Olaf Thon

Personal information
Olaf Thon
Full name	Olaf Thon
Date of birth	May 1, 1966 (age 40)
Place of birth	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height	170 cm
Position	Midfielder, sweeper
Club information
Current club	retired
Youth clubs
	STV Horst-Emscher FC Schalke 04
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1983-1988 1988-1994 1994-2002	FC Schalke 04 FC Bayern München FC Schalke 04	157 (56) 148 (30) 166 (10)
National team**
1984-1998	Germany	52 (4)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 30, 2002. ** National team caps and goals correct as of June 30, 2002.

Olaf Thon (born May 1, 1966 in Gelsenkirchen) is a former German footballer.

[edit] Teams and Clubs

52 selection and 4 four goals with the German national side between 1984 and 1998.
World Cup Winner with Germany in 1990.
UEFA Cup winner in 1997 with Schalke 04.
Champions of Germany in 1989, 1990, and 1994 with Bayern Munich.
Winner of the German Cup in 2001 and 2002 with Schalke 04.
Winner of the German league cup in 2001 with Schalke 04.
World Cup runner up with Germany in 1986.
Runner up in the German league in 1991 and 1993 with Bayern Munich also in 2001 with Schalke 04.

	West Germany squad - 1990 World Cup Champions (3rd Title)
1 Illgner \| 2 Reuter \| 3 Brehme \| 4 Kohler \| 5 Augenthaler \| 6 Buchwald \| 7 Littbarski \| 8 Häßler \| 9 Völler \| 10 Matthäus \| 11 Mill \| 12 Aumann \| 13 Riedle \| 14 Berthold \| 15 Bein \| 16 Steiner \| 17 Möller \| 18 Klinsmann \| 19 Pflügler \| 20 Thon \| 21 Hermann \| 22 Köpke \| Coach: Beckenbauer

	Germany squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Köpke \| 2 Wörns \| 3 Heinrich \| 4 Kohler \| 5 Helmer \| 6 Thon \| 7 Möller \| 8 Matthäus \| 9 Kirsten \| 10 Häßler \| 11 Marschall \| 12 Kahn \| 13 Jeremies \| 14 Babbel \| 15 Freund \| 16 Hamann \| 17 Ziege \| 18 Klinsmann \| 19 Reuter \| 20 Bierhoff \| 21 Tarnat \| 22 Lehmann \| Coach: Vogts