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Lars Ricken
Personal information
Full name Lars Ricken
Date of birth July 10, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth    Dortmund, Germany
Height 178 cm
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Borussia Dortmund
Number 18
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993-present Borussia Dortmund 288 (49)   
National team2
1997-2002 Germany 16 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of June 4, 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 4, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Lars Ricken (born July 10, 1976 in Dortmund) is a professional German football (soccer) player. He has been playing for Borussia Dortmund for his entire professional career.

Lars Ricken started his career in Borussia Dortmund, playing regularly during mid-1990s. Through a series of exciting performances, he became a local star in Dortmund and a teen idol throughout Germany. Ricken scored a memorable long distance goal in the Champions League final against Juventus Turin, momentarily propelling him to fame. The goal made Ricken the youngest & the fastest player ever to score in a Champions League final, just 16 seconds on the field as a substitute.

In the following years, Ricken's success was hampered by a series of injuries. He missed two chances to play in big international tournaments, the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. Later, Ricken restored his form, helping Dortmund to claim the Bundesliga title in 2002. He was selected by Rudi Völler for the German team for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The team progressed to the final, only to lose 2-0 to Brazil. Ricken did not play in the tournament.

Ricken's injury woes returned after the 2002 World Cup. As a consequence, he has failed to earn recognition at either European or International level since.

Today, Lars Ricken lives in Herdecke near Dortmund.


Flag of Germany Germany squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Runners-up Flag of Germany

1 Kahn | 2 Linke | 3 Rehmer | 4 Baumann | 5 Ramelow | 6 Ziege | 7 Neuville | 8 Hamann | 9 Jancker | 10 Ricken | 11 Klose | 12 Lehmann | 13 Ballack | 14 Asamoah | 15 Kehl | 16 Jeremies | 17 Bode | 18 Böhme | 19 Schneider | 20 Bierhoff | 21 Metzelder | 22 Frings | 23 Butt | Coach: Völler
Borussia Dortmund - Current Squad

1 Weidenfeller | 2 Amedick | 3 Brzenska | 4 Wörns | 5 Kehl | 6 Kringe | 7 Tinga | 8 Amoah | 9 Valdez | 10 Pienaar | 13 Frei | 14 Smolarek | 16 Saka | 17 Dedé | 18 Ricken | 20 Meier | 21 Metzelder | 22 Kruska | 23 Degen | 25 Şahin | 26 Heitmeier | 27 Hünemeier | 28 Tyrala | 31 Kohlmann | 33 Vržogić | 34 Pirson | 36 Amachaibou | 38 Hillenbrand | Coach: Doll
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