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]

Thorsten Becker
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-05-13) 13 May 1980 (age 44)
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Hövelhofer SV
Youth career
0000–1992 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

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  1. ^ "Becker, Thorsten". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Thorsten Becker" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Paderborner Becker erleidet Kreuzbandriss". Rheinische Post (in German). 2 November 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Thorsten Becker sagt SF Oesterholz-Kohlstädt ab" (in German). Lippische Landes-Zeitung. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2019.