Steffen Freund
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Steffen Jurgen Freund | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Brandenburg, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Tottenham Hotspur (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BSG Motor Süd Brandenburg | |||
| –1988 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 57 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Schalke 04 | 53 | (3) |
| 1993–1998 | Borussia Dortmund | 117 | (6) |
| 1998–2003 | Tottenham Hotspur | 102 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 9 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Leicester City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 352 | (9) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992 | Germany Olympic | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Germany | 21 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2012 | Germany U16 | ||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U17 | ||
| 2012– | Tottenham Hotspur (International Technical Coordinator) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Steffen Freund (born 19 January 1970) is a German former professional football player. He played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently working for Tottenham Hotspur. His Son, Nicklas plays for Redbridge as a Goalkeeper.
He started his career at Stahl Brandenburg, coming through their youth system. Freund has said that the Stasi made an unsuccessful attempt to recruit him as an informer during his time at the club. In 1991, he was transferred to FC Schalke 04 and he established himself as an important midfield player. Schalke were forced to sell Freund due to financial reasons in 1993 to Borussia Dortmund where he stayed until 1998. During his time at Dortmund, he won the league twice in 1995 and 1996 and gained a Champions League medal in 1997, but was left out of the squad for the final altogether. After this he transferred to English premiership club Tottenham Hotspur where he stayed until 2003 and is famous for having never scored a goal. He did however win the League Cup with Spurs in 1999. He was a firm fans favourite at the club for his work ethic and commitment. At the tail end of his career he went on to have short spells at 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Leicester City. On 4 December 2009, Freund was inducted into the Tottenham Hotspur hall of fame alongside Darren Anderton.
Between 1995 and 1998, he won 21 caps for the German national team. He won UEFA Euro 1996 with Germany and also competed in the FIFA World Cup 1998.
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