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He made ten Bundesliga appearances in his first year including nine as a substitute. Thomas mostly played for the VfB reserves. He joined second division Fortuna Düsseldorf in November 1994. The centre-forward was promoted to the Bundesliga with the Düsseldorf club but played from the bench more than he started. To get more playing time he joined Fortuna Köln in 1996. He established himself in the second year and scored his goals. He joined Bayer 04 after good performances in Bundesliga 2 for two years. In his three years at the Werkself he was a league runner-up in 2000. And, above all, he was a very important part of the team in the second half of the season that ended as runners-up in the Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and Champions League in 2002. In that season he made his first of eight international appearances. After 126 appearances for the Werkself, with 21 goals scored, he went out on loan to Hannover 96 in 2003.
After one year at VfL Wolfsburg in the 2004/05 season, he ended his playing career after another three years at Hannover 96 in 2008 due to a knee injury. That was followed by several operations and rehab that especially affected Thommy. He recounts his experience in the areas of injuries, overcoming stress and convalescence in a range of lectures and podium discussions. During his time as a player he looked after his career after playing football. He trained to be a coach and set up the restaurant destination Fährhaus Niederrhein. At the same time he never really lost contact with football and he trained a lot of teams including the Bayer 04 U14s for a year in 2010/11. He wrote a book entitled 'Matchplan Indien' (Game plan India) about his year in India in 2023/23. In 274 pages, Thomas portrays his experiences at FC Chennaiyin in a very authentic way in the style of a diary.
From 2024, the father of three, who occasionally plays for the Werkself Veterans, has coached the Albanian club Vllaznia Shkoder for the second time. He was very successful with the Albanian top-flight club from 2020 to 2022 and he was voted Coach of the Year by the Albanian FA in his first season.
Dear Thommy, many happy returns on your 50th birthday. Have a great day and stay fit and healthy
Wolfgang Vöge was born on 15 September 1955 in Ahlen, Westphalia and he was the fourth of seven children of a miner. His father, Erich Vöge, was a football referee as well. At an early age, Wolle, as he was called by his friends and teammates, developed a great passion for football and was an enthusiastic fan of BVB. His first success in football was achieved in the amateur game at his hometown club of SV Ahlen. He scored 26 goals in the first season and he came to the attention of scouts. That led to his move to Borussia Dortmund in 1975.
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Andreas Thom was born on 7 September 1965 in Rüdersdorf near Berlin in Brandenburg. Andreas displayed an exceptional talent on the ball even as a child. Early on, he joined the youth section at BFC Dynamo Berlin, one of the leading football clubs in the German Democratic Republic. There he received targeted, performance-oriented training as part of the GDR sports system. His talent, his vision and his technique led him to make his debut in the first team at BFC Dynamo at the age of 17.
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Jens Melzig was born in Cottbus on 28 September 1965. Melle, as he was called at Leverkusen, started his playing career at his hometown club Energie Cottbus. As a young player there he soon stood out thanks to his strength in challenges and his ability to read the game. He was in the Energie Cottbus first team in 1984 and he played for the club in the GDR league and the Oberliga. With 144 appearances and twelve goals he became one of the big players in defence. He made a major contribution to the club during this period – as a strong-tackling central defender who also displayed leadership qualities.
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Lucio, full name Lucimar Ferreira da Silva, was born on 8 May 1978 in Planaltina, a suburb of the Brazilian capital Brasília. He showed his passion for football even as a child. On the dusty streets of his neighbourhood he spent hours chasing the ball – often in bare feet like many Brazilian children. Despite the simple conditions he grew up in, his family always supported his dream of one day becoming a great football player. He made his first steps in club football at small local clubs before moving onto the youth set-up at the club Guará and later he singed for the big club Internacional Porto Alegre. Bayer 04 signed the internationally completely unknown defender from there in January 2000.
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In this video you can watch impressive and important goals in the history of Bayer 04 in the month of September. It is not always about the beauty of the goals but also about remembering special games and players.
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