Torsten Klaus Frings (born 22 November 1976) is a German former
football
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er and
manager
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Management includes the activities o ...
, who last managed
SV Meppen
SV Meppen is a German association football club playing in Meppen, Lower Saxony. The club was founded on 29 November 1912 as ''Amisia Meppen'' and joined ''Männer-Turnverein Meppen'' on 8 February 1920 to form ''TuS Meppen 1912''. The football ...
.
A former
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, throughout his career he played for several German clubs, namely
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- ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
, and
Bayern Munich
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, before ending his career with Canadian
MLS
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side
Toronto FC
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. At international level, he played 79 matches for the
Germany national team since his debut in 2001, and represented his nation at two
European Championships and two
FIFA World Cup
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s.
Club career
Early career
His professional career began at third division
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- ...
before a move to
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 ...
in 1996–97, helping the
Weserstadion
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outfit to a German Cup final defeat of
Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...
in 1999 and tallying more than 160 Bundesliga appearances and 15 goals over five and a half seasons.
He also helped them win the
1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup
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, scoring the decisive goal in the final against
FK Vojvodina
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.
Borussia Dortmund
In 2002, a number of Europe's leading clubs were on Frings's trail prior to the
World
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Cup but he opted for a four-year deal with
Borussia Dortmund
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for a reported fee of €10 million, penning the contract two games into the competition. A regular in his first term at the
Westfalenstadion
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, Frings also played 12 times in the
UEFA Champions League
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, scoring home and away against
Lokomotiv Moscow
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Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москв ...
.
Frings's 2003–04 season only began on 30 January when he played against
Schalke 04
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, his first game since damaging his knee against
VfL Bochum
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in July. He took over from
Tomáš Rosický
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He s ...
in the playmaking role and scored four times in 16 games before signing a three-year contract with Dortmund's rivals, Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich
Despite winning the domestic double with Bayern and making 29 Bundesliga and ten Champions League appearances, Frings never really enjoyed his football in Munich, and was played out of position by coach
Felix Magath
Wolfgang Felix Magath (; born 26 July 1953) is a German football manager and former player.
The most notable spell of his playing career was with Hamburger SV, with whom he won three Bundesliga titles, the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final a ...
.
Werder Bremen
In June 2005, he rejoined Bremen for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal, helping them past
FC Basel
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into the Champions League group stage.
Toronto FC and retirement
On 29 June 2011, it was announced that Frings had reached an agreement to join
Major League Soccer
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team
Toronto FC
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as a
designated player
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. During the press conference in which Frings was presented to the Toronto media, the club also announced the signing of
Danny Koevermans
Danny Koevermans (born 1 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Early career
Born in Schiedam, Koevermans began his career with the amateurs of Excelsior'20, then went to Sparta Rotterdam ...
. Frings made his debut for Toronto on 20 July 2011 in a 1–0 home defeat to
FC Dallas
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. On 29 July 2011, Frings made his
CONCACAF Champions League
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debut against
Real Estelí
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in which he was given the honour of wearing the
captain
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's armband for Toronto. Frings became the permanent captain of the club following
Maicon Santos
Maicon dos Santos Corrêa (born 18 April 1984) is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played as a forward for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.
Career
Maicon started his career at Madureira, where he was awarde ...
's transfer to Dallas.
On 27 June 2012, Frings scored his first MLS goal in a 3–0 away victory over
Montreal Impact, blasting a free kick in the 52nd minute from 22 yards out.
Frings missed the latter portion of the 2012 season after sustaining a hip injury which required arthroscopic surgery. Frings’ subsequent recovery progressed slower than expected, ultimately leading to his decision to retire from football in February 2013.
Club president, Kevin Payne indicated that the team wanted to maintain a relationship with Frings "not just for next season, but for seasons to come." Frings himself said he wanted to return to the game as a coach.
International career
Frings represented Germany at the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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in Japan and South Korea,
where the German team reached the
final
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, only to be defeated 2–0 by
Brazil
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.
During the tournament, he was part of a controversial call when he prevented a goal with his hand on the goal line in the quarter-final match against the
United States
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; the referee deemed the handball involuntary, however.
Frings also took part at
UEFA Euro 2004
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and at the
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
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on home soil, winning a bronze medal in the latter tournament.
Frings was later also called up to Germany's squad for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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on home soil.
On 9 June 2006, Frings scored Germany's fourth goal in a 4–2 win against
Costa Rica
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in the opening match of the World Cup, with a powerful drive from more than 30 yards.
Following Germany's penalty shootout victory over
Argentina
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on 30 June 2006, Frings was fined and suspended by
FIFA
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for two games (one of which is subject to a six-month probationary period) for his role in the brawl that broke out between the Argentine and German teams after the match. After reviewing video footage of the brawl, FIFA's Disciplinary Committee determined that Frings had punched Argentine forward
Julio Cruz and levelled punishment accordingly, even though Cruz himself had denied that Frings punched him; the second game of the suspension was made probationary due to the Committee's determination that Frings had been provoked into fighting. This suspension decision, announced by FIFA only the day before Germany's semi-final versus
Italy
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on 4 July 2006, rendered Frings unavailable for the important match – which Germany subsequently lost; Germany finished the tournament in third place after defeating
Portugal
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in the bronze medal match.
The controversy of the decision was also sparked by the fact that Frings' role in the brawl had been widely accentuated in the Italian media after FIFA had already announced it closed its investigations against German players. Frings answered to the accusations in an interview: "This is all politics. The Argentinians attack us, I defend myself and the Italians get worked up. With this suspension, FIFA just wanted to show that Germany doesn't get special treatment as the World Cup hosts."
Frings was also called up to Germany's
Euro 2008
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squad, which reached the
final
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of the tournament only to be defeated by
Spain
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, i ...
,
but was later not included in the team for the
2010 World Cup
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by German coach
Joachim Löw
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. He played his last international match on 11 February 2009 in a 0–1 home defeat against
Norway
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. In total, he earned 79 caps for Germany.
Style of play
Frings was an all-action, well-rounded and versatile
midfielder
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. He was capable of playing anywhere across the midfield, although he was most comfortable in the
centre
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, running deep from his own team's
box to the opposition's box, due to his work-rate, vision, solid first touch and passing with either foot, despite his lack of notable pace.
He was usually deployed as
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, however, where he excelled due to his tough tackling playing style.
A large, tenacious and physically strong player, and a vocal presence on the pitch, he also excelled in the air and was capable of playing as a
defender, as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
or
sweeper, due to his organisational abilities, knowledge of the game, and fighting spirit on the pitch.
In addition to his defensive attributes, Frings was also known for his leadership on the pitch, as well as his explosive, powerful shot from distance.
Coaching career
Werder Bremen
After ending his playing career, Frings became a youth coach at Werder Bremen.
Werder Bremen Ex-CEO
Klaus Allofs
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A Forward (association football)#Striker, striker, Allofs was a prolific goalscorer for club and country. He ama ...
stated that "''he can learn the coaching profession for us from the bottom up.''"
[ On 25 October 2014, after Werder Bremen fired head coach ]Robin Dutt
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Early life
Dutt was born and brought up in Germany, the son of a German mother and Indian Bengali fat ...
, Bremen youth coach Viktor Skrypnyk
Viktor Anatoliyovych Skrypnyk ( uk, Віктор Анатолійович Скрипник; born 19 November 1969) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer and current manager of Vorskla Poltava. As a player, he helped Werder Bremen to the ...
was appointed as the head coach with Florian Kohfeldt
Florian Kohfeldt (born 5 October 1982) is a German Association football, football Manager (association football), manager who currently manages K.A.S. Eupen, Eupen.
Managerial career
From 2006, Kohfeldt coached various youth teams of SV Werder B ...
, Christian Vander, and Frings all amongst Skripnik's coaching staff. He received a coaching license from the German FA after a 10-month coaching course in March 2015.
Darmstadt 98
On 27 December 2016, Frings was appointed as the head coach of Darmstadt 98
Sportverein Darmstadt 1898 e.V., commonly known as Darmstadt 98 (), is a German football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919, the association was briefly known as ''Rasen-Sp ...
. Frings took over a team in last place and five points below the relegation playoff spot. His first match was a 0–0 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach
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. Darmstadt 98 finished the 2016–17 season on the last place and was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. On 9 December 2017, Frings was relieved of his duties as Darmstadt's head coach. His final match was a 1–0 loss to Erzgebirge Aue
Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. ...
on 8 December 2017. He finished with a record of nine wins, eight draws, and 19 losses.
SV Meppen
He was appointed as the new head coach of SV Meppen
SV Meppen is a German association football club playing in Meppen, Lower Saxony. The club was founded on 29 November 1912 as ''Amisia Meppen'' and joined ''Männer-Turnverein Meppen'' on 8 February 1920 to form ''TuS Meppen 1912''. The football ...
on 14 July 2020. He was sacked on 14 April 2021.
Personal life
Frings is married to Petra and they have two children, Lisa-Katharina and Lena Alina. His hobbies include spending time with his family and riding his motorcycle.
Legacy
Gustavo Fring
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It is derived from Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, a ...
, a fictional character from the television series ''Breaking Bad
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'' and its spinoff ''Better Call Saul
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'', was named after Frings.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Frings goal.''
Managerial statistics
Honours
Werder Bremen
* DFB-Pokal
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: 1998–99, 2008–09
* DFB-Ligapokal
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: 2006
* UEFA Intertoto Cup
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: 1998
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Bayern Munich
* Bundesliga
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: 2004–05
* DFB-Pokal
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: 2004–05
* DFB-Ligapokal
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: 2004
Toronto FC
* Canadian Championship
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: 2012
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Germany
*FIFA World Cup
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runner-up: 2002
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; third place: 2006
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*FIFA Confederations Cup
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third place: 2005
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*UEFA European Championship
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runner-up: 2008
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Individual
*''kicker
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'' Bundesliga
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Team of the Season: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
People from Würselen
Sportspeople from Cologne (region)
German footballers
Alemannia Aachen players
SV Werder Bremen players
SV Werder Bremen II players
Borussia Dortmund players
FC Bayern Munich footballers
Toronto FC players
Germany international footballers
Germany B international footballers
Germany under-21 international footballers
German expatriate footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in Canada
2002 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2004 players
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players
2006 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2008 players
Bundesliga players
Major League Soccer players
Expatriate soccer players in Canada
Designated Players (MLS)
Association football midfielders
SV Darmstadt 98 managers
Bundesliga managers
2. Bundesliga managers
SV Meppen managers
3. Liga managers
Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia
German football managers
Regionalliga players
SV Werder Bremen non-playing staff