Markus Babbel
Markus Babbel at Hertha BSC
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Markus Babbel | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FC Luzern (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1981 | TSV Gilching-Argelsried | ||
| 1981–1991 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Bayern Munich | 12 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Hamburger SV | 60 | (1) |
| 1994–2000 | Bayern Munich | 170 | (9) |
| 2000–2004 | Liverpool | 42 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | VfB Stuttgart | 46 | (2) |
| Total | 355 | (18) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1993 | Germany U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 1995–2000 | Germany | 51 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2008 | VfB Stuttgart (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2010–2011 | Hertha BSC | ||
| 2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| 2014– | FC Luzern | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Markus Babbel (pronounced [ˈmaʁkʊs ˈbabəl]; born 8 September 1972) is a former international German football player and coach who is the manager of FC Luzern. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England.
Born in Munich, Babbel's first professional club was Bayern Munich. He advanced from the youth squad to the first team and was a starting player eight times, and made four appearances as a substitute in league games.
He moved to Hamburger SV in August 1992 and appeared regularly in the first team, scoring his first league goal in Germany's top-flight. Returning to Bayern Munich in 1994, he started in 167 games, and attracted the attention of Manchester United following UEFA Euro 1996. A £5 million deal was put in place for the German full back, but it never went through. He was then bought by Liverpool F.C. manager Gérard Houllier in June 2000, forming part of the back four during Liverpool's successful 2000–01 season.
He was an integral member of Liverpool's side and his characteristic raiding runs down the right side led to a number of goals, including one in the UEFA Cup final itself. His Liverpool career was forced to a sudden halt when he contracted Guillain–Barré syndrome and was unable to play for a year.
He went on loan to Blackburn Rovers in August 2003 after having recovered from Guillain–Barré syndrome, achieving regular first team appearances in the league and scoring three goals in the process. Babbel won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1996 with Bayern and in 2001 with Liverpool.
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