Frank Rost (born 30 June 1973) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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. He comes from a sporting family background; his father

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won a gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in handball, and his mother Christina, also a handball player, won the silver at the

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and bronze at the 1980 Games.

Club career

Early career and Werder Bremen

Born in

Karl-Marx-Stadt Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germ ...

, Rost started his career at 1. FC Markkleeberg in the third German level. His play with Markkleeberg led to interest from

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are best known for th ...

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. At the end of this season he helped Bremen win the

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. The final against

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went to penalties and Rost scored a penalty himself before saving from

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to win Bremen the cup. Rost was the second goalkeeper (after

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) to score from open play in the Bundesliga, when he scored on 31 March 2002 against Hansa Rostock. His goal was one of two goals Werder Bremen scored in the last minutes of the match to complete a comeback from a 3–1 deficit and win 4–3. At the end of the 2001–02 season the club finished in sixth place and qualified for the

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Schalke 04

Rost moved to

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in July 2002. He was a regular first-choice keeper at Schalke until he lost his starting position to youngster

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in late 2006.

Hamburger SV

In January 2007 Rost moved to then struggling

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where he immediately became first-choice keeper and helped the team move from last to seventh place. 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 combined UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League appearances and the player with the second-most appearances overall behind Giuseppe Bergomi having played 90 matches. Ahead of the 2010–11 season, Rost competed with the newly signed

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for the spot as number one goalkeeper. His teammates gave him the nickname "Frost". He left Hamburger SV at the end of the season, hoping to move abroad or to become a coach. During his time in the Bundesliga Rost appeared in 426 league matches.

New York Red Bulls and retirement

On 13 July 2011, German daily tabloid

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reported that Rost would be joining

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in Major League Soccer. Red Bulls confirmed the signing that day. In the 2011 season with New York, Rost appeared in 11 regular season matches and posted five clean sheets. The club announced in January 2012 that it had been unable to agree terms with Rost and that he would not return for the 2012 season. Rost announced his retirement on 19 February 2012.

International career

Rost was part of the East German national team at the

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, appearing in four matches. Rost earned a total of four caps with the German national team, making his debut against the United States in 2002.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Werder Bremen * Bundesliga: runner up 1994–95 * DFB-Pokal: 1993–94, 1998–99; runner-up 1999–2000 *

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: runner-up 1999 * UEFA Intertoto Cup:

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Schalke 04 * Bundesliga: runner up 2004–05 * DFB-Pokal: runner-up 2004–05 *

: 2005; runner-up 2002 * UEFA Intertoto Cup:

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Hamburger SV *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rost, Frank 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Chemnitz Association football goalkeepers Expatriate soccer players in the United States German footballers Germany international footballers German expatriate footballers SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players FC Schalke 04 players Hamburger SV players New York Red Bulls players Bundesliga players Major League Soccer players Designated Players (MLS) German football managers Footballers from Saxony