Patrick Owomoyela

Patrick Owomoyela

Owomoyela with Germany in 2005
Personal information
Date of birth	5 November 1979 (1979-11-05) (age 32)
Place of birth	Hamburg, West Germany
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Borussia Dortmund
Number	25
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2001	Lüneburger SK	34	(3)
2001–2002	VfL Osnabrück	33	(1)
2002–2003	SC Paderborn 07	23	(4)
2003–2005	Arminia Bielefeld	63	(8)
2005–2008	Werder Bremen	50	(0)
2008–	Borussia Dortmund	66	(3)
National team
2004–2006	Germany	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:59, 18 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Patrick Owomoyela (born 5 November 1979) is a German footballer who plays for Fußball-Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, having previously played for Lüneburger SK, VfL Osnabrück, SC Paderborn 07, Arminia Bielefeld and Werder Bremen. He has been capped by Germany at international level and was a member of the squad at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Club career

Owomoyela, a right-sided defender/midfielder, began his career in lower league German football. In 2003, he made the step up to Arminia Bielefeld, then in the second division.

Great performances for Bielefeld in the 2004–05 season earned Owomoyela interest from German top clubs, and in 2005, he joined giants SV Werder Bremen.^[1] In his first season Owomoyela was the undisputed starter at right back and helped Bremen reach second in the league. With the arrival of Clemens Fritz the following season, however, he lost his starting position due to injuries and bad displays. Owomoyela was finally transferred to Borussia Dortmund at the beginning of the 2008-09 season,^[1] where he looks to reestablish himself in German top-flight football.

International career

Owomoyela debuted for Jürgen Klinsmann's national side in an Asian tour, playing 90 minutes in a 3-0 win over Japan, on 16 December 2004, in Yokohama.^[2] He also appeared against South Korea and Thailand, but was finally overlooked for Germany's World Cup final squad. Owomoyela has not been called up since.^[3]

Personal

In addition to his football skills, Owomoyela is also a basketball player, having played in the German regional league before switching to football full time.^[4] He also has provided commentary for German-language telecasts of NBA games. He was born to a German mother and a Nigerian father.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Patrick Owomoyela". skysports.com. http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11899_275241,00.html. Retrieved 30 January 2009. 
2. ^ "Players Info Owomoyela". dfb.de. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?action=search&liga=Nationalmannschaft&id=500397&lang=E&no_cache=1&name=%3BOwomoyela&gegner=. Retrieved 26 June 2009. 
3. ^ "Statistics Owomoyela". dfb.de. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500397&action=showPlayer&full=1&liga=Nationalmannschaft&vorname=&nachname=Owomoyela&cHash=2b1ceb211b. Retrieved 26 June 2009. 
4. ^ "Fussball oder Basketball?". owomoyela.de. http://www.owomoyela.de/index.php?id=26. Retrieved 26 June 2009. 
5. ^ Know a player of African origin?

External links

• Official website
• Stats at fussballdaten.de (German)

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Name	Owomoyela, Patrick
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Date of birth	5 November 1979
Place of birth	Hamburg, West Germany
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