Tim Borowski

Tim Borowski (born May 2, 1980 in Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany), is a German football midfielder with SV Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga (football) and German national football team.

Personal life

He has a higher commercial school qualification. He married Lena Mühlbacher on July 15 2006 at the manor-house in Osterholz-Scharmbeck. They have one child, Emilia born July 22, 2007.

Career

Early career

He started his career at his hometown-club Post Neubrandenburg. There he was scouted by SV Werder Bremen and became a part of the club's youth academy that, in recent history, has also brought up players such as Nelson Valdez (now with Borussia Dortmund), Christian Schulz and Simon Rolfes (now with Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

Werder Bremen

After playing for Werder Bremen II in the Regionalliga Nord, he finally became part of the Werder Bremen Bundesliga (football) squad in 2002. He has been a regular since joining the main squad. As Werder Bremen usually deploy a 4-4-2 diamond formation, he usually plays as a left midfielder.

International career

His first international match for the German national soccer team finished in Sofia on 21 August 2002 with 2:2 against Bulgaria national football team.

Tim Borowski was selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In the first match against Costa Rica national football team, he played the role of attacking midfielder instead of Michael Ballack who was not available for the first match. After the game, he became an ever present substitution for the team and usually substituted for Torsten Frings or Bastian Schweinsteiger.

In the quarter-final against Argentina national football team, he made a superb assistance for his Bremen teammate Miroslav Klose to score the equalizing goal for Germany. Borowski scored with the decisive fourth penalty in Germany's 4-2 win in the shootout after extra time.

After the strong appearance in the previous match, he played from the beginning in the semi-finals against Italy national football team. Later in that match, Bastian Schweinsteiger replaced him. Borowski was found injured after the game and he was not able to play for the third place against Portugal national football team.

Career stats

Achievements

- Vice Champion 2006 with Werder Bremen
- Third Place at the FIFA World Cup 2006
- DFB-Pokal winner 2004 with SV Werder Bremen
- Bundesliga (football) champion 2004 with SV Werder Bremen
- German U19 Champion 1999 with SV Werder Bremen
- Confederations Cup Bronze medallist: 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup