Jacob Thomas (born February 14, 1977, in

Austin Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...

, Texas) is a former

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midfielder who last played for the Columbus Crew in

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

Career

After one season of college soccer, playing for the

Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...

, Thomas played for the Austin Lone Stars in the

USISL United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...

. In 1999 Thomas went to Germany and joined Dritte Liga club

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

where he played for the next five years, including one season in the

2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...

. In 2004, he moved to

VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the country's north. In addition to its football side the 1,000 member sports club also has departments for badminton, women's gymnastics, handball, and ...

, where he remained for two seasons. On March 28, 2006, he was signed by the Columbus Crew. He was released after the 2009 season.

Personal life

Thomas married his wife Franziska, the daughter of former Eintracht Braunschweig player

Franz Merkhoffer Franz Merkhoffer (born 29 November 1946) is a retired German footballer. He is the record holder for most games played for Eintracht Braunschweig, where he spent his whole professional career. Career After playing youth and amateur football ...

, during his time in Braunschweig. Thomas has two sons, both soccer players.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Jacob 1977 births Living people American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate soccer players in Germany Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players Soccer players from Austin, Texas USISL players Austin Lone Stars players VfB Lübeck players Eintracht Braunschweig players Columbus Crew players 2. Bundesliga players Major League Soccer players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders American men's soccer players