Frank Rost

Frank Rost

Rost playing for New York Red Bulls in 2011.
Personal information
Full name	Frank Peter Rost
Date of birth	(1973-06-30) 30 June 1973 (age 43)
Place of birth	Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1981–1982	BSG Lokomotive West Leipzig
1982–1986	BSG Chemie Böhlen
1986–1991	1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1992	1. FC Markkleeberg	33	(0)
1992–1995	Werder Bremen II	94	(0)
1992–2002	Werder Bremen	147	(1)
2002–2007	Schalke 04	130	(0)
2007–2011	Hamburger SV	149	(0)
2011	New York Red Bulls	11	(0)
Total		564	(1)
National team
2002–2003	Germany	4	(0)
Teams managed
2012–	Hamburger SV women
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Frank Rost (born 30 June 1973 in Karl-Marx-Stadt) is a retired German footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

He comes from a sporting family background; his father Peter won a gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in handball, and his mother Christina, also a handball player, won the silver at the 1976 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 1980 Games.

Rost started his career at 1. FC Markkleeberg in the third German level. His play with Markkleeberg led to interest from Werder Bremen who signed Rost in 1992. After playing with Werder Bremen II Rost made his Bundesliga debut during the 1995–96 season and became first-choice keeper during the 1998–99 season before moving to Schalke 04 in July 2002. He was a regular first-choice keeper at Schalke until he lost his starting position to youngster Manuel Neuer in late 2006, so in January 2007 he moved to then struggling Hamburger SV where he immediately became first-choice keeper and helped the team move from last to seventh place. His good form continued with the club, which made HSV fans to nickname him "Frost".

Apart from Jens Lehmann and Marwin Hitz, Rost is the only goalkeeper to score from open play in the Bundesliga, when he scored on 31 March 2002 against .

On 30 July 2009, Rost made his 100th international club appearance in a third round Europa League qualifier. Hamburg beat Danish side Randers FC 4–0. Rost is the German record holder for UEFA Cup appearances. He has played 89 matches during his tenure in the now defunct competition. He left Hamburg at the end of the 2010–11 season, hoping to move abroad or become a coach. During his time in the Bundesliga Rost appeared in 426 league matches.