Thomas Richter (footballer born 1980)

Thomas Richter

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Richter
Date of birth	19 August 1980
Place of birth	Görlitz, East Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1988–1990	MBB SG Augsburg
1990–1995	TSV Schwaben Augsburg
1995–2000	FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000–2003	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	41	(0)
2003–2005	SV Elversberg	68	(0)
2005–2006	SV Darmstadt 98	30	(0)
2006–2007	Sportfreunde Siegen	34	(0)
2007–2009	SV Wehen Wiesbaden[1]	26	(0)
2009–2010	Mpumalanga Black Aces[2]	5	(0)
2010–2011	FC Homburg	33	(0)
National team
1998	Germany U-18	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Thomas Richter (born 19 August 1980 in Görlitz, East Germany^[3]) is a former German football goalkeeper.

Career

He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for SV Wehen Wiesbaden on 23 September 2007 when he started in a game against FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Richter left the club on 30 June 2009 and signed as a free agent with South African club Mpumalanga Black Aces.^[4]

Richter is the second German born goalkeeper who played in South Africa after Lutz Pfannenstiel (1998 for Orlando Pirates).^[5]

References

1. "Thomas Richter" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
2. "Thomas Richter". football365.co.za. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011.
3. "Thomas Richter". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
4. "Aces strengthen its last line of defence". Mpumalanga Black Aces.
5. Putsch, Christian (14 September 2009). "Thomas Richter sucht Südafrikas Fußballseele" (in German). welt.de. Retrieved 28 April 2013.