Thomas Ernst

Thomas Ernst (born 23 December 1967) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][2]

Thomas Ernst
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-12-23) 23 December 1967
Place of birth Wiesbaden, West Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1974–1981 FV Biebrich
1981–1986 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1991 Eintracht Frankfurt II 126 (0)
1987–1994 Eintracht Frankfurt 5 (0)
1994–1995 FSV Frankfurt 27 (0)
1995–2000 VfL Bochum 71 (0)
2001–2003 VfB Stuttgart 19 (0)
2003–2006 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 (0)
2004–2005 → 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 1 (0)
Total 279 (0)
Teams managed
2007–2008 FSV Frankfurt
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Ernst was born in Wiesbaden, Hesse. He started playing professionally with Eintracht Frankfurt. At the Hessian club, he could only amass five Bundesliga appearances in seven years combined, being barred by legendary Uli Stein. In 1994, he moved clubs but stayed in the city, joining FSV Frankfurt in the second division.

After one season, Ernst joined VfL Bochum also in level two, only appearing twice in his first two seasons combined. His best individual year happened in 1998–99, when he appeared in 32 league games, but the North Rhine-Westphalia side suffered top flight relegation, as second from bottom.

From 2000 to 2006, Ernst remained in the top division, with VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, but again appeared almost exclusively as a backup, until his retirement at the age of 38. In 19 professional seasons, he appeared in 152 league games, 106 of those in the first division.

Ernst moved into managing immediately after retiring, working as a goalkeeper coach with Germany women's national team. The following year, he had his first head coach experience, with former club FSV Frankfurt, and returned to Bochum in 2008, as director of football.

Career statistics
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eintracht Frankfurt II 1986–87 Oberliga Hessen 50––50
1987–88 300––300
1988–89 330––330
1989–90 300––300
1990–91 280––280
Total 126000001260
Eintracht Frankfurt 1987–88 Bundesliga 1000–10
1988–89 00000000
1989–90 0000–00
1990–91 0000–00
1991–92 00000000
1992–93 00000000
1993–94 40000000
Total 50000050
FSV Frankfurt 1994–95 2. Bundesliga 27000–270
VfL Bochum 1995–96 2. Bundesliga 1000–10
1996–97 Bundesliga 1000–10
1997–98 1800010190
1998–99 32020–340
1999–00 2. Bundesliga 18030–210
2000–01 Bundesliga 1000–10
Total 7105010770
Stuttgart 2000–01 Bundesliga 20000020
2001–02 3000–30
2002–03 1401040190
Total 1901040240
Kaiserslautern 2003–04 Bundesliga 60000060
2004–05 21020–230
2005–06 3010–40
Total 3003000330
Kaiserslautern II 2004–05 Oberliga Südwest 10––10
Career total 279090502930

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

References
  1. "Thomas Ernst" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  2. "Ernst, Thomas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  3. "Stuttgart 2-0 Lille (Aggregate: 2 - 1)". uefa.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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