Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/1996 - 06/2002 |  | Werder Bremen |  Germany | Midfield | 17 |
| 07/1993 - 06/1996 | | Werder Bremen | Germany | Midfield | 11 |
| 07/1989 - 06/1993 | | Werder Bremen | Germany | Midfield | |
| 07/1988 - 06/1990 |  | Werder Bremen II | Germany | Midfield | |
| 07/1987 - 06/1988 |  | VfR Dostluk Osterode | Germany | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Champions League | 10 | 10 | - | 4 | 833 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 29 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2.344 | 10 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| UEFA Super Cup | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 159 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Cup Winners Cup | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1.370 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| UI-Cup | 12 | 12 | - | 2 | 1.021 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Bundesliga | 379 | 348 | 31 | 45 | 31.237 | 101 | - | 53 | 10 | - | - | » All matches |
| DFB-Pokal | 43 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 3.662 | 11 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercup | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 316 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| League Cup | 1 | 1 | - | - | 90 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 496 | 453 | 43 | 62 | 41.032 | 135 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | World Cup | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 327 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| WC Qualifiers Europe | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 420 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 17 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 918 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 189 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 359 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 40 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 2.213 | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
| U21 Friendlies | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 168 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| U21 EURO Qualifiers | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 105 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 273 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |