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Thomas Linke

トーマス・リンケ　/　とーます・りんけ

Association football player from Germany

December 26, 1969 (age 56)　・　Sömmerda, Thuringia, Germany

Thuringia
association football player

My Take

Thomas Linke is the archetype of the defender history undervalues but coaches adore. Thirteen Bundesliga seasons across Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich, 340 matches, a reputation as a hard-nosed tackler with commanding heading ability, that is a career built on reliability rather than glamour. What earns my respect is the completeness of his football life: he stopped strikers as a player, then stewarded a club as Ingolstadt's director of football. Defenders rarely get poems written about them, but the best attackers shine because someone like Linke does the unglamorous, bruising work. I rate that contribution highly.

Overview

Thomas Linke (born 26 December 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He last worked as the director of football of FC Ingolstadt 04. Linke was remembered as a hard-nosed tackler with tremendous heading ability, and played in 13 Bundesliga seasons in representation of Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich, totalling 340 games.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Thomas Linke
Name (Japanese): トーマス・リンケ
Reading: とーます・りんけ
Born: December 26, 1969 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rooster
Origin: Sömmerda, Thuringia, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 182 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B1

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