Ulrich Borowka

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ulrich Borowka

| image =

| fullname = Ulrich Ernst Borowka

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|5|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Menden, West Germany

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1967–1970 | youthclubs1 = SG Hemer 08

| youthyears2 = 1970–1975 | youthclubs2 = FC Oese 49

| youthyears3 = 1975–1979 | youthclubs3 = SSV Kalthof

| youthyears4 = 1979–1980 | youthclubs4 = DSC Wanne-Eickel

| years1 = 1980–1981 | clubs1 = Borussia M'gladbach II | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1981–1987 | clubs2 = Borussia M'gladbach | caps2 = 149 | goals2 = 11

| years3 = 1988–1995 | clubs3 = Werder Bremen | caps3 = 239 | goals3 = 8

| years4 = 1996 | clubs4 = Tasmania Berlin | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1997 | clubs5 = Hannover 96 | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1997 | clubs6 = Widzew Łódź | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1997–1998 | clubs7 = FC Oberneuland | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 1999–2000 | clubs8 = Viktoria Rheydt | caps8 = | goals8 =

| totalcaps = 397 | totalgoals = 19

| nationalyears1 = 1982–1987 | nationalteam1 = West Germany U21 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1987–1988 | nationalteam2 = West Germany Olympic | nationalcaps2 = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1988 | nationalteam3 = West Germany | nationalcaps3 = 6 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1997–1998 | managerclubs1 = FC Oberneuland

| manageryears2 = 2000–2001 | managerclubs2 = Berlin AK 07

| manageryears3 = 2001–2002 | managerclubs3 = Türkiyemspor Berlin

| manageryears4 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs4 = Berlin AK 07

}}

Ulrich 'Uli' Ernst Borowka (born 19 May 1962) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.

A versatile blue-collar worker with a powerful shot, he spent the better part of his career at Werder Bremen (nearly one full decade), amassing Bundesliga totals of 388 games and 19 goals over the course of 15 seasons.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/borowkadata.html | title = Ulrich 'Uli' Borowka – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 15 December 2016 | website = RSSSF | access-date = 15 December 2016}}

Borowka represented West Germany at Euro 1988.

Club career

Born in Menden (Sauerland), Borowka made his Bundesliga debut at the age of 19 for Borussia Mönchengladbach, becoming a regular from his second season onwards – in 1984–85, as the team finished fourth, he scored a career-best five goals in 32 matches.

In 1987, Borowka signed for SV Werder Bremen, being a defensive mainstay for the club in six of his nine seasons and managing to net at least once in seven of them. In his debut campaign he helped to the league conquest, the first in 23 years, scoring in a 1–0 win at SV Waldhof Mannheim on 9 April 1988.

Borowka played in a total of 46 official matches in the 1991–92 season, including eight in Werder's victorious run in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1991/intro.html|title=1991/92: Bremen shine in Stadium of Light|publisher=UEFA|date=1 June 1992|access-date=23 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503064833/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1991/intro.html|archive-date=3 May 2010}} The following season he added another league, eventually leaving the club in December 1995 at nearly 34, for amateurs Tasmania 1900 Berlin. Subsequently he played for Hannover 96 (third level, only one month) and Widzew Łódź, becoming the first German to play in the Polish Ekstraklasa before finally retiring in the amateur leagues, at the age of 38.

After retiring, Borowka had various spells in coaching, with little impact.

International career

Borowka earned six caps for West Germany in 1988, and featured for the nation at UEFA Euro 1988, playing all four matches for the semifinalists (two complete). His debut came on 2 April in a friendly with Argentina, a 1–0 win in Berlin in preparation for the continental competition.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/borowka-intl.html | title = Ulrich 'Uli' Borowka – International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 15 December 2016 | website = RSSSF | access-date = 15 December 2016}}

Honours

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DFB-Pokal runners-up: 1983–84

Werder Bremen

Bundesliga: 1987–88, 1992–93
DFB-Pokal: 1990–91, 1993–94; runners-up 1988–89, 1989–90
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1991–92
DFL-Supercup: 1988, 1993, 1994{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/supercup/das-spiel/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F1969425|title=Deutscher Supercup, 1988, Finale |publisher=dfb.de |access-date=5 November 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/supercup/das-spiel/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F1972324 |title=Deutscher Supercup, 1993, Finale |work=DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. |date=16 October 2014 |publisher=dfb.de |access-date=5 November 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/supercup/das-spiel/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F1972325|title=Deutscher Supercup, 1994, Finale |publisher=dfb.de |access-date=5 November 2020}}

Widzew Łódź

Ekstraklasa: 1996–97

References

External links

{{Fussballdaten|borowkaulrich}}
{{NFT|17279}}
[https://www.dfb.de/die-mannschaft/statistik/alle-spieler-von-a-bis-z/?spieledb_path=%2Fteams%2F479%2Fnational_player%2F43174 National team data] {{in lang|de}}
{{WorldFootball.net|uli-borowka}}
{{Official website|http://www.uli-borowka.de}} {{in lang|de}}

Category:1962 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Menden (Sauerland)

Category:Footballers from Arnsberg (region)

Category:German men's footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Bundesliga players

Category:Borussia Mönchengladbach players

Category:SV Werder Bremen players

Category:Hannover 96 players

Category:Ekstraklasa players

Category:Widzew Łódź players