Lars Müller (born 22 March 1976) is a German former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

and head coach of Werner SC.

Career

Müller was born in

Werne Werne an der Lippe (; Westphalian: ''Wäen'') is a town in the Federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the Unna district in Germany. It is located on the southern edge of the Münsterland region near the Ruhrgebiet. The population of Werne ...

. In his youth, he played for Sportfreunde Werne-West, a sports club based in his hometown, before being signed by SV 1919 Herbern. He then joined

Hammer SpVg Hammer SpVg is a German association football club from the city of Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of a larger sports club with some 1,500 members in departments for aikido, judo, cheerleading, fitness and dance, gymnastics, handball, ...

before being signed by

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...

club

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

in 1995. He made his Bundesliga debut on 6 April 1996 in a 1–1 draw at home against

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, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...

when he came on for

Lars Ricken Lars Ricken (born 10 July 1976) is a German retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Since 2008, he has been a youth coordinator at Borussia Dortmund. He represented Borussia Dortmund during his entire professional career, which spanned 15 ...

in the 77th minute. After only playing one game in his second year, he moved to second division

KFC Uerdingen 05 KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s but now plays in the fifth-level Oberliga. History The ...

where he played for three seasons and then to moved to

Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen () or ATSV Alemannia 1900 is a football in Germany, German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's 2. Bundesliga, second division, ''Alemannia'' enjoyed a three- ...

where he played two season. From 2001–02 to 2005–06 he played for 1. FC Nürnberg. For the 2006–07 season he moved to the 2. Bundesliga club

FC Augsburg Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg () or Augsburg, is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. The team was founded as ...

, where he became a regular player in 2008–09 season. After the end of the 2008–09 season, Müller was not a part of the plans at Augsburg under the new coach and therefore, he wasn't offered a new contract. In the summer 2009, he therefore moved to

RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bu ...

. In the summer 2011, Müller moved to

as a player-head coach. After his release in November 2012, he took over the post of sporting director until the end of the season. In June 2017, he was appointed head coach of Werner SC. As of February 2020, he was still the club's head coach.WSC-Trainer Lars Müller: "Die Vorbereitung war nicht so prall"
wa.de, 14 February 2020

Honours

Borussia Dortmund *

: 1995–96

References

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* 1976 births Living people People from Werne Sportspeople from Arnsberg (region) German footballers Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia Association football defenders Association football midfielders Germany under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Borussia Dortmund players Borussia Dortmund II players KFC Uerdingen 05 players Alemannia Aachen players 1. FC Nürnberg players FC Augsburg players RB Leipzig players Hammer SpVg players German football managers {{germany-footy-defender-1970s-stub