Thomas Kroth

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Thomas Kroth
Personnel
Surname Thomas Kroth
birthday August 26, 1959
place of birth Erlenbach am Main ,  Germany
size 177 cm
position Midfield and Libero
Juniors
Years station
1967-1975 SV Erlenbach
1975-1977 Kickers Offenbach
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1977-1988 Kickers Offenbach 2 0(0)
1978-1982 1. FC Cologne 56 0(2)
1983-1985 Eintracht Frankfurt 85 (13)
1985-1988 Hamburger SV 73 0(6)
1988-1990 Borussia Dortmund 53 0(0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1976-1977 Germany U-17 2 (1)
1977-1988 Germany U-18 17 (1)
1980-1984 Germany U-21 13 (1)
1985 Germany 1 (0)
1987 Germany Olympia 2 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Thomas Kroth (born August 26, 1959 in Erlenbach am Main ) is a former German soccer player and now a player's agent . Since 2015 he has been President of the German Football Association (DFVV).

Athletic career

Club career

The midfielder played in the Bundesliga for 14 years . He won the DFB Cup with three different clubs : 1983 with 1. FC Köln , 1987 with Hamburger SV and 1989 with Borussia Dortmund . In 1990, Kroth ended his career despite an offer from the Bundesliga. Overall, Kroth played in over 250 top division games. The three-time cup winner was used in 26 games in the German club cup and in 15 matches in European competitions .

Selection bets

On February 26, 1980 he was appointed to the German U-21 selection , in which he played 13 missions. With the youth team, he won the European Vice Championship in 1982 . His last game in this selection was on October 16, 1984 against the Swedish U-21 national team .

In 1985 Thomas Kroth played for the German national team . In 1987 he was called up twice in the German Olympic team.

Further career

Kroth is the owner and managing director of the PRO Profil agency , which takes care of the support and marketing of professional athletes, including Manuel Neuer , Sebastian Rode , Patrick Herrmann , Kevin Volland and Shinji Kagawa . Kroth has been a member of the board of directors of the German Football Association (DFVV) since it was founded, initially as an assessor and since 2010 as vice-president. At the general assembly on November 19, 2015, Thomas Kroth was elected President of the DFVV.

Trivia

Thomas Kroth learned the trade of industrial clerk in his home country .

The ex-national player has lived in Schwerte since 1990 .

successes

  • DFB Cup winners (3): 1983 (1. FC Köln) , 1987 (Hamburger SV) , 1989 (Borussia Dortmund)
  • German runner-up (2): 1982 (1. FC Köln) , 1987 (Hamburger SV)
  • DFB Cup Final: 1980 (1. FC Cologne)

literature

  • Christian Karn, Reinhard Rehberg: Encyclopedia of German League Football. Player Lexicon 1963–1994 . AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2012. ISBN 978-3-89784-214-4 , page 282.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Note in: Borussia - the member magazine, issue 101 from December 13, 2015, page 37.
  2. ^ Matthias Arnhold: Thomas Kroth - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga . RSSSF.com . October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Matthias Arnhold: Thomas Kroth - International Appearances . RSSSF.com . October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ Thomas Kroth is the successor to Karl-Heinz Thielen. (No longer available online.) DFVV, archived from the original on December 29, 2015 ; accessed on December 29, 2015 (text incomplete).
personal data
SURNAME Kroth, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH August 26, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Erlenbach am Main