Tim Borowski

Tim Borowski

Personal information
Full name	Tim Borowski
Date of birth	(1980-05-02) 2 May 1980
Place of birth	Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1996	1. FC Neubrandenburg 04
1996–1999	Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2002	Werder Bremen II	58	(12)
2000–2008	Werder Bremen	169	(23)
2008–2009	Bayern Munich	26	(5)
2009–2012	Werder Bremen	41	(4)
Total		282	(43)
National team
1999–2001	Germany U-21	15	(0)
2002–2004	Germany B	5	(0)
2002–2008	Germany	33	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Tim Borowski (born 2 May 1980 in Neubrandenburg) is a German former footballer. He spent almost his entire career with Werder Bremen, apart from one season with Bayern Munich, and won 33 caps for the German national team. He played as a central midfielder, adept at tackling and attacking although best known for his passing and vision.

Club career

Early career

Borowski started his career at his hometown-club Post Neubrandenburg. There, he was scouted by Werder Bremen and became a part of the club's youth academy that, in recent history, has also brought up players such as Nelson Valdez (now with FC Rubin Kazan), Christian Schulz (now with Hannover 96) and Simon Rolfes (now with Bayer Leverkusen).

Werder Bremen

After playing for Werder Bremen II in the Regionalliga Nord, he finally became part of the senior squad in 2002. He had been a regular since joining the main squad. As Werder Bremen usually deployed a 4–4–2 diamond formation, he usually played as a left midfielder.

Bayern Munich

Borowski joined the defending Bundesliga champions on a free transfer. He wore shirt number twenty four for Bayern Munich. Borowski made 26 appearances, but never managed to establish himself in the starting eleven.

Return to Werder Bremen

After only one year with Bayern, Borowski returned to Werder Bremen on 22 July 2009 and signed a three-year contract with his former club. He was released by Werder at the end of the 2011–12 season, and retired from football three months later due to injury.

International career

His first international match for Germany was a 2–2 draw against Bulgaria in Sofia on 21 August 2002.

Tim Borowski was selected for the 2006 World Cup. In the first match against Costa Rica, he played the role of attacking midfielder instead of captain Michael Ballack who was not available for the first match. After the game, he became an ever present substitute for the team and usually substituted for Bastian Schweinsteiger or Torsten Frings.

In the quarter-final against Argentina, he made a superb assistance for his then Bremen teammate Miroslav Klose to score the equalizing goal for Germany. Borowski scored with the decisive fourth penalty in Germany's 4–2 win in the shootout after extra time.

After the strong appearance in the previous match, he played from the beginning in the semi-finals against Italy. Later in that match, Schweinsteiger replaced him after Borowski picked up an injury, and was not able to play in the third place play-off against Portugal.

Personal life

He has a higher commercial school qualification. He married Lena Mühlbacher on 15 July 2006 at the manor-house in Osterholz-Scharmbeck. They have one child, Emilia (born 22 July 2007).

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2012

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		DFB-Ligapokal		Europe		Total
Werder Bremen II	Regionalliga Nord	2000–01	27	5	1	0	-		-		28	5
Werder Bremen	Bundesliga	2001–02	26	1	2	1	-		2	0	30	2
Werder Bremen II	Regionalliga Nord	2001–02	2	1	1	1	-		-		3	2
Werder Bremen	Bundesliga	2002–03	18	0	4	0	0	0	2	2	24	2
		2003–04	25	1	5	5	-		1	0	31	6
		2004–05	31	7	5	3	2	0	6	0	44	10
		2005–06	31	10	3	0	2	0	9	3	45	13
		2006–07	17	2	0	0	1	0	6	1	24	3
		2007–08	21	2	3	1	1	1	7	0	32	4
Bayern Munich		2008–09	26	5	1	1	-		7	1	34	7
Werder Bremen		2009–10	28	4	6	1			11	1	45	6
		2010–11	12	0	1	1			4	0	17	1
		2011–12	1	0	1	0			-		2	0
Club totals	Werder Bremen II		29	6	2	1	-		-		31	7
	Werder Bremen		210	23	30	12	6	1	48	7	294	43
	Bayern Munich		26	5	1	1	-		7	1	34	7
Career statistics			262	34	33	14	6	1	55	8	359	57

Honours

Werder Bremen

• German U19: 1

1999

• Bundesliga: 1

2004

• DFB-Pokal: 1

2004

External links

• Official website (German)
• Tim Borowski at werder.de (German)
• Tim Borowski at fussballdaten.de (German)