Frank Rost

Frank Rost (born 30 June 1973) is a German former professional

Frank Rost
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He comes from a sporting family background; his father Peter

won a gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in handball, and his
mother Christina, also a handball player, won the silver at the
1976 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 1980 Games.

Club career

Early career and Werder Bremen

Born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Rost started his career at 1. FC
Markkleeberg in the third German level.[2]
Rost playing for New York Red Bulls in 2011
His play with Markkleeberg led to interest from Werder Bremen
Personal information
who signed Rost in 1992. After playing with Werder Bremen II
Full name Frank Rost[1]
Rost made his Bundesliga debut during the 1995–96 season and
became first-choice keeper during the 1998–99 season. At the end Date of birth 30 June 1973
of this season he helped Bremen win the 1998–99 DFB-Pokal. Place of birth Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
The final against Bayern Munich went to penalties and Rost Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
scored a penalty himself before saving from Lothar Matthäus to Position(s) Goalkeeper
win Bremen the cup.[3] Youth career
1981–1982 BSG Lokomotive West Leipzig
Rost was the second goalkeeper (after Jens Lehmann) to score 1982–1986 BSG Chemie Böhlen
from open play in the Bundesliga, when he scored on 31 March 1986–1991 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
2002 against Hansa Rostock. His goal was one of two goals
Senior career*
Werder Bremen scored in the last minutes of the match to
Years Team Apps (Gls)
complete a comeback from a 3–1 deficit and win 4–3.[4][5] At the
1991–1992 1. FC Markkleeberg 33 (0)
end of the 2001–02 season the club finished in sixth place and
1992–1995 Werder Bremen II 94 (0)
qualified for the UEFA Cup.
1992–2002 Werder Bremen 147 (1)
2002–2007 Schalke 04 130 (0)
Schalke 04 2007–2011 Hamburger SV 149 (0)
Rost moved to Schalke 04 in July 2002. He was a regular first- 2011 New York Red Bulls 11 (0)
choice keeper at Schalke until he lost his starting position to Total 564 (1)
youngster Manuel Neuer in late 2006. International career
2002–2003 Germany 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Hamburger SV
In January 2007 Rost moved to then struggling Hamburger SV where he immediately became first-choice keeper
and helped the team move from last to seventh place.
 On 30 July 2009, Rost made his 100th international club appearance[6] in a third round
Europa League qualifier. Hamburg beat Danish side Randers FC 4–0. Rost is the German
record holder for combined UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League appearances and the
player with the second-most appearances overall behind Giuseppe Bergomi having played
90 matches.[7][8]

Ahead of the 2010–11 season, Rost competed with the newly signed Jaroslav Drobný for
the spot as number one goalkeeper. His teammates gave him the nickname "Frost".[9] He
left Hamburger SV at the end of the season, hoping to move abroad or to become a coach.

During his time in the Bundesliga Rost appeared in 426 league matches.
Rost with Schalke 04

New York Red Bulls and retirement

On 13 July 2011, German daily tabloid Bild reported that Rost would be joining New York Red Bulls in Major
League Soccer.[10] Red Bulls confirmed the signing that day.[11] In the 2011 season with New York, Rost appeared in
11 regular season matches and posted five clean sheets. The club announced in January 2012 that it had been unable
to agree terms with Rost and that he would not return for the 2012 season.[12]

Rost announced his retirement on 19 February 2012.[13]

International career
Rost was part of the East Germany national team at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, appearing in four
matches.[14] Rost earned a total of four caps with the Germany national team, making his debut against the United
States in 2002.[15]
Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[16]

League Cup Europe Other[a] Total

Club Season
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goalss Apps Goals
1995–
15 0 2 0 4 0 – 21 0
96

1996–
0 0 0 0 – 1 0 1 0
97

1997–
2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
98
1998–
Werder Bundesliga 28 0 6 0 3 0 8 0 45 0
99
Bremen
1999–
34 0 5 0 9 0 2 0 50 0
00

2000–
34 0 2 0 6 0 – 42 0
01
2001–
34 1 2 0 – 2 0 38 1
02

Total 147 1 17 0 22 0 13 0 199 1

2002–
33 0 3 0 6 0 2 0 44 0
03
2003–
27 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 39 0
04

2004–
Bundesliga 31 0 5 0 8 0 6 0 50 0
Schalke 04 05

2005–
32 0 2 0 14 0 2 0 50 0
06
2006–
7 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 13 0
07

Total 130 0 14 0 34 0 18 0 196 0

2006–
17 0 0 0 – – 17 0
07
2007–
34 0 4 0 12 0 2 0 52 0
08

2008–
Hamburger Bundesliga 34 0 5 0 14 0 – 53 0
09
SV
2009–
34 0 2 0 14 0 – 50 0
10
2010–
30 0 1 0 – – 31 0
11

Total 149 0 12 0 40 0 2 0 203 0

Major
New York
2011 League 11 0 0 0 – 3 0 14 0
Red Bulls
Soccer
Career total 437 1 43 0 96 0 36 0 612 1
 a. Includes German League Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and MLS Cup Playoffs

International

Appearances and goals by national team

and year[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
2002 1 0
Germany
2003 3 0

Total 4 0

Honours
Werder Bremen

DFB-Pokal: 1993–94, 1998–99

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1998[18]
Schalke 04

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004[19][20]

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External links
Official website ([Link] (in German)
Frank Rost ([Link] at [Link] (in German)
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[Link]
Frank Rost ([Link] at National-Football-
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