Thomas Kessler (soccer player)
| Thomas Kessler | ||
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93388.jpg) Thomas Kessler (2018)
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | January 20, 1986 | |
| place of birth | Cologne , Germany | |
| size | 197 cm | |
| position | goal | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| -2002 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | |
| 2002-2004 | 1. FC Cologne | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2004-2015 | 1. FC Cologne II | 19 (0) |
| 2007-2020 | 1. FC Cologne | 30 (0) |
| 2010-2011 | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | 26 (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 4 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2002 | Germany U16 | 1 (0) |
| 2002-2003 | Germany U17 | 4 (0) |
| 2003 | Germany U18 | 1 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. Status: end of season 2019/20 |
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Thomas Kessler (born January 20, 1986 in Cologne - Holweide ) is a German football player . The goalkeeper was most recently under contract with 1. FC Köln and is a former young German national player.
Career
Kessler, who has Polish roots, moved from Grün-Weiß Brauweiler to 1. FC Köln in 2000 , where he played in the youth teams and since 2004 has played a total of 19 games in the regional and major leagues for the second team.
From the beginning of 2007 he was a member of the Cologne team. On May 13, 2007, he represented Stefan Wessels , who had failed due to a broken rib, in the second division game against Kickers Offenbach , making his debut in professional football. In the following final game of the season at 1. FC Kaiserslautern , Kessler guarded the FC goal. His contract period was extended to June 30, 2013, as he was considered a potential successor to the goalkeeper Faryd Mondragón .
On July 1, 2010, Kessler was loaned to FC St. Pauli for two years . When the relegation of FC St. Pauli became apparent, he used a contract option that allowed him to withdraw from the contract after a year. He was then awarded to the Bundesliga relegated Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2011/12 season , but after a few matchdays he was ousted as a regular goalkeeper by Oka Nikolov .
After the Frankfurt team had been promoted to the 1st Bundesliga , Kessler returned to 1. FC Köln, who had been relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga , but whose sporting management had decided on the young Timo Horn as the regular goalkeeper well before the start of the 2012/13 season . Horn was injured during the 2016/17 Bundesliga season . Kessler was 13 games in a row in the goal of Cologne and was team captain in one of the games . His contract ran until June 2020. Kessler has the option of entering into another employment relationship with 1. FC Köln after his active career.
successes
- 4 × promotion to the Bundesliga : 2008 , 2014 , 2019 with 1. FC Köln ; 2012 with Eintracht Frankfurt
- 1 × promotion to the Regionalliga West : 2008 with 1. FC Köln II
Web links
- Thomas Kessler in the database of weltfussball.de
- Thomas Kessler in the database of fussballdaten.de
- Thomas Kessler in the database of transfermarkt.de
- Thomas Kessler in the database of the German Football Association
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ex-eagle in the opponent's jersey - Thomas Kessler , sge4ever.de, from March 5, 2015 (accessed on July 20, 2020)
- ↑ From the Rhine to the Millerntor: Kessler is here! ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , fcstpauli.com, June 22, 2010
- ↑ The real reasons for Kessler's dismantling , kicker.de, April 5, 2011
- ↑ Youngster Timo Horn becomes new number one , spox.com, May 30, 2012
- ^ 1. FC Köln: Thomas Kessler extended. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Kessler: Future in the FC family. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kessler, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German soccer goalkeeper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne , Germany |