Thomas Ernst
Encyclopedia
Thomas Ernst is a retired German
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
. 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 2000–06, 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 football 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
.
|1987–88||rowspan="7"|Eintracht Frankfurt
||rowspan="7"|Bundesliga
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|1988–89||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|1989–90||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0
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|1990–91||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0
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|1991–92||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|1992–93||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|1993–94||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|1994–95||FSV Frankfurt
||rowspan="2"|2. Bundesliga
||27||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||27||0
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|1995–96||rowspan="6"|Bochum
||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0
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|1996–97||rowspan="3"|Bundesliga
||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0
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|1997–98||18||0||0||0||1||0||19||0
|-
|1998–99||32||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||34||0
|-
|1999–00||2. Bundesliga
||18||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||21||0
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|2000–01||rowspan="7"|Bundesliga
||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|2000–01||rowspan="3"|Stuttgart
||2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|2001–02||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||3||0
|-
|2002–03||14||0||1||0||4||0||19||0
|-
|2003–04||rowspan="3"|Kaiserslautern
||6||0||0||0||0||0||6||0
|-
|2004–05||21||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||23||0
|-
|2005–06||3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||4||0
152||0||9||0||5||0||166||0
152||0||9||0||5||0||166||0
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Football career
Ernst started playing professionally with Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
. At the Hessian
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
club, he could only amass five Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
appearances in seven years combined, being barred by legendary Uli Stein
Uli Stein
Ulrich "Uli" Stein is a former German football player. He was a goalkeeper and between 1978 and 1997, made 512 appearances in the German Bundesliga. He began his career in 1978 with Arminia Bielefeld. After two years, he moved to Hamburger SV where he played from 1980 to 1987...
. In 1994, he moved clubs but stayed in the city
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, joining FSV Frankfurt
FSV Frankfurt
FSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football...
in the second division
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
.
After one season, Ernst joined VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
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
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
side suffered top flight relegation, as second from bottom.
From 2000–06, Ernst remained in the top division, with VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
and 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
, 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 football team
Germany women's national football team
The German women's national football team represents Germany in international women's football and is directed by the German Football Association . The team – informally called West Germany in English – played its first international match in 1982...
. 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
Director of football
"Director of football" is a term describing a senior management figure at a football club, most commonly used in Europe. The exact nature of the role is often unclear and extremely variable and causes much debate in the sports media...
.
Statistics
|-|1987–88||rowspan="7"|Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
||rowspan="7"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|1988–89||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|1989–90||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
|1990–91||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
|1991–92||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|1992–93||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|1993–94||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|1994–95||FSV Frankfurt
FSV Frankfurt
FSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football...
||rowspan="2"|2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
||27||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||27||0
|-
|1995–96||rowspan="6"|Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|1996–97||rowspan="3"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|1997–98||18||0||0||0||1||0||19||0
|-
|1998–99||32||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||34||0
|-
|1999–00||2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
||18||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||21||0
|-
|2000–01||rowspan="7"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|2000–01||rowspan="3"|Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
||2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
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|2001–02||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||3||0
|-
|2002–03||14||0||1||0||4||0||19||0
|-
|2003–04||rowspan="3"|Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
||6||0||0||0||0||0||6||0
|-
|2004–05||21||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||23||0
|-
|2005–06||3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||4||0
152||0||9||0||5||0||166||0
152||0||9||0||5||0||166||0