| Capital: | € 8 million |
| Age: | 55 |
| Born: | 02/21/1965 |
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Source of wealth: | Soccer player |
| Last updated: | 2020 |
Short introduction
Thomas Helmer (born April 21, 1965, Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) – German football player, played as a defender.
Early life
Helmer began his career at SC Bad Salzuflen and turned to Arminia Bielefeld in 1984 as a professional. There he made his debut on March 23, 1985 (Matchday 24) in the Bundesliga against Schalke 04. With a 0-3 defeat, he missed a good debut in the German top league. After spending 90 minutes on the field in his first match, he only completed three short missions in another game. The team was placed 16 in the second division at the end of the season. After regular players such as Dirk Hoope and Detlef Schnier left the team, Helmer marched to eleven East Westphalia in 1985/86 and finally won. Defender scored his first goal on November 2, 1985. He led his 1-0 team against Borussia Berlin, put the foundation for a 2-0 victory. Overall, he scored five goals this season with the second best scorer of Uwe Haas in Bielefeld. With fourth place, the team skipped immediately back to the Bundesliga.
Career
On March 23, 1985, in a match against Schalke, Thomas was replaced in the field as one of the last hopes. But he also could not help him, the Bielefeld player lost the game fully with the results of 0: 3. Season was also not saved; After the results, “Arminia” flew to the second Bundesliga, where Helmer Thomas showed himself in all the grandeur and the 1986/87 season began in Borussia, Dortmund. There he immediately became a basic player and spent six good seasons after playing a total of 190 matches and scored 16 goals.
In the summer of 1992 Thomas moved to Munich for 7.5 million marks because the Dortmund team did not want to strengthen their competitors and tried to sell players to the French lion. At that time the Munich team had an acute problem with the Pfgugler Hansi ended his career and Marcus Babbel moved to Hamburg. Practical helmets are unmatched and soon become a basic player for a long time. The debut at Bavaria took place on August 15, 1992 in the first round match against Bayer Jürdingen, which ended with Munich’s 3-0 victory. Thomas spent the entire game in the field and even managed to score in the 85th minute. In 1997 Thomas became the captain of the team, replacing Lothar Mathar who was legendary and remained captain until 1999, when he left the club.
Thomas decided to change his stay: he signed a contract with Sunderland, England, despite being offered a Liverpool contract. However, the Sunderland coach Peter Reid did not see it at the base. At the beginning of the season, Thomas turned to Hertha under rent and spent five matches there. In January 2000 he returned to England but could not play there and end a football career.
Helmer made a full international debut for Germany on October 10, 1990 in a 3-1 victory in a friendly match with Sweden in Stockholm. He was a big success at the UEFA European Football Championship. Germany surprisingly lost to Denmark in 1992, but four years later it was better when he defeated the Czech Republic in extra time at Wembley.
Helmer also competed in two FIFA World Cups when he retired from international football in the second half against Mexico in 1998 and was replaced by Christian Ziege during the break. It was known to replace Josip Weber in the penalty area during the 1994 World Cup, but referee Kurt Röthlisberger did not change this time.
Career highlights
Thomas played a total of 8 years for the German national team, completed 68 matches so far and scored 5 goals. The debut took place on October 10, 1990 in a friendly match with the Swedish national team, which ended with a 3-1 victory for the national team. Helmets come out on the grid and spend all matches in the field. In 1996 he became European champions. After completing his football career, Helmer began working as a sports journalist on television. He was a sports analyst for Saturday.1 at the 2004 European Championship in Portugal. At the 2006 World Cup, he worked for Sport1 throughout the tournament in the German National Camp.
Thomas Helmer currently works as a sports columnist and moderator in Sport1. As a rule, he commented on the game of the German Youth Football Team and led three analysis programs about football problems. For several years, Helmer Thomas has promoted a series of games “this is football” for Playstation 2. Thomas is currently married to Moroccan actress Jasmine Fiberals and they have two children. He also had two sons from his first marriage.
