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{{Short description|German footballer (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tim Borowski
| image = Tim Borowski 2007 kleiner.jpg
| caption = Borowski with [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] in 2007
| fullname = Tim Borowski<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Germany |publisher=FIFA |page=12 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|5|2|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA"/>
| birth_place = [[Neubrandenburg]], East Germany
| height = 1.94 m<ref name="FIFA"/>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1985–1996 | youthclubs1 = Neubrandenburg 04
| youthyears2 = 1996–1999 | youthclubs2 = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
| years1 = 1999–2001 | clubs1 = [[SV Werder Bremen II|Werder Bremen II]] | caps1 = 58 | goals1 = 12 | years2 = 2000–2008 | clubs2 = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] | caps2 = 169 | goals2 = 23
| years3 = 2008–2009 | clubs3 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2009–2012 | clubs4 = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] | caps4 = 41 | goals4 = 4
| totalcaps = 294 | totalgoals = 44
| nationalyears1 = 1999–2001 | nationalteam1 = [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2002–2004 | nationalteam2 = [[Germany national football B team|Germany B]] | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2002–2008 | nationalteam3 = [[Germany national football team|Germany]] | nationalcaps3 = 33 | nationalgoals3 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2017
| managerclubs1 = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] youth (assistant manager)
| manageryears2 = 2017–2021
| managerclubs2 = Werder Bremen (assistant manager)
}}
'''Tim Borowski''' (born 2 May 1980) is a German [[association football|football]] manager and former player.

A [[midfielder]], Borowski spent 11 years of his 12-year professional career with [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], amassing [[Bundesliga]] totals of 236 games and 32 goals<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/borowskidata.html | title = Tim Borowski – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 16 April 2015 | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 21 April 2015}}</ref> and winning three major titles, including the [[2003–04 Bundesliga|2004 national championship]]. He played 33 times and scored twice for the [[Germany national football team|Germany national team]] from 2002 to 2008, representing Germany at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]].

==Club career==
===Werder Bremen===
Born in [[Neubrandenburg]], [[Bezirk Neubrandenburg]], [[East Germany]], Borowski started his career at hometown club 1. FC Neubrandenburg 04, where he was spotted by [[SV Werder Bremen]] and signed at the age of 16 for its junior teams. He spent two full seasons with [[SV Werder Bremen II|the reserves]], competing mainly in [[Regionalliga Nord]].

Borowski made his official debut for Werder on 26 August 2000, starting in a [[2000–01 DFB-Pokal|0–1 home loss]] against [[VfL Wolfsburg]] for the [[DFB-Pokal]]. He was definitely promoted to the main squad early into [[2001–02 Bundesliga|the following campaign]].

Borowski contributed with 25 games and one goal (against [[FC Schalke 04]] in a 4–1 home win) in [[2003–04 Bundesliga|2003–04]] as the [[Hanseatic League|Hanseatic]] won their fourth national championship, the first in 11 years. He added career highs of ten goals and 11 [[Assist (football)|assists]] in the [[2005–06 Bundesliga|2005–06 season]], helping his team to a final second position; in [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|the latter campaign]]'s [[UEFA Champions League]] he also scored against [[Juventus FC]] for a 3–2 [[Single-elimination tournament|round-of-16]] first leg home win, in an eventual [[away goals rule]] exit.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01b2-0e6d67b1dc09-d1fa19b3757e-1000--micoud-header-ends-juve-comeback/ | title = Micoud header ends Juve comeback | publisher = [[UEFA]] | date = 23 February 2006 | access-date = 6 October 2013}}</ref>

===Bayern Munich===
Borowski joined [[FC Bayern Munich]] in the 2008 summer after the move was made effective in January, in a [[Bosman ruling|free transfer]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C11881_3044811%2C00.html | title = Bayern seal Borowski deal | publisher = [[Sky Sports]] | date = 13 January 2008 | access-date = 7 October 2013}}</ref> He finished [[2008–09 Bundesliga|his first and only season]] with 30 appearances all competitions comprised. In this season, he appeared in the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] seven times and scored there once, he scored in the [[DFB-Pokal]] too, and in the [[Bundesliga]] five times. In the Bundesliga, he managed to establish himself in the starting eleven six times, in the DFB-Pokal twice, and in the Champions League also twice.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/87748-tim-borowski-of-bayern-munich-forgotten-or-ignored | title = Tim Borowski of Bayern Munich: Forgotten or ignored? | publisher = [[Bleacher Report]] | date = 1 December 2008 | access-date = 7 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/tim-borowski/spieler/bundesliga/2008-09/fc-bayern-muenchen | title = Tim Borowski | language = de | website = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 6 July 2020}}</ref>

===Return to Werder===
Borowski returned to Werder Bremen on 22 July 2009, signing a three-year contract. After featuring in only 13 league matches in his last two years combined he was released by his main club,<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/38939.php | title = Kein neuer Vertrag für Tim Borowski | trans-title = No new contract for Tim Borowski | publisher = SV Werder Bremen | language = de | date = 26 April 2012 | access-date = 6 October 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150611005040/http://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/38939.php | archive-date = 11 June 2015 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> and retired from football shortly after due to injury, aged 32.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.kicker.de/borowski_das-nehme-ich-fuer-immer-mit-575068/artikel | title = Borowski: "Das nehme ich für immer mit" |trans-title=Borowski: "This will always be with me" | publisher = [[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]] | language = de | date = 19 September 2012 | access-date = 24 September 2012}}</ref>

In the summer of 2014, Borowski completed his 18-month traineeship in the marketing department which he had been going through since January 2013 at Werder Bremen.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.werder.de/en/aktuell/news/50020.php | title = Borowski successfully ends trainee program | publisher = SV Werder Bremen | date = 30 June 2014 | access-date = 7 June 2015 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140814001150/http://www.werder.de/en/aktuell/news/50020.php | archive-date = 14 August 2014 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> In April of the following year, he signed a contract until July 2018 as sports director for the reserve team.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/54256.php | title = Tim Borowski wird Sportlicher Leiter U23 | trans-title = Tim Borowski becomes U23 sporting director | publisher = SV Werder Bremen | language = de | date = 9 April 2015 | access-date = 7 June 2015 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150415213320/http://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/54256.php | archive-date = 15 April 2015 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.sport1.de/fussball/bundesliga/2015/04/bundesliga-tim-borowski-wird-sportdirektor-der-u-23-von-werder-bremen | title = Borowski kehrt nach Bremen zurück |trans-title=Borowski returns to Bremen | publisher = [[Sport1 (Germany)|Sport1]] | language = de | date = 9 April 2015 | access-date = 7 June 2015}}</ref>

==International career==
Borowski gained his first [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for [[Germany national football team|Germany]] on 21 August 2002, appearing as a late [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in a 2–2 [[Exhibition game|friendly]] draw with [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] in [[Sofia]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/borowski-intl.html | title = Tim Borowski – International Appearances | author = Matthias Arnhold | date = 13 December 2012 | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 4 January 2013}}</ref> He was selected by manager [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] on home soil, filling in for captain [[Michael Ballack]] in the opener against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] (4–2 triumph).

Borowski then proceeded to collect a further four substitute appearances: in the quarter-final against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] he made a superb assist for Bremen teammate [[Miroslav Klose]] to score the equalizing goal for Germany, and also converted his [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] attempt as it ended 4–2 for the hosts.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991602.stm | title = Germany 1–1 Argentina | publisher = [[BBC Sport]] | date = 30 June 2006 | access-date = 6 October 2013}}</ref> He started in the following match against [[Italy national football team|Italy]], leaving injured in an eventual 0–2 loss.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991640.stm | title = Germany 0–2 Italy (aet) | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 4 July 2006 | access-date = 6 October 2013}}</ref>

Borowski also participated at the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]] (three minutes against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in the semi-finals) and [[UEFA Euro 2008]] (two substitute appearances for the runners-up).

==Post-playing career==
Next to manager [[Florian Kohfeldt]], Borowski became part of the coaching team in 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.werder.de/teams/profis/trainerstab/ | title = Unser Trainerstab | language = de | website = Werder Bremen | access-date = 6 July 2020}}</ref> Prior to this, he assisted at one of the club's youth level teams (U17).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.deichstube.de/news/tim-borowski-neuer-anlauf-werder-bremen-u17-co-trainer-werder-laesst-mich-nicht-los-8617915.html | title = Borowski: "Werder lässt mich nicht los" | language = de | website = deichstube.de | date = 23 August 2017 | access-date = 6 July 2020 | first = Björn |last = Knips}}</ref> He worked to acquire the fourth and final [[German Football Association|DFB]] manager license in 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.deichstube.de/news/werder-bremen-tim-borowski-co-trainer-fussball-lehrer-lehrgang-pruefung-coronavirus-bundesliga-13607521.html | title = Werder-Co-Trainer Borowski wird erst später geprüft | language = de | website = deichstube.de | date = 6 June 2020 | access-date = 6 July 2020 | first = Björn |last = Knips}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club!!rowspan="2"|Season!!colspan="3"|League!!colspan="2"|National cup!!colspan="2"|League cup!!colspan="2"|Continental!!colspan="2"|Total!!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[SV Werder Bremen II|Werder Bremen II]]||[[1999–2000 Regionalliga|1999–2000]]||rowspan="3"|[[Regionalliga Nord]]||29||6||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||31||6||<ref name="nft">{{cite web |title=Tim Borowski |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/2575/Tim_Borowski.html |website=National Football Teams |access-date=12 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="wf">{{cite web |title=Tim Borowski » Club matches |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/tim-borowski/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=12 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[2000–01 Regionalliga|2000–01]]||27||5||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||5||<ref name="nft"/><ref name="wf"/>
|-
|[[2001–02 Regionalliga|2001–02]]||2||1||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||2||<ref name="wf"/>
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!58!!12!!4!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!62!!13!!–
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]||[[2001–02 SV Werder Bremen season|2001–02]]||rowspan="7"|[[Bundesliga]]||26||1||2||1||colspan="2"|–||2||0||30||2||<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|[[2002–03 SV Werder Bremen season|2002–03]]||18||0||4||0||0||0||2||2||24||2||<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|[[2003–04 SV Werder Bremen season|2003–04]]||25||1||5||5||colspan="2"|–||1||0||31||6||<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|[[2004–05 SV Werder Bremen season|2004–05]]||31||7||5||3||2||0||6||0||44||10||<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|[[2005–06 SV Werder Bremen season|2005–06]]||31||10||3||0||2||0||9||3||45||13||<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|[[2006–07 SV Werder Bremen season|2006–07]]||17||2||0||0||1||0||6||1||24||3||<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|[[2007–08 SV Werder Bremen season|2007–08]]||21||2||3||1||1||1||7||0||32||4||<ref name="wf"/>
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!169!!23!!22!!10!!6!!1!!33!!6!!230!!40!!–
|-
|[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]||[[2008–09 FC Bayern Munich season|2008–09]]||Bundesliga||26||5||2||1||colspan="2"|–||7||1||35||7||<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|rowspan="4"|Werder Bremen||[[2009–10 SV Werder Bremen season|2009–10]]||rowspan="3"|Bundesliga||28||4||6||1||colspan="2"|–||11||1||45||6||<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|[[2010–11 SV Werder Bremen season|2010–11]]||12||0||1||1||colspan="2"|–||4||0||17||1||<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|[[2011–12 SV Werder Bremen season|2011–12]]||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0||<ref name="wf"/>
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!41!!4!!8!!2!!0!!0!!15!!1!!64!!7!!–
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total!!294!!44!!36!!14!!6!!1!!55!!8!!391!!67!!–
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft"/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|2002||2||0
|-
|2004||5||0
|-
|2005||8||1
|-
|2006||13||1
|-
|2007||3||0
|-
|2008||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!33!!2
|}

:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Borowski goal.''<ref name="nft"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Tim Borowski
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 7 September 2005 || [[Weserstadion]], [[Bremen]], Germany || {{fb|RSA}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|4–2 || align=center rowspan="2"| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 2 June 2006 || [[Borussia-Park]], [[Mönchengladbach]], Germany || {{fb|COL}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0
|}

==Honours==
'''Werder Bremen'''<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/tim-borowski/24/ | title = T. Borowski – Trophies | publisher = Soccerway | access-date = 7 June 2015}}</ref>
*[[Bundesliga]]: [[2003–04 Bundesliga|2003–04]]
*[[DFB-Pokal]]: [[2003–04 DFB-Pokal|2003–04]]; runner-up: [[2009–10 DFB-Pokal|2009–10]]
*[[DFB-Ligapokal]]: [[2006 DFB-Ligapokal|2006]]; runner-up: [[2004 DFB-Ligapokal|2004]]

'''Germany'''
*[[UEFA European Championship]] runner-up: [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
*[[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]] third place: [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Fussballdaten|borowskitim}}
*{{FIFA player|191193}}
*{{Official website|http://www.timborowski.de/}} {{in lang|de}}

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