Thorsten Becker | |
Birth Date: | 13 May 1980 |
Currentclub: | Hövelhofer SV |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | –1992 |
Youthclubs1: | Fortuna Schlangen |
Youthyears2: | 1992–2001 |
Youthclubs2: | SC Paderborn 07 |
Years1: | 2001–2009 |
Clubs1: | SC Paderborn 07 |
Caps1: | 79 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2009–2010 |
Clubs2: | Hövelhofer SV |
Pcupdate: | 31 January 2010 |
Thorsten Becker (born 13 May 1980) is a German footballer, who in 1992 moved from Fortuna Schlangen to SC Paderborn and has played in the club's first-team squad from 2001 to 2009. He helped Paderborn gain promotion to the second level of the Bundesliga in the 2004–05 season.[1] [2] He suffered a knee injury in late 2005 which resulted in a long-term absence from the club.[3]
After he retired from playing football, Becker became a coach and joined Paderborn's under-19 team as co-manager in June 2016.[4]