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My Take
What strikes me about Christoph Metzelder is how much he packed in despite the body fighting him the whole way. A towering centre-back at Borussia Dortmund, his career was repeatedly blighted by injuries, yet he still pulled on the Germany shirt 47 times and turned up at two World Cups plus Euro 2008. That tells me a lot about his reliability and big-match temperament. I also notice the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, so he was clearly valued beyond the pitch. For me he reads as the dependable wall every back line wishes it had.
Overview
Christoph Tobias Metzelder (born 5 November 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Most of his professional career, which was spent mostly at Borussia Dortmund, was blighted by injuries. He did manage, however, to appear 47 times for the Germany national team, representing the country at two World Cups and Euro 2008.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Christoph Metzelder
- Name (Japanese)
- クリストフ・メッツェルダー
- Reading
- くりすとふ・めっつぇるだー
- Born
- November 5, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Monkey
- Origin
- Haltern am See, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach / functionary
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
- Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.