Frank Fahrenhorst

Frank Fahrenhorst
Fahrenhorst, Frank MSV 09-10 WP.JPG
Fahrenhorst with MSV Duisburg in the 2009–10 season
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-09-24) 24 September 1977 (age 45)
Place of birth Kamen, West Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
VfB Stuttgart II (Manager)
Youth career
VfK Nordbögge
SpVgg Bönen
0000–1994 Hammer SpVg
1994–1996 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 VfL Bochum II 61 (7)
1997–2004 VfL Bochum 136 (16)
2004–2006 Werder Bremen 39 (1)
2006–2009 Hannover 96 71 (5)
2009–2010 MSV Duisburg 21 (3)
2010–2012 Schalke 04 II 60 (4)
Total 388 (36)
International career
1998 Germany U-21 2 (0)
1998 Germany Olympic 4 (0)
2002–2004 Germany Team 2006 3 (0)
2004 Germany 2 (0)
Managerial career
2012–2013 Schalke 04 II (assistant)
2013 Schalke 04 U-17
2013–2015 Schalke 04 (youth)
2015–2020 Schalke 04 U-17
2020– VfB Stuttgart II
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Fahrenhorst (born 24 September 1977) is a German former professional footballer, who played as a defender and is currently manager of VfB Stuttgart II.

Club career

Born in Kamen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Fahrenhorst turned professional with VfL Bochum in 1996 and remained with them for eight seasons as they yo-yo'ed between the top two divisions.

In the summer of 2004, the defender switched to then-champions Werder Bremen, where he won the DFB-Ligapokal against Bayern Munich. The club never managed any further honours during his two seasons there but he did achieve eight appearances in the UEFA Champions League.

On 9 August 2006, he transferred to Hannover 96, as part of the deal which saw Per Mertesacker move in the opposite direction.

On 27 September 2008, Hannover 96 were scheduled to play Bayern Munich at the AWD-Arena. Fahrenhorst was allowed exclusion from the team as his wife was close to giving birth. However, shortly before the match began, Jiří Štajner accidentally injured Mario Eggimann's eye in training. Due to Eggiman's injury, Fahrenhorst was hastily recalled into the starting line-up against the defending champions. He gave an eye-catching, determined performance as Hannover 96 ran out 1–0 winners. On 22 April 2009, Hannover 96 announced that they would not renew his contract.

Fahrenhorst left the club on 30 June 2009 at the end of his contract and joined MSV Duisburg until 30 June 2011. On 17 August 2010 he signed a two-year contract with FC Schalke 04 II.

International career

On 12 August 2004, Fahrenhorst was first invited to the senior national team of Germany, when he was nominated for the test match at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna against Austria. Six days later, Fahrenhorst debuted in this game for the senior team and played the full 90 minutes. On 8 September 2004, Fahrenhorst made his second and final appearances for the senior national team when he played another 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw against Brazil in Berlin's Olympic Stadium. Both matches were international friendlies in the run-up to 2006 FIFA World Cup on home soil.

Coaching career

From 2012 to 2020 Fahrenhorst worked for FC Schalke 04 as youth coach. In the summer of 2020 he became the new head coach of VfB Stuttgart II.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal DFL-Ligapokal Continental Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Bochum II 1996–97 Verbandsliga Westfalen 15 3 15 3
1997–98 Oberliga Westfalen 17 1 17 1
1998–99 0 0 0 0
1999–00 Regionalliga Süd/Südwest 14 0 14 0
2000–01 Oberliga Westfalen 15 3 15 3
Total 61 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 7
VfL Bochum 1996–97 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 4 0
1997–98 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
1998–99 18 1 3 1 21 2
1999–00 2. Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 4 0
2000–01 Bundesliga 18 2 2 0 20 2
2001–02 2. Bundesliga 26 3 2 0 28 3
2002–03 Bundesliga 26 3 4 1 30 4
2003–04 33 7 1 0 1 0 35 7
Total 136 16 12 2 1 0 1 0 150 18
Werder Bremen 2004–05 Bundesliga 16 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 23 0
2005–06 23 1 2 0 1 0 5 0 31 1
2006–07 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 39 1 4 0 5 0 8 0 56 1
Hannover 96 2006–07 Bundesliga 26 2 2 0 28 2
2007–08 23 2 1 0 24 2
2008–09 22 1 1 0 23 1
Total 71 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 75 5
MSV Duisburg 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 21 3 2 0 23 2
Schalke 04 II 2010–11 Regionalliga West 31 2 31 2
2011–12 29 2 29 2
Total 60 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 4
Career total 388 36 22 2 6 0 9 0 425 38

Honours

Werder Bremen


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