Fredi Bobic

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox football biography Fredi Bobic (Template:Langx, born 30 October 1971) is a German football executive and former player who played as a striker. He is currently the head of football operations at Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.

Club career

Bobic was born in Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia, to a Slovene father and a Croatian mother. A few months after his birth, his parents emigrated with him to West Germany and settled down first in Ditzingen, then in Stuttgart. There, he started playing football at VfR Bad Cannstatt but soon switched to the youth team of VfB Stuttgart. While in Stuttgart, he also acquired German citizenship.

Bobic reached his prime in the mid-1990s at VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. In his first Bundesliga season (1994–95), he scored a goal in each of his first five games, so he became a candidate for the Germany national team after only a few appearances in the first German league. In 1996, he was the Bundesliga's top scorer with 17 goals.[1] At Stuttgart, he formed part of a successful attacking line-up, along with strike partner Giovane Élber and attacking midfielder Krasimir Balakov, known as the "magic triangle".

After four years in Stuttgart, in 1999 he signed with Borussia Dortmund and was the club's top scorer in both 1999–2000 and 2000–01. However, after the signings of Jan Koller and Márcio Amoroso in the summer of 2001, he soon fell out of favor and played only three games in the first half of 2001–02 season.

Subsequently, Bobic was loaned to the Premier League side Bolton Wanderers, where he had a successful spell, playing a key role in keeping Bolton in the Premiership. His hat-trick in the 4–1 win against Ipswich at the Reebok Stadium[2] ensured Bolton stayed up, and remained the last Bolton hat-trick in a competitive game until Joe Mason in the 2014–15 season. He scored once more for Bolton, in a 3–2 victory over Aston Villa.[3]

After returning from England, Bobic was signed by newly promoted Bundesliga side Hannover 96 where he reestablished himself as one of the league's top scorers, netting 14 times in 27 games.

In 2003, he was signed by Hertha BSC, where he played for two seasons, scoring 8 goals in 54 games.

He last played for Croatian outfit NK Rijeka before retiring in June 2006, at the end of the 2005–06 season.

International career

Bobic won 37 caps (10 goals)[4] for the Germany national team and was part of the UEFA Euro 1996 winning squad. He also played at UEFA Euro 2004, having returned to the national team in 2002 after a four-year absence.

Managerial career

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Bobic with VfB Stuttgart

Bobic signed a contract as a managing director of Bulgarian club Chernomorets Burgas on 25 March 2009 and worked in the club with his former teammate Krasimir Balakov.

On 27 July 2010, Bobic became new director of sport of VfB Stuttgart.[5] On 20 January 2012, he extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2016.[6] He took on the role as board representative for sport of the club on 10 April 2013.[7] Bobic was sacked on 24 September 2014.

On 1 June 2016, Bobic became sporting director of Eintracht Frankfurt. During his term the club won the DFB-Pokal after beating Bayern Munich in the final (3–1).

On 14 April 2021, Hertha BSC announced its decision to hire Bobic as their new managing director for sport starting 1 July 2021.[8] Bobic was sacked on 28 January 2023 after a 2–0 loss to 1. FC Union in the Berlin derby.[9]

In April 2025, Bobic was appointed head of operations at Polish top-flight club Legia Warsaw.[10]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cupTemplate:Efn League cupTemplate:Efn Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TSF Ditzingen 1990–91 Verbandsliga Württemberg 28 13 — — — 28 13
1991–92 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 34 19 — — — 34 19
Total 62 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 32
Stuttgarter Kickers 1992–93[11] 2. Bundesliga 30 10 1 0 — — 31 10
1993–94[11] 2. Bundesliga 32 16 1 0 — — 33 16
Total 62 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 64 26
VfB Stuttgart 1994–95[11] Bundesliga 32 12 3 1 — — 35 13
1995–96[11] Bundesliga 26 17 1 1 — — 27 18
1996–97[11] Bundesliga 33 19 5 2 — — 38 21
1997–98[11] Bundesliga 29 13 5 4 2 0 8Template:Efn 5 44 22
1998–99[11] Bundesliga 28 8 3 0 3 1 4Template:Efn 3 38 12
Total 148 69 17 8 5 1 12 8 182 86
Borussia Dortmund 1999–2000[11] Bundesliga 29 7 1 0 2 1 11Template:Efn 4 43 12
2000–01[11] Bundesliga 24 10 1 0 — — 25 10
2001–02[11] Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 1 1 7Template:Efn 0 12 1
Total 56 17 3 0 3 2 18 4 80 23
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2001–02 Premier League 16 4 0 0 — — 16 4
Hannover 96 2002–03[11] Bundesliga 27 14 0 0 — — 27 14
Hertha BSC 2003–04[11] Bundesliga 32 7 2 0 1 1 2Template:Efn 0 37 8
2004–05[11] Bundesliga 22 1 2 0 — — 24 1
Total 54 8 4 0 1 1 2 0 61 9
NK Rijeka 2005–06 Prva HNL 8 2 2 1 — — 10 3
Career total 433 172 28 9 9 4 32 12 502 197

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International

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bobic goal.
List of international goals scored by Fredi Bobic
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 August 1995 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2 9 October 1996 Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 4–0 5–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 20 November 2002 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1–1 1–3 Friendly
4 12 February 2003 Estadio Son Moix, Mallorca, Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1–1 1–3 Friendly
5 1 June 2003 Volkswagen-Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3–1 4–1 Friendly
6 7 June 2003 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
7 11 June 2003 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
8 10 September 2003 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
9 11 October 2003 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
10 27 May 2004 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 7–0 7–0 Friendly

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

Borussia Dortmund

NK Rijeka

Germany

Individual

References

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