Patrick Owomoyela
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Patrick Owomoyela | ||
.JPG) |
||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 November 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Hamburg, West Germany | |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender/midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Number | 25 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2005 2005–2008 2008– |
Lüneburger SK VfL Osnabrück SC Paderborn 07 Arminia Bielefeld SV Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund |
34 (3) 33 (1) 23 (4) 63 (8) 50 (0) 26 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004– | Germany | 11 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Patrick Owomoyela (born 5 November 1979 in Hamburg) is a German football player, currently with Borussia Dortmund, and is also a member of the German national team. He was born to a German mother and a Nigerian father.
Contents |
[edit] Club career
Owomoyela, a right-sided defender/midfielder, began his career in lower league German football. In 2003, he made the step up to Arminia Bielefeld, then in the second division.
Great performances for Bielefeld in the 2004–05 season earned Owomoyela interest from German top clubs, and in 2005, he joined giants SV Werder Bremen.[1] In his first season Owomoyela was the undisputed starter at right back and helped Bremen reach second in the league. With the arrival of Clemens Fritz the following season, however, he lost his starting position due to injuries and bad displays. Owomoyela was finally transferred to Borussia Dortmund at the beginning of the 2008-09 season,[1] where he looks to reestablish himself in German top-flight football.
[edit] International career
Owomoyela debuted for Jürgen Klinsmann's national side in an Asian tour, playing 90 minutes in a 3-0 win over Japan, on 16 December 2004, in Yokohama.[2] He also appeared against South Korea and Thailand, and was finally overlooked for Germany's World Cup final squad. Owomoyela has not been called up since.[3]
[edit] Personal
In addition to his football skills, Owomoyela is also a very good basketball player, having played in the German regional league before switching to football full time.[4] He also has provided commentary for German-language telecasts of NBA games.
 |
Wikinews has related news: German soccer player gets preliminary injunction against far-right party |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Patrick Owomoyela". skysports.com. http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11899_275241,00.html. Retrieved on 30 January 2009.
- ^ "Players Info Owomoyela". dfb.de. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?action=search&liga=Nationalmannschaft&id=500397&lang=E&no_cache=1&name=%3BOwomoyela&gegner=. Retrieved on 26 June 2009.
- ^ "Statistics Owomoyela". dfb.de. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500397&action=showPlayer&full=1&liga=Nationalmannschaft&vorname=&nachname=Owomoyela&cHash=2b1ceb211b. Retrieved on 26 June 2009.
- ^ "Fussball oder Basketball?". owomoyela.de. http://www.owomoyela.de/index.php?id=26. Retrieved on 26 June 2009.
[edit] External links
|
|||||||
|
|||||
