| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Kastenmaier | ||
| Date of birth | May 31, 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Harteck München | |||
| – | TSV Milbertshofen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987–1989 | Bayern Munich (A) | ||
| 1989–1990 | Bayern Munich | 9 | (1) |
| 1990–1998 | Borussia M'gladbach | 182 | (40) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004 | Borussia M'gladbach II | ||
| 2004 | Borussia M'gladbach II (assistant) | ||
| 2005 | Rot Weiss Ahlen (assistant) | ||
| 2005 | Rot Weiss Ahlen (caretaker) | ||
| 2005 | Rot Weiss Ahlen (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Thomas Kastenmaier (born May 31, 1966 in Munich) is a former German footballer and a current coach.
Mainly a right back who could also appear as a midfielder, he possessed a thunderous right-foot shot, often scoring from free kicks, and played most of his career for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Having started his professional career with local FC Bayern Munich, Kastenmaier scored in his first division debut, a 4–0 home win over Hamburger SV, on August 31, 1989.
Deemed surplus to requirements after having appeared in only nine games for the 1990 champions, Kastenmaier joined Borussia Mönchengladbach, scoring nine goals in two separate seasons, while also helping the club to the 1995 German Cup.
He retired in 1998 after two injury-ravaged seasons, subsequently beginning his managerial career, starting with Borussia's amateurs.