Tim Borowski
Borowski with Werder Bremen in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tim Borowski | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | Neubrandenburg 04 | ||
| 1996–1999 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | 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 U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Germany B | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | Germany | 33 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Tim Borowski (born 2 May 1980) is a German retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current sports director of SV Werder Bremen II.
He spent 11 years of his 12-year professional career with Werder Bremen, amassing Bundesliga totals of 236 games and 32 goals and winning three major titles, including the 2004 national championship.
Borowski played 33 times for the German national team, and represented the country at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008.
Born in Neubrandenburg, East Germany, Borowski started his career at hometown club 1. FC Neubrandenburg 04, where he was spotted by SV Werder Bremen and signed at the age of 16 for its junior teams. He spent two full seasons with the reserves, competing mainly in Regionalliga Nord.
Borowski made his official debut for Werder on 26 August 2000, starting in a 0–1 home loss against VfL Wolfsburg for the DFB-Pokal. He was definitely promoted to the main squad early into the following campaign.
Borowski contributed with 25 games and one goal (against FC Schalke 04 in a 4–1 home win) in 2003–04 as the Hanseatic won their fourth national championship, the first in 11 years. He added career highs of ten goals and 11 assists in the 2005–06 season, helping his team to a final second position; in the latter campaign's UEFA Champions League he also scored against Juventus F.C. for a 3–2 round-of-16 first leg home win, in an eventual away goals rule exit.
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