Forgotten Premier League cult hero unrecognisable with designer stubble after taking top job at Uefa
A FORGOTTEN Premier League cult hero looks unrecognisable after taking a new job at Uefa.
The retired footballer has become a technical director at the football association.
The 53-year-old was in Istanbul for the Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan.
He had a picture with the trophy beforehand and tweeted it with the caption: “Only 2 hours and then it’s about this legendary pot! .”
During his football career he played 127 times for Tottenham between 1998 and 2003.
He joined Spurs after a five-year spell at Borussia Dortmund.
As a defensive midfielder, he rarely got himself on the score sheet but did net one goal in a 7-2 win over Southampton in the Premier League in 2000.
The German then returned to his homeland before having a loan spell at Leicester City in 2004 before hanging up his boots.
He scored one goal during his stint with the Foxes.
He also made 21 appearances for Germany between 1995 and 1998.
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After retiring, he went into punditry and coaching and returned to Spurs as the assistant head coach in 2012 under Andre Villas-Boas.
He then worked with Tim Sherwood before starting a new role as the international technical co-ordinator when Mauricio Pochettino was made manager.
He made 21 appearances for the national side between 1995 and 1998.
In his punditry career, he worked on EuroSports’ coverage of the Bundesliga as well as a commentator for the English world feed of the competition.