Thorsten Becker (born 13 May 1980) is a German

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 ...

, who in 1992 moved from Fortuna Schlangen to

SC Paderborn Sport-Club Paderborn 07 e.V., commonly known as simply SC Paderborn 07 () or SC Paderborn, is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has enjoyed its greatest successes since the turn of the mille ...

and has played in the club's first-team squad from 2001 to 2009. He helped Paderborn gain promotion to the second level of the Bundesliga in the 2004–05 season. He suffered a knee injury in late 2005 which resulted in a long-term absence from the club. After he retired from playing football, Becker became a coach and joined Paderborn's under-19 team as co-manager in June 2016.

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1980 births Living people German men's footballers SC Paderborn 07 players 2. Bundesliga players Men's association football defenders {{Germany-footy-defender-1980s-stub