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Markus Babbel
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Markus Babbel is a German association football player and coach born in Munich in 1972. He played as a centre-back for Hamburger SV, FC Bayern Munich, Liverpool F.C., and Blackburn Rovers F.C. His club career included participation in the Bundesliga and the Premier League. Babbel represented Germany in international competitions, including the 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996, and UEFA Euro 2000.
As a coach, he has managed VfB Stuttgart. Babbel speaks German and has a medical history involving Guillain–Barré syndrome. Throughout his playing career, he recorded zero total goals.
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Key facts
- 2012
- TSG Hoffenheim
- Date of birth
- ( 1972-09-08 ) 8 September 1972 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- Munich , West Germany
- Height
- 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
- Positions
- Centre-back right-back
- 1979 1981
- TSV Gilching-Argelsried
- 1981 1991
- Bayern Munich
- Years
- Team
- 1991 1992
- Bayern Munich
- 1992 1994
- Hamburger SV
- 1994 2000
- Bayern Munich
- 2000 2004
- Liverpool
- 2003 2004
- → Blackburn Rovers (loan)
- 2004 2007
- VfB Stuttgart
- 1992 1993
- Germany U21
- 1995 2000
- Germany
- 2007 2008
- VfB Stuttgart (assistant)
- 2008 2009
- VfB Stuttgart
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Nationality
- Germany
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Markus
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Munich
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2000
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Germany national under-20 football team
- Position played
- centre-back
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Germany
- Mass
- 81
- Image
- Markus Babbel – Tag der Legenden 2016 01.jpg
- Height
- 190
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- date of birth
- 1972-09-08
- Commons category
- Markus Babbel
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- coach of sports team
- VfB Stuttgart
- name in native language
- Markus Babbel
- medical condition
- Guillain–Barré syndrome
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Markus Babbel ( pronounced [ˈmaʁkʊs ˈbabl̩]; born 8 September 1972) is a German professional football coach and former player who most recently managed Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England. Babbel won the UEFA Cup twice: in 1996 with Bayern Munich and in 2001 with Liverpool. He was also a member of the Germany squad that won UEFA Euro 96.
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