Tim Borowski (born May 2, 1980 in Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany), is a German football midfielder with FC Bayern Munich of the German Bundesliga and Germany. He is a central midfielder, adept at tackling and attacking although best known for his passing and vision.

Personal life

He has a higher commercial school qualification. He married Lena Mühlbacher on July 15, 2006 at the manor-house in Osterholz-Scharmbeck. They have one child, Emilia born July 22, 2007.

Career

Early career

He started his career at his hometown-club Post Neubrandenburg. There he was scouted by SV Werder Bremen and became a part of the club’s youth academy that, in recent history, has also brought up players such as Nelson Valdez (now with Borussia Dortmund), Christian Schulz and Simon Rolfes (now with Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

Werder Bremen

After playing for Werder Bremen II in the Regionalliga Nord, he finally became part of the Werder Bremen Bundesliga squad in 2002. He has been a regular since joining the main squad. As Werder Bremen usually deploy a 4-4-2 diamond formation, he usually plays as a left midfielder.

Bayern Munich

In July 2008 he will move to FC Bayern Munich on a free transfer.

[edit] International career

His first international match for the German national soccer team finished in Sofia on 21 August 2002 with 2:2 against Bulgaria.

Tim Borowski was selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In the first match against Costa Rica, he played the role of attacking midfielder instead of Michael Ballack who was not available for the first match. After the game, he became an ever present substitution for the team and usually substituted for Torsten Frings or Bastian Schweinsteiger.

In the quarter-final against Argentina, he made a superb assistance for his then Bremen teammate Miroslav Klose to score the equalizing goal for Germany. Borowski scored with the decisive fourth penalty in Germany’s 4-2 win in the shootout after extra time.

After the strong appearance in the previous match, he played from the beginning in the semi-finals against Italy. Later in that match, Bastian Schweinsteiger replaced him. Borowski was found injured after the game and he was not able to play for the third place against Portugal.

Honours

Club Titles

• German U19 Champion 1999 with Werder Bremen
• DFB-Pokal winner 2004 with Werder Bremen
• Bundesliga champion 2004 with Werder Bremen
• Vice Champion 2006 with Werder Bremen

National Team

• Confederations Cup Bronze medallist: 2005
• Third Place at the 2006 World Cup