Thomas Doll

Thomas Doll

Doll during his tenure with Dortmund in 2007.
Personal information
Full nameThomas Jens Uwe Doll[1]
Date of birth9 April 1966
Place of birthMalchin, East Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Ferencváros (manager)
Youth career
1972–1979BSG Lokomotiv Malchin
1979–1983Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1983–1986Hansa Rostock47(4)
1986–1990Berliner FC Dynamo99(39)
1990–1991Hamburger SV33(4)
1991–1994Lazio64(9)
1994–1996Eintracht Frankfurt28(2)
1996–1998Bari45(4)
1998–2001Hamburger SV41(0)
Total357(62)
National team
1986–1990East Germany29(7)
1986–1988East Germany Olympic14(2)
1991–1993Germany18(1)
Teams managed
2002–2004Hamburger SV II
2004–2007Hamburger SV
2007–2008Borussia Dortmund
2009–2010Gençlerbirliği
2011–2012Al-Hilal
2013–Ferencváros
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Thomas Jens Uwe Doll (born 9 April 1966 in Malchin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former footballer and coach. He is the current manager of Ferencvárosi TC.[2][1]

Career

Doll began his career with local side BSG Lokomotiv Malchin, before joining East German first-division DDR-Oberliga side Hansa Rostock. In 1986 he was transferred to BFC Dynamo, the country's dominant side, where he won two East Germany titles (in 1987 in 1988) and played his first European Cup matches. At BFC Dynamo he teamed up with fellow talented forward Andreas Thom and sweeper Frank Rohde.

After reunification Doll was one of the most sought-after players of coming out of the former DDR. Together with Frank Rohde he joined Hamburger SV in 1990. After just one season there he had impressed sufficiently to move to Italian side Lazio for a then record fee of 15 million DM. He played at Lazio for three years, and was part of Germany's squad for Euro 92 where the side finished as runners-up. In 1994 he returned to the Bundesliga, joining Eintracht Frankfurt, but he was hampered by injuries in the two years he spent with the club and made only 28 appearances. After a year in Italy with A.S. Bari, he returned to Hamburger SV in 1998. He played another three seasons, but injuries continued to take their toll.

Position

Doll played as an attacking midfielder.

International career

At international level, Doll represented both East Germany (29 caps, seven goals) and the unified Germany (18 caps, 1 goal). His last international appearance came in 1993.

Coaching career

Following his retirement, he became part of Hamburg's coaching staff, managing the reserves from 2002 until being appointed first-team manager in 2004.

Early in his tenure as coach with Hamburg, he enjoyed some success, saving the team from relegation in his first season, winning the Intertoto Cup, and then guiding the club to a much-improved third place result in 2005–06 to earn a Champions League berth. The 2006–07 season, however, was less successful for the coach. The team delivered a disappointing performance in the Champions League that saw only one win in six first-round games, and then plunged to the bottom of the Bundesliga table by mid-season. Doll was sacked by HSV on 1 February 2007.

On 19 May 2008, Doll resigned as the coach of Borussia Dortmund after the team finished a disappointing 13th in the Bundesliga.[3] He agreed to manage Gençlerbirliği SK and signed a two-year contract.[4]

On 20 July 2011, he was appointed as head coach of Saudi Arabian champion team, Al-Hilal but was sacked on 22 January 2012.

He became head coach of Hungarian club Ferencváros on 18 December 2013.

Personal life

Doll has two daughters, one with his current Italian-born wife Roberta, the other with a former wife now married to another ex-footballer, Olaf Bodden.

Career statistics

Club career statistics

[5]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
East Germany League Cup League Cup Continental Total
1983–84Hansa RostockDDR-Oberliga50
1984–85171
1985–86253
1986–87Berliner FC DynamoDDR-Oberliga267
1987–882311
1988–892513
1989–90258
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
1990–91Hamburger SVBundesliga334
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1991–92LazioSerie A31741----
1992–9320220
1993–94130--10
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
1993–94Eintracht FrankfurtBundesliga61
1994–95101
1995–96122
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1996–97BariSerie B314
1997–98Serie A140
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
1998–99Hamburger SVBundesliga130
1999–2000210
2000–0170
Total East Germany 14643
Germany 1028
Italy 10913
Career total 35764

Managerial career statistics

As of 10 December 2014
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Hamburger SV II 29 December 2002 17 October 2004 79 29 23 27 36.71
Hamburger SV 17 October 2004 1 February 2007 111 53 24 34 47.75
Borussia Dortmund 13 March 2007 19 May 2008 49 20 11 18 40.82
Gençlerbirliği 1 July 2009 17 October 2010 43 18 12 13 41.86
Al-Hilal 22 July 2011 22 January 2012 18 12 4 2 66.67
Ferencváros 18 December 2013 Present 52 29 14 9 55.77
Total 352 161 88 103 45.74

Honours

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Thomas Doll to sign" (in Hungarian). Ferencvárosi TC. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Thomas Doll trainiert nun Ferencvaros" (in German). kicker.de. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Doll quits as Dortmund coach". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "G.Birliği'nde Doll dönemi başladı". Sporx.com. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "Thomas DOLL". www.level-k.com. Retrieved 9 August 2008.

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