| Thomas Kempe | |
| Birth Date: | 1960 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Voerde, West Germany |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –1979 |
| Youthclubs1: | TV Voerde |
| Years1: | 1979–1982 |
| Clubs1: | MSV Duisburg |
| Caps1: | 88 |
| Goals1: | 13 |
| Years2: | 1982–1985 |
| Clubs2: | VfB Stuttgart |
| Caps2: | 69 |
| Goals2: | 13 |
| Years3: | 1985–1994 |
| Clubs3: | VfL Bochum |
| Caps3: | 234 |
| Goals3: | 16 |
| Totalcaps: | 391 |
| Totalgoals: | 42 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1979–1982 |
| Nationalteam1: | West Germany U-21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1979–1986 |
| Nationalteam2: | West Germany B |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Thomas Kempe (born 17 March 1960) is a German retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[1] [2] His sons Dennis and Tobias are also professional footballers.
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| MSV Duisburg | 1979–80 | Bundesliga | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 1981–82 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 13 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 1982–83 | Bundesliga | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 8 | ||
| 1983–84 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 1984–85 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |||
| Total | 69 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 16 | |||
| VfL Bochum | 1985–86 | Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| 1986–87 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 1987–88 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 1988–89 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 1989–90 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| 1990–91 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 1991–92 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 1992–93 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 1993–94 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 234 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 18 | |||
| Career total | 391 | 42 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 425 | 47 | |||