Thomas Ernst
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-12-23) 23 December 1967
Place of birth Wiesbaden, West Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1974–1981 FV Biebrich
1981–1986 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1991 Eintracht Frankfurt II 126 (0)
1987–1994 Eintracht Frankfurt 5 (0)
1994–1995 FSV Frankfurt 27 (0)
1995–2000 VfL Bochum 71 (0)
2001–2003 VfB Stuttgart 19 (0)
2003–2006 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 (0)
2004–20051. FC Kaiserslautern II 1 (0)
Total 279 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 FSV Frankfurt
Medal record
Eintracht Frankfurt
WinnerDFB-Pokal1987–88
VfL Bochum
Winner2. Bundesliga1995–96
Runner-up2. Bundesliga1999–00
VfB Stuttgart
Runner-upBundesliga2002–03
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Ernst (born 23 December 1967) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][2]

Career

Ernst was born in Wiesbaden, Hesse. He started playing professionally with Eintracht Frankfurt. At the Hessian club, he could only amass five Bundesliga appearances in seven years combined, being barred by legendary Uli Stein. In 1994, he moved clubs but stayed in the city, joining FSV Frankfurt in the second division.

After one season, Ernst joined VfL Bochum also in level two, only appearing twice in his first two seasons combined. His best individual year happened in 1998–99, when he appeared in 32 league games, but the North Rhine-Westphalia side suffered top flight relegation, as second from bottom.

From 2000 to 2006, Ernst remained in the top division, with VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, but again appeared almost exclusively as a backup, until his retirement at the age of 38. In 19 professional seasons, he appeared in 152 league games, 106 of those in the first division.

Ernst moved into managing immediately after retiring, working as a goalkeeper coach with Germany women's national team. The following year, he had his first head coach experience, with former club FSV Frankfurt, and returned to Bochum in 2008, as director of football.

Personal life

Ernst's wife, Kerstin Pohlmann, was also a professional footballer. His son Tjark is currently a football goalkeeper with the German club Hertha BSC.[3]

Career statistics

Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eintracht Frankfurt II 1986–87 Oberliga Hessen 5050
1987–88 300300
1988–89 330330
1989–90 300300
1990–91 280280
Total 126000001260
Eintracht Frankfurt 1987–88 Bundesliga 100010
1988–89 00000000
1989–90 000000
1990–91 000000
1991–92 00000000
1992–93 00000000
1993–94 40000000
Total 50000050
FSV Frankfurt 1994–95 2. Bundesliga 27000270
VfL Bochum 1995–96 2. Bundesliga 100010
1996–97 Bundesliga 100010
1997–98 1800010190
1998–99 32020340
1999–00 2. Bundesliga 18030210
2000–01 Bundesliga 100010
Total 7105010770
Stuttgart 2000–01 Bundesliga 20000020
2001–02 300030
2002–03 1401040190
Total 1901040240
Kaiserslautern 2003–04 Bundesliga 60000060
2004–05 21020230
2005–06 301040
Total 3003000330
Kaiserslautern II 2004–05 Oberliga Südwest 1010
Career total 279090502930

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

References

  1. "Thomas Ernst" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  2. "Ernst, Thomas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  3. "Torwart Tjark Ernst von Hertha BSC im Interview: „Von Anfang an war klar, ich will ins Tor"" via Tagesspiegel.
  4. "Stuttgart 2-0 Lille (Aggregate: 2 - 1)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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