Frank Fahrenhorst

Frank Fahrenhorst

Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-09-24) 24 September 1977
Place of birth	Kamen, West Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	FC Schalke 04 U-17 (Manager)
Youth career
	VfK Nordbögge
	SpVgg Bönen
0000–1994	Hammer SpVg
1994–1996	VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2001	VfL Bochum II	61	(7)
1997–2004	VfL Bochum	136	(16)
2004–2006	SV Werder Bremen	39	(1)
2006–2009	Hannover 96	71	(5)
2009–2010	MSV Duisburg	21	(3)
2010–2012	FC Schalke 04 II	60	(4)
Total		388	(36)
International career
1998	Germany U-21	2	(0)
1998	Germany Olympic	4	(0)
2002–2004	Germany Team 2006	3	(0)
2004	Germany	2	(0)
Managerial career
2012–2013	FC Schalke 04 II (assistant)
2013	FC Schalke 04 U-17
2013–2015	FC Schalke 04 (youth)
2015–	FC Schalke 04 U-17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Fahrenhorst (born 24 September 1977 in Kamen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a retired German footballer and currently manager of FC Schalke 04 U17 team.

Career

The defender turned professional with VfL Bochum in 1996 and remained with them for eight seasons as they yo-yo'ed between the top two divisions.

In summer 2004, he switched to then-champions Werder Bremen, where he immediately won the DFB-Ligapokal against Bayern Munich. The club never managed any further honours during his two seasons there but he did achieve eight appearances in the UEFA Champions League.

On 9 August 2006, he transferred to Hannover 96, as part of the deal which saw Per Mertesacker move in the opposite direction.

On 27 September 2008, Hannover 96 were scheduled to play Bayern Munich at the AWD-Arena. Fahrenhorst was allowed exclusion from the team as his wife was close to giving birth. However, shortly before the match began, Jiří Štajner accidentally injured Mario Eggimann's eye in training. Due to Eggiman's injury, Fahrenhorst was hastily recalled into the starting line-up against the defending champions. He gave an eye-catching, determined performance as Hannover 96 ran out 1–0 winners. On 22 April 2009, Hannover 96 announced that they would not renew his contract. Fahrenhorst left the club on 30 June 2009 at the end of his contract and joined MSV Duisburg until 30 June 2011, but on 17 August 2010 he signed a two-year contract with FC Schalke 04 II.

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		DFB-Ligapokal		Europe		Total
1996–97	VfL Bochum II	Verbandsliga Westfalen	15	3	—		—		—		15	3
1997–98		Oberliga Westfalen	17	1	—		—		—		17	1
1998–99			0	0	—		—		—		0	0
1999–00		Regionalliga Süd/Südwest	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
2000–01		Oberliga Westfalen	15	3	—		—		—		15	3
1996–97	VfL Bochum	Bundesliga	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
1997–98			7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
1998–99			18	1	3	1	—		—		21	2
1999–00		2. Bundesliga	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
2000–01		Bundesliga	18	2	2	0	—		—		20	2
2001–02		2. Bundesliga	26	3	2	0	—		—		28	3
2002–03		Bundesliga	26	3	4	1	—		—		30	4
2003–04			33	7	1	0	1	0	—		35	7
2004–05	Bremen		16	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	23	0
2005–06			23	1	2	0	1	0	5	0	31	1
2006–07			0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
2006–07	Hannover		26	2	2	0	—		—		28	2
2007–08			23	2	1	0	—		—		24	2
2008–09			22	1	1	0	—		—		23	1
2009–10	Duisburg	2. Bundesliga	21	3	2	0	—		—		23	2
2010–11	Schalke 04 II	Regionalliga West	31	2	—		—		—		31	2
2011–12			29	2	—		—		—		29	2
Total	Germany		388	36	22	2	6	0	9	0	425	38
Career total			388	36	22	2	6	0	9	0	425	38

International career

On 12 August 2004 Fahrenhorst was first invited to the senior national team of Germany, when he was nominated for the test match at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna against Austria. On 18 August 2004 Frank Fahrenhorst debuted in this game for the senior team and played through. On 8 September 2004 Frank Fahrenhorst came to his second and final application for the senior national team when he played another 90 minutes for the 1-1 draw in Olympic Stadium in Berlin against Brazil.