Jump to content

Thomas Hitzlsperger

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Personal information
Full name Thomas Hitzlsperger
Date of birth (1982-04-05)5 April 1982(age 42)
Place of birth Munich,West Germany
Height 1.82 m (5 ft11+12in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Lazio
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001-2005
2001-2002
2005-2009
2010
2010-
Aston Villa
Chesterfield(loan)
Stuttgart
Lazio
West Ham United
National team
2004-2009 Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas Hitzlsberger(born 5 April 1982) is aGermanfootballplayer. He plays forWest Ham UnitedandGermany national team.In 2014 he toldDie Zeitthat he isgay.He is the first Premier League footballer tocome outas gay.[1]

Club career statistics

[change|change source]
Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
2000/01 Aston Villa Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0
2001/02 Chesterfield Second Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 0
2001/02 Aston Villa Premier League 12 1 0 0 0 0 - 12 1
2002/03 26 2 0 0 3 2 - 29 4
2003/04 32 3 1 0 5 2 - 38 5
2004/05 28 3 0 0 2 0 - 30 3
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal EuropeTotal
2005/06 Stuttgart Bundesliga 26 2 2 1 0 0 7 0 35 3
2006/07 30 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 35 10
2007/08 25 5 4 2 - 2 0 31 7
2008/09 32 5 2 0 - 5 1 39 6
2009/10 12 1 3 1 - 5 0 20 2
ItalyLeague Coppa Italia League Cup EuropeTotal
2009/10 Lazio Serie A 6 1 - 6 1
Country England 104 8 1 0 10 4 - 115 12
Germany 125 20 16 7 0 0 19 1 160 28
Italy 6 1 - 6 1
Total 235 29 17 7 10 4 19 1 281 41

International career statistics

[change|change source]

[2]

Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
2004 2 0
2005 11 0
2006 7 2
2007 10 2
2008 13 2
2009 8 0
2010 1 0
Total 52 6

References

[change|change source]
  1. "Thomas Hitzlsperger: Former Aston Villa player reveals he is gay".8 January 2014 – via bbc.co.uk.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin."Thomas Hitzlsperger".national-football-teams.