# Tommy Bechmann
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{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1981)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tommy Bechmann
| image =
| height = 1.83 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|12|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Aarhus](/source/Aarhus), Denmark
| currentclub =
| position = [Winger](/source/Winger_(association_football))
[Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football))
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Hjortshøj/Egå
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [AGF](/source/Aarhus_Gymnastikforening)
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = [Skovbakken](/source/VSK_Aarhus)
| youthyears4 = {{0|0000}}–2002
| youthclubs4 = [FC Aarhus](/source/Aarhus_Fremad)
| years1 = 2002–2004
| clubs1 = [Esbjerg](/source/Esbjerg_fB)
| caps1 = 63
| goals1 = 32
| years2 = 2004–2008
| clubs2 = [VfL Bochum](/source/VfL_Bochum)
| caps2 = 82
| goals2 = 13
| years3 = 2008–2011
| clubs3 = [SC Freiburg](/source/SC_Freiburg)
| caps3 = 49
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2011–2017
| clubs4 = [SønderjyskE](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyskE_Fodbold)
| caps4 = 145
| goals4 = 33
| totalcaps = 339
| totalgoals = 86
| nationalyears1 = 2001
| nationalteam1 = [Denmark U19](/source/Denmark_national_under-19_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2002
| nationalteam2 = [Denmark U20](/source/Denmark_national_under-20_football_team)
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2002–2003
| nationalteam3 = [Denmark U21](/source/Denmark_national_under-21_football_team)
| nationalcaps3 = 15
| nationalgoals3 = 11
| nationalyears4 = 2004
| nationalteam4 = [Denmark League XI](/source/Denmark_League_XI_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 2
}}
'''Tommy Bechmann''' (born 22 December 1981) is a Danish former professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [winger](/source/winger_(association_football)) or [forward](/source/forward_(association_football)).
==Career==
===Early years===
Bechmann began his active career in 2000 at FC Aarhus, now called [Aarhus Fremad](/source/Aarhus_Fremad). In 2002, he moved to first division side [Esbjerg fB](/source/Esbjerg_fB). In West Jutland he gained a regular place.
===VfL Bochum===
In the 2004–05 season, Bechmann moved abroad and signed with [VfL Bochum](/source/VfL_Bochum), who played at that time still in the Bundesliga.[{{cite web |url=http://www.bold.dk/nyt/index.php?vis=38086 |title=Bechmann i Bochum til sommer |date=27 November 2003 |website=bold.dk |publisher=bold.dk Danmark ApS |accessdate=29 August 2014 | language = Danish}}] At this time, there were two other Danish compatriots with [Søren Colding](/source/S%C3%B8ren_Colding) and [Peter Madsen](/source/Peter_Madsen_(footballer)) under contract at the club from the [Ruhr region](/source/Ruhrgebiet) (Ruhrgebiet). He gave his debut for the club on 7 August 2004, when he came on the opening day of the Bundesliga against Hertha BSC. He scored his is first goal for the Westphalians on 19 September 2004, when he marked the 1–0 lead in the match against SC Freiburg. At the end of the season, he had played 27 Bundesliga games, but the club was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.
In the coming years, Bechmann could never achieve a regular starting place in Bochum, he wandered between the starting lineup and the bench due to injuries. After the 2005–06 season, which ended with Bochum's promotion to the Bundesliga, he had surgery on the knee[{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/schreck-fuer-koller_tommy-bechmann-muss-operiert-werden-333269/artikel |title=Schreck für Koller: Bechmann muss operiert werden |date=29 May 2006 |website=kicker online |publisher=Olympia Verlag GmbH |access-date=30 August 2014 | language = German}}] and played only eleven times in the 2006–07 season. 2007–08, his last season in Bochum, was initially very successful, as he scored four goals in the first four games but he was injured again in the second half of the season.
===SC Freiburg===
After his contract expired in Bochum, he moved to [SC Freiburg](/source/SC_Freiburg) who were playing in the second division.[{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/bechmann-wechselt-nach-freiburg-378859/artikel|title=Bechmann wechselt nach Freiburg |date=21 May 2008 |website=kicker online |publisher=Olympia Verlag GmbH |access-date=30 August 2014 | language = German}}] In his first season for the Breisgau side he scored seven goals and the club was promoted to the Bundesliga.
===SønderjyskE===
In 2011, Bechmann returned to his homeland and signed for Danish first division club [SønderjyskE](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyskE_Fodbold). On 17 July 2011, matchday one of the league, he made his starting eleven debut for the Slesvigers in a 2–0 defeat against [FC Copenhagen](/source/FC_Copenhagen). Bechmann made 25 appearances and scored five goals in league matches. In the following season he played 32 matches and scored eight goals.
On 9 January 2017, he retired from professional football.
==Personal life==
On 28 October 2017, Bechmann won 5 million [kroner](/source/Danish_krone) (approx. €672,000) in the [Danish](/source/Danske_Spil) Lotto lottery.[{{cite web | url = https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/taenk-hvis-du-vandt-i-lotto-og-det-gjorde-denne-fodboldstjerne-saa/6891511 | title = Tænk, hvis du vandt i lotto... og det gjorde denne fodboldstjerne så | language = da | website = ekstrabladet.dk | date = 31 October 2017 | access-date = 31 October 2017}}]
==Honours==
'''Individual'''
* [Danish Superliga topscorer](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_Danish_Superliga): 2003–04
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{DBU player|4340}}
* [https://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=10020 Tommy Bechmann] official [Danish Superliga](/source/Danish_Superliga) statistics at danskfodbold.com {{in lang|da}}
* {{Fussballdaten}}
{{Danish Superliga top scorers}}
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Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Aarhus
Category:Danish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
Category:VSK Aarhus players
Category:Aarhus Fremad players
Category:Esbjerg fB players
Category:VfL Bochum players
Category:SC Freiburg players
Category:Sønderjyske Fodbold players
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Bundesliga players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Danish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen
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