Thomas Cichon
Thomas Joachim Cichon (Polish: Tomasz Cichoń; born 9 July 1976) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[1]
 Cichon with VfL Osnabrück in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Joachim Cichon | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Ruda Śląska, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1985 | BV Altenessen | ||
| 1989–1990 | Preußen Essen | ||
| 1990–1995 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2004 | 1. FC Köln | 211 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 30 | (0) |
| 2005 | Panionios | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | VfL Osnabrück | 98 | (16) |
| 2009–2010 | Moroka Swallows | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 368 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Germany U-21 | 20 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Involvement in match-fixing
In June 2014 Cichon received a nine-month suspended sentence for accessory to fraud and tax fraud for his involvement in the 2009 European football match-fixing scandal. He admitted to having received €20,000 from the gambling mafia in exchange for not giving his full effort in VfL Osnabrück's 3–0 defeat to FC Augsburg on 17 April 2009.[2]
References
- Thomas Cichon at WorldFootball.net
- "Fußball-Wettskandal: Thomas Cichon wegen Beihilfe zum Betrug verurteilt". Die Welt (in German). 12 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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