Tom Persich (born 25 September 1971) is a German former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Persich made his debut on the professional league level in the

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for

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on 17 May 1992 when he started in a game against

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. He also played in the

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for

. He played a total of 323 games for

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Honours

* DFB-Pokal finalist: 2000–01

References

1971 births Living people Men's association football defenders German men's footballers Hallescher FC players 1. FC Union Berlin players SV Babelsberg 03 players SV Germania Schöneiche players 2. Bundesliga players People from Weißenfels Footballers from Saxony-Anhalt East German men's footballers People from Bezirk Halle {{germany-footy-defender-1970s-stub