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Date of birth | 21 April 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Herford, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back, sweeper | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
–1984 | SC Bad Salzuflen | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1984–1986 | Arminia Bielefeld | 39 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
1986–1992 | Borussia Dortmund | 190 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||
1992–1999 | Bayern Munich | 191 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Sunderland | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1999 | → Hertha BSC (loan) | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 427 | (46) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1998 | Germany | 68 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Helmer (born 21 April 1965) is a German former footballer. His preferred playing position was sweeper, but he was primarily deployed as a centre-back.[1]
Helmer spent most of his club career with Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich – appearing in nearly 400 Bundesliga games in 15 seasons – and won the European Championship in 1996.