Thomas Richter (footballer born 1980)

Thomas Richter
Personal information
Full nameThomas Richter
Date of birth19 August 1980
Place of birthGörlitz, East Germany
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
1988–1990MBB SG Augsburg
1990–1995TSV Schwaben Augsburg
1995–2000FC Augsburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2003Borussia Mönchengladbach II41(0)
2003–2005SV Elversberg68(0)
2005–2006SV Darmstadt 9830(0)
2006–2007Sportfreunde Siegen34(0)
2007–2009SV Wehen Wiesbaden[1]26(0)
2009–2010Mpumalanga Black Aces[2]5(0)
2010–2011FC Homburg33(0)
National team
1998Germany U-181(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Thomas Richter (born 19 August 1980 in Görlitz, East Germany[3]) is a former German football goalkeeper.

Career

He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for SV Wehen Wiesbaden on 23 September 2007 when he started in a game against FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Richter left the club on 30 June 2009 and signed as a free agent with South African club Mpumalanga Black Aces.[4]

Richter is the second German born goalkeeper who played in South Africa after Lutz Pfannenstiel (1998 for Orlando Pirates).[5]

References

  1. "Thomas Richter" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. "Thomas Richter". football365.co.za.
  3. "Thomas Richter". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. "Aces strengthen its last line of defence". Mpumalanga Black Aces.
  5. Putsch, Christian (14 September 2009). "Thomas Richter sucht Südafrikas Fußballseele" (in German). welt.de. Retrieved 28 April 2013.