Christoph Metzelder

Christoph Metzelder
Metzelder in 2016
Personal information
Full name Christoph Tobias Metzelder
Date of birth (1980-11-05) 5 November 1980
Place of birth Haltern, West Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1986–1995 TuS Haltern
1995–1996 Schalke 04
1996–1998 Preußen Münster
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Preußen Münster 32 (4)
2000–2007 Borussia Dortmund 126 (2)
2007–2010 Real Madrid 23 (0)
2010–2013 Schalke 04 52 (2)
2013–2014 TuS Haltern 1 (0)
Total 234 (8)
International career
2000–2001 Germany U21 9 (1)
2001–2008 Germany 47 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2002 South Korea–Japan
2006 Germany
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up2008 Austria–Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christoph Tobias Metzelder (born 5 November 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Most of his professional career, which was spent mostly at Borussia Dortmund, was blighted by injuries. He did manage, however, to appear 47 times for the Germany national team, representing the country at two World Cups and Euro 2008.

Metzelder also played three seasons apiece for Real Madrid and Schalke 04, amassing Bundesliga totals of 178 matches and four goals over one full decade.