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Tommy Bechmann (born 22 December 1981) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a winger or forward.


Career


Early years

Bechmann began his active career in 2000 at FC Aarhus, now called Aarhus Fremad. In 2002, he moved to first division side Esbjerg fB. In West Jutland he gained a regular place.


VfL Bochum

In the 2004–05 season, Bechmann moved abroad and signed with VfL Bochum, who played at that time still in the Bundesliga. At this time, there were two other Danish compatriots with Søren Colding and Peter Madsen under contract at the club from the Ruhr region (Ruhrgebiet). He gave his debut for the club on 7 August 2004, when he came on the opening day of the Bundesliga against Hertha BSC. He scored his is first goal for the Westphalians on 19 September 2004, when he marked the 1–0 lead in the match against SC Freiburg. At the end of the season, he had played 27 Bundesliga games, but the club was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. In the coming years, Bechmann could never achieve a regular starting place in Bochum, he wandered between the starting lineup and the bench due to injuries. After the 2005–06 season, which ended with Bochum's promotion to the Bundesliga, he had surgery on the knee and played only eleven times in the 2006–07 season. 2007–08, his last season in Bochum, was initially very successful, as he scored four goals in the first four games but he was injured again in the second half of the season.


SC Freiburg

After his contract expired in Bochum, he moved to SC Freiburg who were playing in the second division. In his first season for the Breisgau side he scored seven goals and the club was promoted to the Bundesliga.


SønderjyskE

In 2011, Bechmann returned to his homeland and signed for Danish first division club
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. On 17 July 2011, matchday one of the league, he made his starting eleven debut for the Slesvigers in a 2–0 defeat against FC Copenhagen. Bechmann made 25 appearances and scored five goals in league matches. In the following season he played 32 matches and scored eight goals. On 9 January 2017, he retired from professional football.


Personal life

On 28 October 2017, Bechmann won 5 million kroner (approx. €672,000) in the Danish Lotto lottery.


Honours

Individual * Danish Superliga topscorer: 2003–04


References


External links


Danish national team profile

Danish Superliga statistics
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bechmann, Tommy 1981 births Living people Footballers from Aarhus Danish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Denmark men's under-21 international footballers VSK Aarhus players Aarhus Fremad players Esbjerg fB players VfL Bochum players SC Freiburg players Sønderjyske Fodbold players Danish Superliga players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany