel". orange.mu. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Babbel wird neuer Hertha-Trainer" (in German). RP Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Armin Veh and VfB go their seperate [sic] ways". vfb.de. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  10. ^ "Contract extensions". vfb.de. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  11. ^ "VfB part company with Markus Babbel". vfb.de. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  12. ^ "Babbel neuer Hertha-Coach". DFL (in German). 17 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  13. ^ "Babbel sacked by Hertha". ESPN. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  14. ^ a b c "1899 drückt Reset: Babbel entlassen!". kicker (in German). 3 December 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  15. ^ "Babbel sacked as Hoffenheim coach". ESPN. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

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