Thomas Doll

Thomas Doll

Personal information
Date of birth	9 April 1966 (1966-04-09)
Place of birth	Malchin, East Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1972–1979	BSG Lokomotiv Malchin
1979–1983	Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983–1986	Hansa Rostock	47	(4)
1986–1990	Berliner FC Dynamo	99	(39)
1990–1991	Hamburger SV	33	(4)
1991–1994	Lazio	64	(9)
1994–1996	Eintracht Frankfurt	28	(2)
1996–1998	Bari	45	(4)
1998–2001	Hamburger SV	41	(0)
Total		357	(62)
National team
1986–1990	East Germany	29	(7)
1986–1988	East Germany Olympic	14	(2)
1991–1993	Germany	18	(1)
Teams managed
2002–2004	Hamburger SV II
2004–2007	Hamburger SV
2007–2008	Borussia Dortmund
2009–2010	Gençlerbirliği
2011–2012	Al-Hilal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Thomas Doll (born 9 April 1966 in Malchin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former footballer and coach.

Career

Doll began his career with local side BSG Lokomotiv Malchin, before joining East German first-division DDR-Oberliga side Hansa Rostock. In 1986 he was moved to BFC Dynamo, the country's dominant, Stasi-supported club, where he won two titles, in 1987 in 1988. After reunification Doll was one of the most sought-after players of coming out of the former DDR, and he joined Hamburger SV in 1990. After just one season there he had impressed sufficiently to move to Italian side Lazio for a then record fee of 15 million DM. He played at Lazio for three years, and was part of Germany's squad for Euro 92 where the side finished as runners-up. In 1994 he returned to the Bundesliga, joining Eintracht Frankfurt, but he was hampered by injuries in the two years he spent with the club and made only 28 appearances. After a year in Italy with A.S. Bari, he returned to Hamburger SV in 1998. He played another three seasons, but injuries continued to take their toll.

Position

Doll played as an attacking midfielder.

International career

At international level, Doll represented both East Germany (29 caps, 7 goals) and the unified Germany (18 caps, 1 goal). His last international appearance came in 1993.

Coaching career

Following his retirement, he became part of Hamburg's coaching staff, managing the reserves from 2002 until being appointed first-team manager in 2004.

Early in his tenure as coach with Hamburg, he enjoyed some success, saving the team from relegation in his first season, winning the Intertoto Cup, and then guiding the club to a much-improved third place result in 2005–06 to earn a Champions League berth. The 2006–07 season, however, was less successful for the coach. The team delivered a disappointing performance in the Champions League that saw only one win in six first-round games, and then plunged to the bottom of the Bundesliga table by mid-season. Doll was sacked by HSV on 1 February 2007.

On 19 May 2008, Doll resigned as the coach of Borussia Dortmund after the team finished a disappointing 13th in the Bundesliga. He agreed to manage Gençlerbirliği SK and signed a two year contract.

On 20 July 2011, he was appointed as head coach of Saudi Arabian champion team, Al-Hilal but was sacked on 22 January 2012.

Personal life

• Doll has two daughters, one with his current Italian-born wife Roberta, the other with a former wife now married to another ex-footballer, Olaf Bodden.

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
East Germany			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
1983–84	Hansa Rostock	DDR-Oberliga	5	0
1984–85			17	1
1985–86			25	3
1986–87	Berliner FC Dynamo	DDR-Oberliga	26	7
1987–88			23	11
1988–89			25	13
1989–90			25	8
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
1990–91	Hamburger SV	Bundesliga	33	4
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Europe		Total
1991–92	Lazio	Serie A	31	7
1992–93			20	2
1993–94			13	0
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
1993–94	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bundesliga	6	1
1994–95			10	1
1995–96			12	2
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Europe		Total
1996–97	Bari	Serie B	31	4
1997–98		Serie A	14	0
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
1998–99	Hamburger SV	Bundesliga	13	0
1999–2000			21	0
2000–01			7	0
Total	East Germany		146	43
	Germany		102	8
	Italy		109	13
Career total			357	64

Honours

• Doll was named German football's Man of the Year in 2005 for his work then in turning around the fortunes of Hamburger SV.

External links

• Thomas Doll at RSSSF
• Thomas Doll at fussballdaten.de (German)