Frank Rost

Frank Rost (born 30 June 1973) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Frank Rost
Rost playing for New York Red Bulls in 2011.
Personal information
Full name Frank Peter Rost
Date of birth (1973-06-30) 30 June 1973
Place of birth Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1981–1982 BSG Lokomotive West Leipzig
1982–1986 BSG Chemie Böhlen
1986–1991 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 1. FC Markkleeberg 33 (0)
1992–1995 Werder Bremen II 94 (0)
1992–2002 Werder Bremen 147 (1)
2002–2007 Schalke 04 130 (0)
2007–2011 Hamburger SV 149 (0)
2011 New York Red Bulls 11 (0)
Total 564 (1)
National team
2002–2003 Germany 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[1]

His play with Markkleeberg led to interest from Werder Bremen who signed Rost in 1992. After playing with Werder Bremen II Rost made his Bundesliga debut during the 1995–96 season and became first-choice keeper during the 1998–99 season. At the end of this season he helped Bremen win the 1998–99 DFB-Pokal. The final against Bayern Munich went to penalties and Rost scored a penalty himself before saving from Lothar Matthäus to win Bremen the cup.[2]

Rost was the second goalkeeper (after Jens Lehmann) to score from open play in the Bundesliga, when he scored on 31 March 2002 against Hansa Rostock. His goal was one of two goals Werder Bremen scored in the last minutes of the match to complete a comeback from a 3–1 deficit and win 4–3.[3][4] At the end of the 2001–02 season the club finished in sixth place and qualified for the UEFA Cup.

Schalke 04
Rost with Schalke 04

Rost moved to Schalke 04 in July 2002. He was a regular first-choice keeper at Schalke until he lost his starting position to youngster Manuel Neuer in late 2006.

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. His good form continued with the club, which made HSV fans to nickname him "Frost".

On 30 July 2009, Rost made his 100th international club appearance[5] in a third round Europa League qualifier. Hamburg beat Danish side Randers FC 4–0. Rost is the German record holder for UEFA Cup appearances. He has played 89 matches during his tenure in the now defunct competition. He left Hamburg at the end of the 2010–11 season, hoping to move abroad or become a coach. During his time in the Bundesliga Rost appeared in 426 league matches.

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.[6] Red Bulls confirmed the signing that day.[7] 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.[8]

Rost announced his retirement on 19 February 2012.[9]

International career

Rost was part of the East German national team at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, appearing in four matches.[10] Rost earned a total of four caps with the German national team, making his debut against the United States in 2002.[11]

Career statistics

Club

Source:[12]

Club Season League Cup Europe Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalssAppsGoals
Werder Bremen1995–96Bundesliga1502040–210
1996–970000–1010
1997–982000––20
1998–99280603080450
1999–00340509020500
2000–013402060–420
2001–0234120–20381
Total 14711702201301991
Schalke 042002–03Bundesliga330306020440
2003–04270204060390
2004–05310508060500
2005–063202014020500
2006–0770202020130
Total 13001403401801960
Hamburger SV2006–07Bundesliga17000––170
2007–083404012020520
2008–0934050140–530
2009–1034020140–500
2010–1130010––310
Total 1490120400202030
New York Red Bulls2011Major League Soccer11000–30140
Career total 43714309603606121
  1. Includes German League Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and MLS Cup Playoffs

International
Source:[13]
Germany
YearAppsGoals
200210
200330
Total40

Honours

Werder Bremen

Schalke 04

Hamburger SV

References
  1. Arnhold, Matthias (31 May 2012). "Frank Rost – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  2. "Werder Bremen ist DFB-Pokalsieger". kicker.de (in German). 13 June 1999. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. "Germany round-up: Köln deny Schalke". UEFA.com. 31 March 2002. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. Stralau, Mark (2 April 2002). "Keeper kippt Spiel". Neues Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. Haisma, Marcel (15 January 2010). "Frank Peter Rost – Matches in European Cups". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  6. "Ex-HSV-Keeper Rost: Abflug nach New York" (in German). bild.de. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  7. "Red Bulls sign goalkeeper Frank Rost". New York Red Bulls. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  8. "RBNY Notebook: Rost's departure leaves void in goal". mlssoccer.com. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  9. French, Scott (21 February 2012). "CHIVAS USA: Meet the new trialists". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  10. "FIFA.com: Frank Rost". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  11. Arnhold, Matthias (3 December 2015). "Frank Rost - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  12. "Frank Rost » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  13. Frank Rost at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. "FK Vojvodina 1–1 Werder Bremen". leballonrond.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  15. "Schalke 0-0 Pasching (Aggregate: 2 - 0)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  16. "Liberec 0-1 Schalke (Aggregate: 1 - 3)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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