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Thomas Ritter

Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-10-10) 10 October 1967
Place of birth	Görlitz, East Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Defender
Youth career
0000–1980	ISG Hagenwerder
1980–1986	Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1989	Dynamo Dresden II	79	(8)
1987–1989	Dynamo Dresden	3	(0)
1989–1990	Fortschritt Bischofswerda	9	(0)
1990	→ TSG Meißen	3	(1)
1990–1992	Stuttgarter Kickers	71	(1)
1992–1995	1. FC Kaiserslautern	87	(2)
1996–1999	Karlsruher SC	57	(1)
1999–2000	SC Austria Lustenau	11	(0)
2000–2001	Changchun Yatai
2001–2002	Stuttgarter Kickers	5	(1)
2003–2005	FT Eider Büdelsdorf	44	(2)
International career
1993	Germany	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Ritter (born 10 October 1967) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Ritter was born in Görlitz. He amassed over 180 appearances in the East and unified German top-flight. Next to his stints in German clubs he played in Austria and China.

International career

In 1987 Ritter was part of East Germany's bronze medal team at the FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile. The defender played one game for Germany on 13 October 1993 in a friendly against Uruguay – as a substitute for Stefan Effenberg.

Honours

• DDR-Oberliga: 1988–89
• Bundesliga runner-up: 1993–94
• DFB-Pokal runner-up: 1995–96

External links

• Thomas Ritter at WorldFootball.net
• Thomas Ritter at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Thomas Ritter at National-Football-Teams.com