1. Arne Friedrich was born on 29 May 1979 and is a German football executive and former player who played as a defender.
22 Facts About Arne Friedrich
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Arne Friedrich formerly was the sporting director of Hertha BSC.
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Arne Friedrich played 82 times for the Germany national team.
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Arne Friedrich represented his country on 82 occasions, scoring once.
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Arne Friedrich participated in Euro 2004, World Cup 2006, Euro 2008 and the World Cup 2010.
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Hermann Gerland, head coach of Arminia Bielefeld at the time, scouted Arne Friedrich while playing for Regionalliga club SC Verl.
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Arne Friedrich renewed his contract with Hertha twice which was due to run until 2012 with a performance-based option for an additional year.
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Arne Friedrich made 231 matches in the German top-flight for the club from the capital.
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In March 2012, Arne Friedrich signed with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.
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Arne Friedrich made his competitive debut for the club in a match against the Houston Dynamo on 16 April 2012.
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Arne Friedrich scored his first MLS goal on 12 August 2012 in a match against Philadelphia Union.
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Arne Friedrich was named the club's 2012 season's Defender of the Year.
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On 23 June 2013, Arne Friedrich announced his retirement from professional football.
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Arne Friedrich played a total of five games for the Germany U-21 team and once for the B-team known as "Team 2006".
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Arne Friedrich has captained the team three more time since.
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Arne Friedrich took turns with Andreas Hinkel on the right wing-back position.
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Except the match for third place, which he missed due to an injury, Arne Friedrich started all of Germany's games.
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At Euro 2008, Arne Friedrich was part of the German team, but was initially intended as a substitute.
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Arne Friedrich was part of Germany's squad in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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On 28 August 2014, it was confirmed that Arne Friedrich was the new assistant coach of the German U18 national team.
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Arne Friedrich left the position at the end of 2015.
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On 27 November 2019, Arne Friedrich was hired as a performance manager at Hertha BSC under manager Jurgen Klinsmann, who was hired earlier on the same day.