Christian Wörns

Christian Wörns embodies a school of defending I genuinely miss. Born in Mannheim in 1972, the 185 cm German center-back came up at Waldhof Mannheim and spent his prime at Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund, with a brief detour to Paris Saint-Germain, earning a reputation as one of the finest German defenders of his generation. I have always favored the unglamorous craft of the center-back, the player who wins games quietly from the back rather than chasing headlines up front. Wörns, who later moved into coaching, represents that disciplined, no-nonsense defensive artistry that feels increasingly rare in the modern game.

Name (English)

Christian Wörns

Name (Japanese)

クリスティアン・ヴェアンス

Reading

くりすてぃあん・ゔぇあんす

Born

May 10, 1972 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

Origin

Mannheim, Karlsruhe Government Region, Germany

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Karlsruhe Government Region
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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