Tim Borowski ( German: Tim Borowski ; May 2, 1980 , Neubrandenburg , East Germany ) - German footballer , central midfielder . Borowski is best known for playing for the Bremen Werder Bremen , for which he played 294 matches and scored 32 goals, as well as Bayern Munich . He was a player in the German national team , played 33 matches and scored 2 goals. With the national team, Borowski became the bronze medalist of the 2006 World Cup and the silver medalist of the 2008 European Championship . In 2012, he completed his playing career, a year later he switched to administrative work in the Bremen.
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| Born | Neubrandenburg , East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 194 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Club career
- 1.2 Speeches for the national team
- 1.3 After the completion of a player’s career
- 2 Achievements
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
Club career
Tim Borowski began playing football in the children's team of his hometown, Neubrandenburg 04, which in the early 1990s played very successfully at the German Children's Championship [4] . In 1996, Borowski moved to the Bremen “ Werder Bremen ” football school [5] . In 1999, Tim became a player in the Werder II reserve team, which played in the North Regional League , where he showed himself well in two seasons and was transferred to the main team. On July 14, 2001, Borowski first played in the official match for Werder Bremen. It was the Intertoto Cup match against the Belgian Ghent , to which he entered the main squad, spent 90 minutes on the field and scored an assist [6] . On August 18, 2001, Tim made his debut in the Bundesliga , replacing his match with the 1860 Munich Club [7] .
In the 2003/2004 season, when Werder Bremen won the championship and the German Cup , Borowski was already a full-fledged player in the main team in the team of Thomas Schaaf . In the following seasons, Werder also performed very successfully, taking second and third places in the German championship, reached the 1/8 finals of the Champions League in 2006. The 2005/2006 season turned out to be the most successful for Tim in terms of personal statistics, in 31 matches of the Bundesliga he scored 10 goals and 11 assists, and in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League he scored a goal against Juventus [8] .
Back in January 2008, Borowski reached an agreement with Bavaria that in the summer, when his contract with Werder Bremen expired, he would transfer as a free agent to the Munich club. The leadership of the “Bremen” suggested Tim to sign a new contract, but he refused [9] . In “Bavaria” Borowski spent only one season, in which he played a total of 35 matches and scored 7 goals, but could not become a full-fledged player in the main squad, due to the high competition for the position of the central midfielder [10] . In addition, the initiator of the acquisition of Borowski was coach Jürgen Klinsmann , who worked with Tim in the German national team, and who replaced Klinsmann, Louis van Gaal, did not see a place for the player in his team [11] .
In the summer of 2009, Borowski returned to Werder Bremen, with whom he signed a contract for three years with the possibility of extension for another year [11] . In the 2010/2011 season, Tim repeatedly injured his ankle, which is why he missed a lot of games in the German championship [12] . In 2011-2012, he almost did not play for the Werder Bremen due to injuries. In the summer of 2012, the player’s contract with the club ended, and the Werder Bremen leadership did not propose to Tim a new agreement. In September 2012, 32-year-old Borowski officially announced the end of his gaming career [13] .
Team appearances
In 1999-2001, Borowski was a player in the German youth team , for which he played 15 matches. On August 21, 2002, Tim made his debut in the German national team , playing in a friendly match with the Bulgarian team . He was never the main central midfielder of the team, since Michael Ballack was firmly entrenched in this place, but regularly replaced when the team was coached by Jürgen Klinsman [10] .
At the 2006 World Cup, Borowski replaced Ballack in the opening match with Costa Rica , he also played in all subsequent ones, excluding the match for third place. In the quarterfinal match with Argentina, Borowski scored an assist for teammate Miroslav Klose , and then scored successfully realized the first penalty shoot-out [14] . In the semifinal match with the Italian team, Tim left in the starting lineup at an unusual place for himself as a left midfielder. The German team took third place at the World Cup.
Together with the national team, Borowski went to the 2008 European Championship , but there his role in the team was insignificant. He only entered the field in two matches and played a total of 18 minutes. The quarterfinal match with the Portuguese team was for Borowski the last in the German national team. Together with the other players of the German national team, he received silver championship medals. In total, Borowski played 33 matches for the national team, in which he scored 2 goals [15] .
After completing a player’s career
In 2013, Borowski get a job at the Verdera Marketing Department. He worked there for 18 months, until in April 2015 he was offered the position of sports director in the club team among players under 23 years old. The contract with Borowski was signed for a period of three years [16] . His responsibilities include preparing young players who have been trained at the club academy to perform for the main team [17] .
Achievements
- Werder Bremen
- champion of Germany 2004
- German Cup Winner 2004
- winner of the German League Cup 2006
- Germany national team
- 2006 World Championship bronze medalist
- silver medalist of the 2008 European Championship
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 134017153 // General Normative Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ filmportal.de - 2005.
- ↑ Borowski: Darum fiebert er mit Neubrandenburg (German) . Deutscher Fußball-Bund (11. Februar 2016). Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
- ↑ Borowski haut bei Werder in den Sack (German) . Bild (1. Juli 2014). Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
- ↑ SV Werder Bremen - KAA Gent, Jul 14, 2001 - UEFA Intertoto Cup - Match report . Transfermarkt. Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
- ↑ SV Werder Bremen - TSV 1860 Munich, Aug 18, 2001 - 1.Bundesliga - Match report . Transfermarkt. Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
- ↑ Micoud header ends Juve comeback . UEFA.com (February 23, 2006). Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
- ↑ Borowski kein Klinsmann-Produkt (German) . Kicker (14. Januar 2008). Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Hasib, Samrin. Tim Borowski of Bayern Munich: Forgotten or Ignored? (eng.) . Bleacher Report (December 1, 2008). Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Midfielder Borowski returns to Werder Bremen . CNN (July 22, 2009). Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
- ↑ Grima, Mitchell. Werder Bremen's Tim Borowski suffers another injury setback . Goal.com (April 27, 2011). Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
- ↑ Borowski retires from football . ESPN (September 19, 2012). Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
- ↑ Germany 1-1 Argentina . BBC Sport (June 30, 2006). Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
- ↑ Arnhold, Matthias. Tim Borowski - International Appearances . RSSF (April 16, 2015). Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
- ↑ Tim Borowski wird Sportdirektor der U 23 von Werder Bremen (German) . Sport1.de (9. April 2015). Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
- ↑ Borowski: "I will be the link between upcoming youngsters and the first team" . Deutscher Fußball-Bund (April 18, 2015). Date of treatment April 2, 2016.
Links
- National Football Teams profile
- Player profile on Transfermarkt