Olaf Thon

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Olaf Thon
Personal information
Full name Olaf Thon
Date of birth May 1, 1966 (age 40)
Place of birth    Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height 170 cm
Playing position Midfielder, sweeper
Club information
Current club retired
Youth clubs
STV Horst-Emscher
FC Schalke 04
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1983-1988
1988-1994
1994-2002
FC Schalke 04
FC Bayern München
FC Schalke 04
157 (56)
148 (30)
166 (10)   
National team2
1984-1998 Germany 52 (4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of June 30, 2002.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 30, 2002.
* Appearances (Goals)

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

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Flag of West Germany West Germany squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup Runners-up Flag of West Germany

1 Schumacher | 2 Briegel | 3 Brehme | 4 Förster | 5 Herget | 6 Eder | 7 Littbarski | 8 Matthäus | 9 Völler | 10 Magath | 11 Rummenigge | 12 Stein | 13 Allgöwer | 14 Berthold | 15 Augenthaler | 16 Thon | 17 Jakobs | 18 Rahn | 19 Allofs | 20 Hoeneß | 21 Rolff | 22 Immel | Coach: Beckenbauer

Flag of West Germany West Germany squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Champions (3rd Title) Flag of West Germany

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

Flag of Germany Germany squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists Flag of Germany

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