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Dirk Lehmann Personal information Full name Dirk Lehmann Date of birth August 16, 1971 Place of birth Aachen, West Germany Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Striker Youth career Alemannia Aachen Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1992–1994 FC Köln 1994–1996 Lierse 18 (7) 1996–1997 Molenbeek 26 (2) 1997–1998 Energie Cottbus 24 (1) 1998–1999 Fulham 26 (2) 1999–2001 Hibernian 59 (9) 2001–2002 Brighton & Hove Albion 7 (0) 2002–2003 Motherwell 43 (9) 2003 Yokohama 12 (1) 2004 Jahn Regensburg 6 (1) 2004 Borussia Freialdenhoven * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Dirk Lehmann (born 16 August 1971 in Aachen) is a retired German association football player.
Career
He made his senior debut with 1. FC Koln, and after a brief spell with Lierse S.K., joined another Belgian side in R.W.D. Molenbeek.
He played for Molenbeek in the 1996–97 Belgian First Division and made 26 League appearances plus a further two in the UEFA Cup,[1] before returning to play in Germany with FC Energie Cottbus. He then transferred to Fulham F.C. for the 1998-99 season, making 26 League appearances for the club. After Fulham he moved to Scottish side Hibernian.[2]
Lehmann scored twice on his debut for Hibernian in a 2–2 draw with Motherwell. He left Hibs under freedom of contract in 2001 and signed for Brighton & Hove Albion. Lehmann drew some press attention for playing with earrings on, which he would cover with white sticking plasters during matches.[3] While he was playing for Brighton, Lehmann was banned by The Football Association from wearing them.[4] He scored once during his spell at Brighton, in an LDV Vans Trophy game against Swansea City.[5]
Lehmann returned to Scotland six months later with Motherwell, where he was one of the players who negotiated a new contract after the club was placed into administration.[6] He played for Motherwell for a further season alongside the young James McFadden in attack.[7]
References
- ^ Hammond (ed), Mike (1997). The European Football Yearbook 1997/98. Sports Projects Ltd. ISBN 0-946866-42-2.
- ^ Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown - Fulham players
- ^ Leslie, Colin. Former strikers express concern for Hibs’ plight, Edinburgh Evening News, 12 January 2002.
- ^ Coates, Jonathan. Easy target man Lehmann is planning to have last laugh, The Scotsman, 2 February 2002.
- ^ "Swansea 1-2 Brighton". BBC. 16 October 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1601050.stm. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ Motherwell axe 19 players, BBC Sport, 29 April 2002.
- ^ Gibbons, Glenn. McFadden turns the tables, The Scotsman, 27 December 2002.
- Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.
External links
- Dirk Lehmann career stats at Soccerbase
- Dirk Lehmann, www.ihibs.co.uk
Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- German footballers
- German expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Alemannia Aachen players
- 1. FC Köln players
- 1. FC Köln II players
- FC Energie Cottbus players
- R.W.D. Molenbeek players
- K. Lierse S.K. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Yokohama F.C. players
- J. League Division 2 players
- Scottish Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- SSV Jahn Regensburg players
- People from Aachen
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