Thomas Ernst

Thomas Ernst
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-12-23) 23 December 1967
Place of birth Wiesbaden, West Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1974–1981 FV Biebrich
1981–1986 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1991 Eintracht Frankfurt II 126 (0)
1987–1994 Eintracht Frankfurt 5 (0)
1994–1995 FSV Frankfurt 27 (0)
1995–2000 VfL Bochum 71 (0)
2001–2003 VfB Stuttgart 19 (0)
2003–2006 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 (0)
2004–2005 → 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 1 (0)
Total 279 (0)
Teams managed
2007–2008 FSV Frankfurt
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas Ernst (born 23 December 1967 in Wiesbaden, Hesse) is a retired German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][2]

Career

Ernst started playing professionally with Eintracht Frankfurt. At the Hessian club, he could only amass five Bundesliga appearances in seven years combined, being barred by legendary Uli Stein. In 1994, he moved clubs but stayed in the city, joining FSV Frankfurt in the second division.

After one season, Ernst joined VfL Bochum also in level two, only appearing twice in his first two seasons combined. His best individual year happened in 1998–99, when he appeared in 32 league games, but the North Rhine-Westphalia side suffered top flight relegation, as second from bottom.

From 2000–06, Ernst remained in the top division, with VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, but again appeared almost exclusively as a backup, until his retirement at the age of 38. In 19 professional seasons, he appeared in 152 league games, 106 of those in the first division.

Ernst moved into managing immediately after retiring, working as a goalkeeper coach with Germany women's national football team. The following year, he had his first head coach experience, with former club FSV Frankfurt, and returned to Bochum in 2008, as director of football.

Statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
1986–87Eintracht Frankfurt IIOberliga Hessen50––50
1987–88300––300
1988–89330––330
1989–90300––300
1990–91280––280
1987–88Eintracht FrankfurtBundesliga1000–10
1988–8900000000
1989–900000–00
1990–910000–00
1991–9200000000
1992–9300000000
1993–9440000000
1994–95FSV Frankfurt2. Bundesliga27000–270
1995–96Bochum1000–10
1996–97Bundesliga1000–10
1997–981800010190
1998–9932020–340
1999–002. Bundesliga18030–210
2000–01Bundesliga1000–10
2000–01Stuttgart20000020
2001–023000–30
2002–031401040190
2003–04Kaiserslautern60000060
2004–0521020–230
2005–063010–40
2004–05Kaiserslautern IIOberliga Südwest10––10
Total Germany 279090502930
Career total 279090502930

References

  1. ↑ "Thomas Ernst" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ernst, Thomas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
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