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Thomas Gansauge

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Thomas Gansauge

Thomas Gansauge (back row, fourth from right) with Hansa Rostock in 1990
Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-06-04) 4 June 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Bergen auf Rügen, East Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1989	Hansa Rostock II	2	(0)
1989–1991	Hansa Rostock	1	(0)
1989–1990	→ BSG Motor Stralsund	14	(1)
1991–1994	Rasensport Elmshorn
1994–1995	SV Lurup
1995–1996	PSV Rostock
1996–1999	Hansa Rostock	71	(0)
2000–2001	Arminia Bielefeld	20	(1)
2001–2004	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	68	(3)
Total		176	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Gansauge (born 4 June 1970) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. Gansauge started his career at Hansa Rostock, going on to make 81 appearances in the Bundesliga with Hansa Rostock and Arminia Bielefeld.^[1]

Born in Bergen auf Rügen, Gansauge grew up in Bergen auf Rügen and Rostock and started his career at Hansa Rostock.^[2] After playing for Hansa Rostock II and a spell on loan at BSG Motor Stralsund, he made his debut for Hansa Rostock on 5 September 1990, in a 3–0 win in the DDR-Oberliga away at FC Berlin. He left Hansa Rostock in 1991, playing for Rasensport Elmshorn, SV Lurup and PSV Rostock before rejoining Hansa Rostock in 1996. He made 71 Bundesliga appearances for Hansa Rostock before leaving the club in 1999 for Arminia Bielefeld. He made 10 Bundesliga appearances as Bielefeld were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. He joined Rot-Weiß Erfurt in 2001 before retiring in 2004.^[1]

Gausange has lived in Chicago since 2005 and runs Schwaben AC as well as the Hansa Soccer Academy.^[3][4]

• Thomas Gansauge at WorldFootball.net
• Thomas Gansaugeatfussballdaten.de (in German)
• Thomas GansaugeatDFB (also available in German)