# Thomas Wolter > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thomas_Wolter > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thomas_Wolter.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Wolter > Source revision: 1325457338 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|German former professional footballer (born 1963)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Thomas Wolter | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|10|4|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany) | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.80 m | position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder), [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1971–1979 | youthclubs1 = TuS Ottensen | youthyears2 = 1979–1984 | youthclubs2 = [HEBC Hamburg](/source/Hamburg-Eimsb%C3%BCtteler_Ballspiel-Club) | years1 = 1984–1998 | clubs1 = [Werder Bremen](/source/SV_Werder_Bremen) | caps1 = 312 | goals1 = 12 | nationalyears1 = 1992 | nationalteam1 = [Germany](/source/Germany_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2002–2013 | managerclubs1 = [Werder Bremen II](/source/SV_Werder_Bremen_II) }} '''Thomas Wolter''' (born 4 October 1963) is a German former professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder) or a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)), and the current manager of [SV Werder Bremen](/source/SV_Werder_Bremen)'s youth academy. ==Club career== Born in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), Wolter arrived at [SV Werder Bremen](/source/SV_Werder_Bremen) in the summer of 1984, from local amateurs Hamburg Eimsbütteler Ballspiel Club. After only three games in [his first season](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_Bundesliga) in the [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga) he became first-choice, and remained his entire professional career with the same club. Due to injury, Wolter was only able to appear in 16 matches in the [1987–88 campaign](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_Bundesliga) as the [Hanseatic League](/source/Hanseatic_League) team won the second national championship in its history, the first in 23 years. He also appeared in four [German Cup](/source/DFB-Pokal) finals in the late 80s/early 90s, winning two and losing two. Wolter played in 34 official contests in [1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_Bundesliga) – this included six in [the season](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_European_Cup_Winners'_Cup)'s [UEFA Cup Winners' Cup](/source/UEFA_Cup_Winners'_Cup) which ended in conquest, with the player being stretchered off in the first half of the [2–0 final win](/source/1992_European_Cup_Winners'_Cup_Final) against [Monaco](/source/AS_Monaco_FC).{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1991/intro.html|title=1991/92: Bremen shine in Stadium of Light|publisher=[UEFA](/source/UEFA)|date=1 June 1992|access-date=23 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503064833/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1991/intro.html|archive-date=3 May 2010}} He retired in June 1998 at almost 35 years of age, with nearly 400 official games – 312 in the (West) German top-flight{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/players/thwolterdata.html | title = Thomas Wolter - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 25 July 2019 | accessdate = 26 July 2019 | publisher = [RSSSF.com](/source/Rec.Sport.Soccer_Statistics_Foundation)}} - to his credit. In the molds of another Werder legend, [Thomas Schaaf](/source/Thomas_Schaaf), Wolter continued his career at the club as a manager, starting in [the reserve team](/source/SV_Werder_Bremen_II).{{cite web|url=http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/dritte-liga/1102/Artikel/interview-thomas-wolter-werder-bremen-amateure-abstieg-thomas-schaaf.html|title=Man kann den Spielern nicht immer helfen|trans-title=One can not always help the players|publisher=Spox|language=German|date=24 February 2011|accessdate=29 March 2012}} In July 2013 he was appointed at the youth academy, while [Viktor Skrypnyk](/source/Viktor_Skrypnyk) replaced him at the reserves. ==International career== Wolter gained one [cap](/source/Cap_(sport)) for [Germany](/source/Germany_national_football_team),{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/thwolter-intl.html | title = Thomas Wolter - International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 25 July 2019 | accessdate = 26 July 2019 | publisher = [RSSSF.com](/source/Rec.Sport.Soccer_Statistics_Foundation)}} playing 60 minutes in a 3–1 [friendly](/source/Exhibition_game) loss with [Brazil](/source/Brazil_national_football_team) in [Porto Alegre](/source/Porto_Alegre), on 16 December 1992. ==Honours== '''Werder Bremen''' *[Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga): [1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_Bundesliga), [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_Bundesliga) *[DFB-Pokal](/source/DFB-Pokal): [1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_DFB-Pokal), [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_DFB-Pokal); runners-up [1988–89](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_DFB-Pokal), [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_DFB-Pokal) *[DFL-Supercup](/source/DFL-Supercup): 1988, 1993, 1994; runners-up 1991 *[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup](/source/UEFA_Cup_Winners'_Cup): [1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_European_Cup_Winners'_Cup) ==See also== *[List of one-club men](/source/List_of_one-club_men_in_association_football) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Worldfootball.net|thomas-wolter|new_id=pe29257}} * {{Fussballdaten|thomas-wolter}} * {{NFT player|14312}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolter, Thomas}} Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Hamburg Category:German men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Bundesliga players Category:SV Werder Bremen players Category:SV Werder Bremen II players Category:Germany men's international footballers Category:German football managers Category:3. Liga managers Category:SV Werder Bremen II managers Category:SV Werder Bremen non-playing staff Category:West German men's footballers Category:Hamburg-Eimsbütteler Ballspiel-Club players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Thomas Wolter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Wolter) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Wolter?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.