2002–03 Hertha BSC season

During the 2002–03 season, Hertha BSC competed in the Bundesliga.

Hertha BSC
2002–03 season
Manager Huub Stevens
Bundesliga5th
UEFA CupFourth round
DFB-PokalFirst round
DFB-LigapokalWinners
Top goalscorerMarcelinho (14)

Season summary

After two successive eliminations in the UEFA Cup third round, Hertha went one better by reaching the round of 16, before elimination by eventual semi-finalists Boavista in away goals. Qualification for the UEFA Cup for the fourth time in a row was obtained with a 5th-placed finish.

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  HUN Gábor Király
2 DF  GER Denis Lapaczinski
3 DF  GER Arne Friedrich
4 DF  NED Dick van Burik
6 DF  ISL Eyjólfur Sverrisson
7 FW  BRA Alex Alves
8 MF  BEL Bart Goor
9 FW  BRA Luizão
10 MF  BRA Marcelinho
11 FW  GER Michael Preetz
12 GK  GER Christian Fiedler
13 MF  POL Bartosz Karwan
14 DF  CRO Josip Šimunić[notes 1]
15 DF  BRA Nenê
16 MF  GER Roberto Pinto
17 FW  BIH Sead Zilić[notes 2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  HUN Pál Dárdai
19 MF  GER Andreas Schmidt
20 MF  GER Andreas Neuendorf
21 MF  GER Michael Hartmann
22 MF  GER Stefan Beinlich
23 MF  GER René Tretschok
24 FW  ANG Nando Rafael[notes 3]
25 MF  NED Rob Maas
27 MF  BUL Aleksandar Mladenov
28 MF  MKD Nderim Nexhipi
32 MF  GER Thorben Marx
33 DF  GER Marko Rehmer
35 MF  GER Benjamin Köhler
39 DF  GER Alexander Madlung
40 GK  POL Tomasz Kuszczak
44 FW  CMR Joël Tchami

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF  GRE Kostas Konstantinidis[notes 4] (to Hannover 96)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW  NOR Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen (on loan to Rosenborg)

References
  1. "Hertha Berlin - 2002/03". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

Notes
  1. Šimunić was born in Canberra, Australia, but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in November 2001.
  2. Zilić was born in Prijepolje, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia, but at the time part of Yugoslavia and then Serbia and Montenegro), but also holds Bosnian and Slovenian citizenship.
  3. Rafael was born in Luanda, Angola, but was raised in the Netherlands from the age of 8, later gained German citizenship, and represented Germany at U-21 level before making his international debut for Angola in 2012.
  4. Konstantinidis was born in Schorndorf, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Greece internationally and made his international debut for Greece in 1995.
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