Thorsten Becker (born 13 May 1980) is a German footballer, who in 1992 moved from Fortuna Schlangen to SC Paderborn and has played in the club's first-team squad from 2001 to 2009. He helped Paderborn gain promotion to the second level of the Bundesliga in the 2004–05 season.[1][2] He suffered a knee injury in late 2005 which resulted in a long-term absence from the club.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 May 1980 | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hövelhofer SV | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1992 | Fortuna Schlangen | ||
| 1992–2001 | SC Paderborn 07 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2009 | SC Paderborn 07 | 79 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Hövelhofer SV | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2010 | |||
After he retired from playing football, Becker became a coach and joined Paderborn's under-19 team as co-manager in June 2016.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Becker, Thorsten". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "Thorsten Becker" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "Paderborner Becker erleidet Kreuzbandriss". Rheinische Post (in German). 2 November 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Thorsten Becker sagt SF Oesterholz-Kohlstädt ab" (in German). Lippische Landes-Zeitung. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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