Thomas Franke (born 21 January 1988) is a German professional

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club

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and plays for

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Playing career

Energie Cottbus

Franke played in the

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for

Energie Cottbus II FC Energie Cottbus (Lower Sorbian: ''Energija Chóśebuz'') is a German football club based in Cottbus, Brandenburg. It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was East Germany. After the reunification of Germany, Energie played six seasons in ...

during the 2007–08 season, when he made 20 appearances, and during the 2008–09 season, when he made 30 appearances. He didn't make any

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during the 2007–08 season and 2008–09 season. Energie Cottbus were relegated to the

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for the 2009–10 season where he made three appearances for the club. Energie Cottbus head coach

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gave Franke his debut against

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which Energie Cottbus won 4–2. Franke went on to play in a 0–0 draw against

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

and in a 4–1 win against

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Dynamo Dresden

Franke joined

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for the 2010–11 season where he made 10

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appearances.

TSG Neustrelitz

Franke joined

for the 2012–13 season. Franke scored one goal in 26 appearances during the 2012–13 season. He started the 2013–14 season with an appearance in the

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against

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bunde ...

. Neustrelitz lost to Freiburg. Franke went on to play in 30

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matches. Neustrelitz qualified for the

playoffs where Franke made another 2 appearances. On 22 May 2015, Franke informed club managers that he was leaving the club at the end of the season. Franke had scored two goals in 27 appearances during 2014–15 season.

Kickers Offenbach

Franke joined

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on 8 July 2015 where he made 21 appearances.

Viktoria Berlin

Franke joined

Viktoria Berlin Fußball-Club Viktoria 1889 Berlin Lichterfelde-Tempelhof e.V., commonly known as FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin or Viktoria Berlin, is a German association football club based in the locality of Lichterfelde of the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Ber ...

for the 2016–17 season. Franke made 31 appearances during the 2016–17 season and 17 appearances during 2017–18 season.

Tennis Borussia Berlin

Franke joined

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during the 2017–18 season where he scored two goals in 14 appearances. He scored two goals in 28 appearances in the 2018–19 season, five goals in 18 appearances during the 2019–20 season Tennis Borussia Berlin were promoted to the

Regionalliga Nordost The Regionalliga Nordost is the fourth tier of German football in the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia. These comprise the states of former East Germany as well as West Berlin. It ...

for the 2020–21 season where he scored a goal in 7 appearances.

Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf

After having initially announced his retirement from playing in 2021 to focus on his managerial career, Franke joined

in September 2022.

Managerial career

On 16 February 2022, Franke was appointed head coach of

club Tasmania Berlin. He left the club again at the end of the season. His first match was a 2–0 loss to Optik Rathenow. Optik Rathenow Frank was announced as the new head coach of

club

on 15 September 2022, returning to the club where he was once

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. His first match was a 4–1 win against SG Empor Richtenberg.

Career statistics

Coaching record

References

External links

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at Fupa {{DEFAULTSORT:Franke, Thomas 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Brandenburg an der Havel Footballers from Brandenburg German men's footballers FC Energie Cottbus players FC Energie Cottbus II players Dynamo Dresden players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players TSG Neustrelitz players Kickers Offenbach players FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin players Tennis Borussia Berlin players Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf players Men's association football midfielders German football managers Regionalliga managers Oberliga (football) managers