.JPG) Nerlinger in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1973-03-21)21 March 1973 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Dortmund,West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1986 | TSV Forstenried | ||
| 1986–1992 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Bayern Munich (A) | 75 | (18) |
| 1992–1998 | Bayern Munich | 156 | (27) |
| 1998–2001 | Borussia Dortmund | 59 | (2) |
| 2001–2004 | Rangers | 25 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 324 | (49) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1996 | Germany U21 | 22 | (10) |
| 1998–1999 | Germany | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christian Nerlinger (born 21 March 1973) is a German former professionalfootballer who played as acentral midfielder. His professional career was mainly associated withBayern Munich andBorussia Dortmund.
Nerlinger was born inDortmund. He signed forFC Bayern Munich at the age of 13, completing his formation at theBavarian side.[1] He was promoted to the first team in 1992, but made noBundesliga appearances inhis debut season.
Inthe following campaign, Nerlinger's impact, in a midfield which also comprisedJorginho,Lothar Matthäus,Mehmet Scholl andChristian Ziege, was immediate, and he helped the eventual champions by finishing as the second top scorer in the squad with nine goals – a career-best in the German top-flight[2] – only behind Scholl andAdolfo Valencia's 11; he made his competition debut on 7 August 1993, in a 3–1 home win againstSC Freiburg.
After another four solid seasons, Nerlinger moved to hometown clubBorussia Dortmund, where he began suffering with injuries; this situation would be worsened in the following years, as he could hardly get a game at any of his following two clubs, Scotland'sRangers[3][4] and1. FC Kaiserslautern (he reunited with former Bayern teammateCarsten Jancker in the latter), forcing to his retirement from the game in December 2005.
Nerlinger wascapped six times byGermany, his debut coming on 5 September 1998, in a 1–1 friendly withRomania,[5] in which he scored the equalizer five minutes from time. He did not attend, however, any major international tournament.
After his professional career ended, Nerlinger studiedInternational Business at theMunich Business School. Shortly later he was appointed team manager at Bayern Munich. In January 2010, he succeededUli Hoeneß as technical manager, upgrading shortly after togeneral manager of the club.[6] On 2 July 2012, Nerlinger was replaced byMatthias Sammer.[7]
Nerlinger became Team Manager on 1 July 2008.[8] He becameSporting Director ofBayern Munich on 1 July 2009.[9] He held the position until June 2012[8] when he was replaced byMatthias Sammer.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 1998 | Ta' Qali Stadium,Attard, Malta |  Romania | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
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