Lars RICKEN | 2001-2002 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

RICKEN PES STATS | 2001-2002

Milanista_99 Lars RICKEN | 2001-2002 Name: Lars RICKEN Club: Borussia Dortmund Number: 18 Position: *CM, AM Nationality: German Age: 25 (10/07/1976) Foot: R Side: B Length: 178 cm Weight: 72 kg Attack: 77 Defence: 58 Balance: 78 Stamina: 85 Top Speed: 80 Acceleration: 77 Response: 78 Agility: 76 Dribble Accuracy: 80 Dribble Speed: 82 Short Pass Accuracy: 83 Short Pass Speed: 85 Long Pass Acc: 79 Long Pass Speed: 80 Shot Accuracy: 77 Shot Power: 84 Shot Technique: 80 Free Kick Accuracy: 75 Curling: 77 Header: 68 Jump: 74 Technique: 82 Aggression: 79 Mentality: 82 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 80 Injury Tolerance: C Condition/Fitness: 5 Weak Foot Accuracy: 6 Weak Foot frequency: 6 Consistency: 5 Special Abilities: *Reaction *Passing Video: Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported Lars Ricken (born 10 July 1976 in Dortmund) is a retired German footballer. The skilled midfielder represented BV Borussia Dortmund during his entire professional career, which spanned 15 years. He was the youngest player to ever appear for Borussia in an official match, a record later broken by Nuri Sahin. Ricken joined German Bundesliga side BV Borussia Dortmund at an early age, and made his senior debut on March 8, 1994, in a 1-2 home defeat against VfB Stuttgart. From the following season onwards, he became a regular, scoring a memorable long distance goal in the 1997 UEFA Champions League Final against Juventus. That goal made Ricken the youngest and fastest player ever to score in a Champions League final, after just 16 seconds on the field as a substitute. He also combined for 47 matches and eight goals in the side's back-to-back national titles (1994-96). In the following years, Ricken's success was tampered by a series of injuries. An international since 10 September 1997, in a World Cup qualifier against Armenia, he missed two chances to play in big international tournaments, the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. Later, he restored his form, helping Dortmund to claim the league title in 2002, scoring a career-best six goals, and being selected by national coach Rudi Völler for the German squad at the 2002 World Cup. Ricken did not play in the tournament, as Germany emerged runners-up. Ricken's injury woes returned after the World Cup and, as a consequence, he failed to earn recognition at both European or international level. In early April 2007, he was demoted to the reserve team by then Dortmund coach Thomas Doll, due to substandard performance. On November, Ricken announced to retire from football. In an attempt to return to football, he briefly attended a training camp in February 2008 with the Columbus Crew of the Major League Soccer, but returned to Germany and Dortmund in a few days. On 11 June 2008, Borussia Dortmund sport director Michael Zorc, also a former club footballer, announced that Ricken was to be hired as youth coordinator, with immediate effect, while still appearing for the club's amateur side, in Regionalliga West. However, on 16 February 2009, he announced his retirement from professional football. Honours • UEFA Champions League: 1996-97 • Intercontinental Cup: 1997 • German League: 1994-95, 1995-96, 2001-02 Career Statistics • Borussia Dortmund: 301 Apps, 49 Goal(s) • Germany: 16 Apps, 1 Goal(s) _________________ Sorry for my bad English. Lars RICKEN | 2001-2002 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)