Thomas Ernst (born 23 December 1967) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][2]
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| Date of birth | 23 December 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wiesbaden, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | FSV Frankfurt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career edit
Ernst was born in Wiesbaden, Hesse. He 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 to 2006, 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 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.
Personal life edit
Ernst's wife, Kerstin Pohlmann, was also a professional footballer. His son Tjark is currently a football goalkeeper with the German club Hertha BSC.[3]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt II | 1986–87 | Oberliga Hessen | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | 30 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 1988–89 | 33 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 1989–90 | 30 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 1990–91 | 28 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1987–88 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988–89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990–91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991–92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| FSV Frankfurt | 1994–95 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |
| VfL Bochum | 1995–96 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996–97 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | |||
| 1999–00 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 0 | ||
| Stuttgart | 2000–01 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2002–03 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Kaiserslautern | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Kaiserslautern II | 2004–05 | Oberliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 279 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 293 | 0 | ||
Honours edit
VfB Stuttgart
References edit
- ^ "Thomas Ernst" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Ernst, Thomas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Torwart Tjark Ernst von Hertha BSC im Interview: „Von Anfang an war klar, ich will ins Tor"" – via Tagesspiegel.
- ^ "Stuttgart 2-0 Lille (Aggregate: 2 - 1)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
External links edit
- Thomas Ernst at fussballdaten.de (in German)