Olaf Thon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Olaf Thon
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	May 1, 1966(1966-05-01)
Age	58
Birthplace	Gelsenkirchen
Country	Germany
Birth City	North Rhine-Westphalia
Horoscope	Taurus

Olaf Thon Biography

Olaf Thon is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on May 1, 1966 in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine- Westphalia, Germany. Olaf Thon (born 1 May 1966) is an German retired soccer player and an active coach.

Thon also played for Germany in Germany’s participation in the UEFA Euro 1988 played on the home turf, scoring an unusual head-to-head win to beat Denmark (2-0 the group phase victory) and also taking part in all matches and minutes of the eventual semi-finalists. Due to injuries or a dispute with manager of the national team Berti Vogts, the German player did not participate in his 1994 World Cup and the Euro 1992 and 1996 tournaments, completing his 14-year career in international football with the distinction of having 52 matches (three goal goals). The last time he played for the national team was in the match against Iran in Germany’s final group stage match of the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Subsequently, he was selected for the squads at three FIFA World Cups, helping the nation win the tournament in the 1990 edition in Italy: after only six minutes against Colombia in the group stage (1–1), he played the entire semifinal against England, also scoring in his penalty shootout attempt (1–1 after 120 minutes).

Thon returned to his first club Schalke in 1994, at the age of 28, after winning another league title, although he spent most of the season injured and Matthäus had already returned to Bayern. During his second spell, he played almost exclusively as a sweeper and, in his third year, played in a total of 46 official games, helping his club to the season’s UEFA Cup final, where he scored his attempt in the penalty shootout win against Inter (1–1 on aggregate); Schalke could only finish 12th in the domestic league, however.

Thon was a professional when he made his debut at just 17 with local stronghold FC Schalke 04. His impact was instantaneous when he scored 14 goals over 38 games, helping the Gelsenkirchen club return to Bundesliga in 1984, finishing as runners-up. Additionally, during the season He scored a hat trick in the match against Bayern Munich in the DFB-Pokal which was a 6-6 home match in the semi-final The Bavarians ended up winning the replay and the championship.

Olaf Thon Net Worth

Olaf Thon is one of the richest Association Football Player from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Olaf Thon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Thon was first introduced to Germany (then West Germany) on the 16th December

1984. He played the second part of a 3-2 victory on the pitch in Malta during 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

On August 24, 1984 Thon was the first player to make an appearance at the German top league, in defeat 1-3 to Borussia Monchengladbach. In the next 3 seasons that followed, Thon scored one time in single figures, and was rarely absent from an opportunity to play with the club.

In the summer of 1988, Thon signed with national giants FC Bayern Munich, as a replacement for F.C. Internazionale Milano-bound Lothar Matthäus. He scored eight in 32 games in his first season, helping the side to the league conquest, which also befell the following year, with the player posting an equal scoring record.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Olaf Thon Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Olaf Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Olaf Thon celebrates birthday on May 1 of every year.