2002–03 Hertha BSC season

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Hertha BSC
2002–03 season
ManagerNetherlands Huub Stevens
Bundesliga5th
UEFA CupFourth round
DFB-PokalFirst round
DFB-LigapokalWinners
Top goalscorerMarcelinho (14)
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During the 2002–03 season, Hertha BSC competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary[]

After two successive eliminations in the UEFA Cup third round, Hertha went one better by reaching the round of 16, before elimination by eventual semi-finalists Boavista in away goals. Qualification for the UEFA Cup for the fourth time in a row was obtained with a 5th-placed finish.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Hungary HUN Gábor Király
2 DF Germany GER Denis Lapaczinski
3 DF Germany GER Arne Friedrich
4 DF Netherlands NED Dick van Burik
6 DF Iceland ISL Eyjólfur Sverrisson
7 FW Brazil BRA Alex Alves
8 MF Belgium BEL Bart Goor
9 FW Brazil BRA Luizão
10 MF Brazil BRA Marcelinho
11 FW Germany GER Michael Preetz
12 GK Germany GER Christian Fiedler
13 MF Poland POL Bartosz Karwan
14 DF Croatia CRO Josip Šimunić[notes 1]
15 DF Brazil BRA Nenê
16 MF Germany GER Roberto Pinto
17 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Sead Zilić[notes 2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Hungary HUN Pál Dárdai
19 MF Germany GER Andreas Schmidt
20 MF Germany GER Andreas Neuendorf
21 MF Germany GER Michael Hartmann
22 MF Germany GER Stefan Beinlich
23 MF Germany GER René Tretschok
24 FW Angola ANG Nando Rafael[notes 3]
25 MF Netherlands NED Rob Maas
27 MF Bulgaria BUL Aleksandar Mladenov
28 MF North Macedonia MKD Nderim Nexhipi
32 MF Germany GER Thorben Marx
33 DF Germany GER Marko Rehmer
35 MF Germany GER Benjamin Köhler
39 DF Germany GER Alexander Madlung
40 GK Poland POL Tomasz Kuszczak
44 FW Cameroon CMR Joël Tchami

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Greece GRE Kostas Konstantinidis[notes 4] (to Hannover 96)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW Norway NOR Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen (on loan to Rosenborg)

References[]

  1. ^ "Hertha Berlin - 2002/03". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Šimunić was born in Canberra, Australia, but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in November 2001.
  2. ^ Zilić was born in Prijepolje, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia, but at the time part of Yugoslavia and then Serbia and Montenegro), but also holds Bosnian and Slovenian citizenship.
  3. ^ Rafael was born in Luanda, Angola, but was raised in the Netherlands from the age of 8, later gained German citizenship, and represented Germany at U-21 level before making his international debut for Angola in 2012.
  4. ^ Konstantinidis was born in Schorndorf, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Greece internationally and made his international debut for Greece in 1995.
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