Thomas Ernst

Thomas Ernst
Personal information
Date of birth	23 December 1967 (age 54)
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
1986–1991	Eintracht Frankfurt II
1987–1994	Eintracht Frankfurt
1994–1995	FSV Frankfurt
1995–2000	VfL Bochum
2001–2003	VfB Stuttgart
2003–2006	1. FC Kaiserslautern
2004–2005	→ 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
Total
Teams managed
2007–2008	FSV Frankfurt
Honours
Eintracht Frankfurt
VfL Bochum
VfB Stuttgart
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Eintracht Frankfurt II	1986–87	Oberliga Hessen	5	0	–		–		5	0
	1987–88		30	0	–		–		30	0
	1988–89		33	0	–		–		33	0
	1989–90		30	0	–		–		30	0
	1990–91		28	0	–		–		28	0
	Total		126	0	0	0	0	0	126	0
Eintracht Frankfurt	1987–88	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	1988–89		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1989–90		0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	1990–91		0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	1991–92		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1992–93		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1993–94		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
FSV Frankfurt	1994–95	2. Bundesliga	27	0	0	0	–		27	0
VfL Bochum	1995–96	2. Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	1996–97	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	1997–98		18	0	0	0	1	0	19	0
	1998–99		32	0	2	0	–		34	0
	1999–00	2. Bundesliga	18	0	3	0	–		21	0
	2000–01	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		71	0	5	0	1	0	77	0
Stuttgart	2000–01	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2001–02		3	0	0	0	–		3	0
	2002–03		14	0	1	0	4	0	19	0
	Total		19	0	1	0	4	0	24	0
Kaiserslautern	2003–04	Bundesliga	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2004–05		21	0	2	0	–		23	0
	2005–06		3	0	1	0	–		4	0
	Total		30	0	3	0	0	0	33	0
Kaiserslautern II	2004–05	Oberliga Südwest	1	0	–		–		1	0
Career total			279	0	9	0	5	0	293	0

Honours[]

VfB Stuttgart

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002^[3]

References[]

^ "Thomas Ernst" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
^ "Ernst, Thomas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
^ "Stuttgart 2-0 Lille (Aggregate: 2 - 1)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

External links[]

Thomas Ernst at fussballdaten.de (in German)

[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. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

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