Torsten Frings - 261.38 Performance Pts
Born: 22/11/1976 Wurselen, Germany
Position: Midfielder Height: 1.82m Weight: 80kg
Frings was a powerful, versatile midfielder, and a key player for the German national side for many years. He appeared in the 2002 World Cup final defeat against Brazil. This German side rode their luck to reach the final, including a 1-0 victory over the USA in the quarter-final, where Frings appeared to stop a goal-bound shot with this hand, but wasn't penalised. Frings also featured prominently in the 2006 tournament on home soil, scoring in the opening match (a 4-2 win over Costa Rica), and being involved in a post-match brawl following Germany's shoot-out victory over Argentina in the quarter final. At club level, he made over 300 appearances in 2 spells with Werder Bremen; he also played for 2 other leading sides in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, winning the title with Bayern in his only season there (2004-05). He had a spell with Toronto at the end of his career, before retiring in 2013 and returning to Werder Bremen in a coaching capacity. In more recent years he's managed in the German lower leagues.
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