Thomas Doll

Thomas Doll

Doll during his tenure with Dortmund in 2007.
Personal information
Full name Thomas Jens Uwe Doll[1]
Date of birth (1966-04-09) 9 April 1966
Place of birth Malchin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
East Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Ferencváros (manager)
Youth career
1972–1979 BSG Lokomotiv Malchin
1979–1983 Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Hansa Rostock 47 (4)
1986–1990 Berliner FC Dynamo 99 (39)
1990–1991 Hamburger SV 33 (4)
1991–1994 Lazio 64 (9)
1994–1996 Eintracht Frankfurt 28 (4)
1996–1998 Bari 45 (4)
1998–2001 Hamburger SV 41 (0)
Total 357 (64)
National team
1986–1990 East Germany 29 (7)
1986–1988 East Germany Olympic 14 (2)
1991–1993 Germany 18 (1)
Teams managed
2001–2002 Hamburger SV U19
2002–2004 Hamburger SV II
2004–2007 Hamburger SV
2007–2008 Borussia Dortmund
2009–2010 Gençlerbirliği
2011–2012 Al-Hilal
2013– Ferencváros

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Thomas Jens Uwe Doll (born 9 April 1966) is a German former footballer and current manager of Ferencváros.[1][2] He played as an attacking midfielder for Hansa Rostock, Berliner FC Dynamo, Hamburger SV, Lazio, Eintracht Frankfurt and Bari.

Club 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 Berliner FC 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 Berliner FC 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 East Germany. 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 DM15 million. He played at Lazio for three years, before returning to the Bundesliga in 1994, joining Eintracht Frankfurt, but he was hampered by injuries in the three seasons he spent with the club and made only 28 appearances.[3] After a year in Italy with Bari, he returned to Hamburger SV in 1998. He played another three seasons, but injuries continued to take their toll.

International career

At international level, Doll represented both East Germany (29 caps, seven goals) and the unified Germany (18 caps, 1 goal).[4] His last international appearance came in 1993. He was part of Germany's squad for Euro 1992 where the side finished as runners-up.

Coaching career

Hamburger SV

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 the 2005–06 season 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 on 1 February 2007.

Borussia Dortmund

On 19 May 2008, Doll resigned as the coach of Borussia Dortmund after the team finished a disappointing 13th in the Bundesliga.[5][6]

Gençlerbirliği

He agreed to manage Gençlerbirliği SK and signed a two-year contract.[7]

Al-Hilal

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

Ferencváros

He became head coach of Hungarian club Ferencváros on 18 December 2013. On 20 May 2015, Ferencváros beat Videoton 4–0 at the Groupama Arena in the 2014–15 Magyar Kupa Final.[8]

Doll's Ferencváros secured the club's 29th Nemzeti Bajnokság I title on 2 April 2016 after a defeat at the Nagyerdei Stadion against Debreceni VSC. By winning the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, Doll managed to win all the possible titles in football in Hungary.[9] In recognition of his record performance with Ferencváros, Doll received the "Coach of the year in NB I" award from the Hungarian Football Federation in 2016.[10]

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

[11]

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 statistics

As of 30 November 2016
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 143 89 31 23 62.24
Total 443 221 105 117 49.89

Honours

Managerial

Borussia Dortmund
Ferencváros

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "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. Arnhold, Matthias (4 June 2015). "Thomas Doll - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. Arnhold, Matthias (4 June 2015). "Thomas Doll - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. Ives, Chris (19 May 2008). "Doll quits Dortmund". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  6. "Doll Quits Dortmund". goal.com. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  7. "G.Birliği'nde Doll dönemi başladı". Sporx.com. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  8. "Ferencváros thump Videoton to end cup drought". UEFA.com. 20 May 2015.
  9. Watson-Broughton, Matthew (2 April 2016). "Ferencváros crowned Hungarian champions". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  10. "On all fields". 2 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  11. "Thomas DOLL". www.level-k.com. Retrieved 9 August 2008.

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