Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.7
Solid
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Bayern Munich
top club · 249 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#134
goals rank
#58
assists rank
28
season goals
12
season assists
Among 414 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€3.00m
peak value · 2004
—
top transfer fee
4
best season · 93/94
43 / 1
int'l caps / goals
641Appearances
28Goals
12Assists
87Yellow cards
3Red cards
240Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Thomas Linke |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1969-12-26 (56 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Sömmerda, Germany |
| Citizenship |  Germany |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2008-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2008
Transfer: FC Bayern II → Retired
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Bayern Munich II
33 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
Transfer: RB Salzburg → FC Bayern II
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Red Bull Salzburg
35 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Juniors Salzburg (- 2012)
26 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Bayern Munich → RB Salzburg
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Bayern Munich, FC Bayern Munich II
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Bayern Munich
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Bayern Munich
44 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Bayern Munich
32 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2001
2001 — Bayern Munich
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
00/01 — Bayern Munich
44 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Bayern Munich
41 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Bayern Munich
42 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: FC Schalke 04 → Bayern Munich
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1997
97/98 — FC Schalke 04
40 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — FC Schalke 04
43 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — FC Schalke 04
29 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — FC Schalke 04
35 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — FC Schalke 04
32 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — FC Schalke 04
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1992
Transfer: Rot-Weiß Erfurt → FC Schalke 04
92/93 · Transfer
Jul 1991
91/92 — Rot-Weiß Erfurt
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1990
90/91 — Rot-Weiß Erfurt
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1989
89/90 — Rot-Weiß Erfurt
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1988
88/89 — Rot-Weiß Erfurt
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1988
Transfer: RW Erfurt U19 → Rot-Weiß Erfurt
88/89 · Transfer
Jul 1986
Transfer: RW Erfurt U17 → RW Erfurt U19
86/87 · Transfer
Jul 1984
Transfer: RW Erfurt Yth. → RW Erfurt U17
84/85 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 355 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.06/90
Assists1 total · 0.03/90
G+A3 total · 0.08/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.06/90
Minutes played by club
Bayern Munich
34.0%
FC Schalke 04
31.9%
Rot-Weiß Erfurt
17.1%
FC Bayern Munich II
13.8%
Red Bull Salzburg
3.3%
Red Bull Juniors Salzburg (- 2012)
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 8 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 249 | 6 | 6 | 7,326 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 6 | 92/93 | 97/98 | 207 | 16 | 3 | 6,873 |
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4 | 88/89 | 91/92 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3,686 |
| FC Bayern Munich II | 2 | 04/05 | 07/08 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2,970 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | 05/06 | 06/07 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 705 |
| Red Bull Juniors Salzburg (- 2012) | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Bundesliga | Bayern Munich | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2,281 |
| 99/00 | Champions League | Bayern Munich | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 915 |
| 99/00 | DFB-Pokal | Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Ligapokal | Bayern Munich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Bundesliga | Bayern Munich | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1,956 |
| 98/99 | Champions League | Bayern Munich | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Champions League Qu. | Bayern Munich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | DFB-Pokal | Bayern Munich | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 495 |
| 98/99 | Ligapokal | Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 918 |
| 97/98 | DFB-Pokal | FC Schalke 04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | UEFA Cup | FC Schalke 04 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2,612 |
| 96/97 | DFB-Pokal | FC Schalke 04 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 149 |
| 96/97 | UEFA Cup | FC Schalke 04 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 509 |
| 95/96 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 748 |
| 95/96 | DFB-Pokal | FC Schalke 04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,298 |
| 94/95 | DFB-Pokal | FC Schalke 04 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 639 |
| 93/94 | DFB-Pokal | FC Schalke 04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | DFB-Pokal | FC Schalke 04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95) | FC Schalke 04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | 2. BL South | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,436 |
| 91/92 | 2. BL Süd Abstiegsr. | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | DFB-Pokal | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | UEFA Cup | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | FDGB-Pokal | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | Oberliga Nordost | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2,250 |
| 89/90 | DDR-Oberliga | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 89/90 | FDGB-Pokal | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88/89 | DDR-Oberliga | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Intercontinental Cup | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2,970 |
| 06/07 | Bundesliga | Red Bull Salzburg | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Champions League Qu. | Red Bull Salzburg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | ÖFB-Cup | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | UEFA Cup | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Bundesliga | Red Bull Salzburg | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 705 |
| 05/06 | ÖFB-Cup | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Regionalliga West | Red Bull Juniors Salzburg (- 2012) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Bundesliga | Bayern Munich | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Champions League | Bayern Munich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | DFB-Pokal | FC Bayern Munich II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | DFB-Pokal | Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Ligapokal | Bayern Munich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Bundesliga | Bayern Munich | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Champions League | Bayern Munich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | DFB-Pokal | Bayern Munich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Ligapokal | Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Bundesliga | Bayern Munich | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Champions League | Bayern Munich | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 02/03 | Champions League Qu. | Bayern Munich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | DFB-Pokal | Bayern Munich | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Bundesliga | Bayern Munich | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Champions League | Bayern Munich | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | DFB-Pokal | Bayern Munich | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Ligapokal | Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | UEFA Super Cup | Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Bundesliga | Bayern Munich | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Champions League | Bayern Munich | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1,319 |
| 00/01 | DFB-Pokal | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Ligapokal | Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84/85 | 1984-07-01 | RW Erfurt Yth. | RW Erfurt U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 86/87 | 1986-07-01 | RW Erfurt U17 | RW Erfurt U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 88/89 | 1988-07-01 | RW Erfurt U19 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 92/93 | 1992-07-01 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | FC Schalke 04 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | FC Schalke 04 | Bayern Munich | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Bayern Munich | RB Salzburg | Transfer | 800000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | RB Salzburg | FC Bayern II | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | FC Bayern II | Retired | Transfer | 250000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€3.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€800k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €875k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €850k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3262 | #4 | 43 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roque Santa Cruz | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93/94 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 4 | 31 |
| 95/96 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 3 | 27 |
| 05/06 | Bundesliga | Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | 24 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Champions League | Bayern Munich | 2 | 15 |
| 97/98 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 2 | 31 |
| 05/06 | Bundesliga | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | 24 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 41 | 3,196 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 98/99 | 42 | 2,451 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 97/98 | 40 | 918 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.69 |
| 96/97 | 43 | 3,270 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 95/96 | 29 | 748 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 94/95 | 35 | 1,298 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 93/94 | 32 | 639 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 92/93 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | 33 | 1,436 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 90/91 | 29 | 2,250 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 89/90 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88/89 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | 33 | 2,970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 06/07 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 26 | 705 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.89 |
| 04/05 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 44 | 360 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 01/02 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | 44 | 1,319 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Bundesliga
341 apps
15 G
6 A
Bundesliga
51 apps
3 G
2 A
Champions League
50 apps
3 G
2 A
DFB-Pokal
35 apps
2 G
1 A
UEFA Cup
24 apps
2 G
0 A
Regionalliga Süd
33 apps
1 G
1 A
2. BL South
17 apps
1 G
0 A
Oberliga Nordost
25 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Ligapokal
8 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Thomas Linke?
Thomas Linke is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Thomas Linke?
Thomas Linke is 56 years old. He was born on December 26, 1969 in Sömmerda.
What position does Thomas Linke play?
Thomas Linke plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Thomas Linke play for?
Thomas Linke currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Thomas Linke scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Thomas Linke has scored 28 goals in 641 appearances.