Lars Müller (born 22 March 1976) is a German former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

and head coach of Werner SC.

Career

Müller was born in

Werne Werne an der Lippe (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Wäen'') is a town in the Federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the Unna (district), Unna district in Germany. It is located on the southern edge of the Münster (region), Münsterla ...

. In his youth, he played for Sportfreunde Werne-West, a sports club based in his hometown, before being signed by SV 1919 Herbern. He then joined

Hammer SpVg Hammer SpVg is a German association football club from the city of Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of a larger sports club with some 1,500 members in departments for aikido, judo, cheerleading, fitness and dance, gymnastics, handball, ...

before being signed by

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

club

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

in 1995. He made his Bundesliga debut on 6 April 1996 in a 1–1 draw at home against

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

when he came on for

Lars Ricken Lars Ricken (born 10 July 1976) is a German retired footballer and the current managing director of Borussia Dortmund. From 2008 to 2024, he was the youth coordinator at Dortmund. Ricken represented Borussia Dortmund throughout his entire prof ...

in the 77th minute. After only playing one game in his second year, he moved to second division

KFC Uerdingen 05 KFC Uerdingen 05 was a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side, which had its greatest successes in the 1980s, plays in the fourth-level Regionalliga. In 2025, th ...

where he played for three seasons and then moved to

Alemannia Aachen Aachener Turn- und Sportverein Alemannia 1900 e. V., short Alemannia Aachen (), is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long-term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three- ...

where he played two season. From 2001–02 to 2005–06 he played for 1. FC Nürnberg. For the 2006–07 season he moved to the 2. Bundesliga club

FC Augsburg Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. T ...

, where he became a regular player in 2008–09 season. After the end of the 2008–09 season, Müller was not a part of the plans at Augsburg under the new coach and therefore, he wasn't offered a new contract. In the summer 2009, he therefore moved to

RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig or informally as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional association football, football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company ...

. In the summer 2011, Müller moved to

as a player-head coach. After his release in November 2012, he took over the post of sporting director until the end of the season. In June 2017, he was appointed head coach of Werner SC. As of February 2020, he was still the club's head coach.WSC-Trainer Lars Müller: "Die Vorbereitung war nicht so prall"
wa.de, 14 February 2020

Honours

Borussia Dortmund *

: 1995–96

References

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* 1976 births Living people People from Werne Footballers from Arnsberg (region) German men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Borussia Dortmund players Borussia Dortmund II players KFC Uerdingen 05 players Alemannia Aachen players 1. FC Nürnberg players FC Augsburg players RB Leipzig players Hammer SpVg players German football managers {{germany-footy-defender-1970s-stub