# Robert Huth
**Robert Huth** (born 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a center-back and won the Premier League three times, twice with Chelsea in 2004/05 and 2005/06 and once with Leicester City in 2015/16.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/players/2053/player/overview) Born in [East Berlin](https://www.edgepedia.org/east-berlin) before the [Berlin Wall](https://www.edgepedia.org/berlin-wall) came down, he moved to England as a teenager, earned 19 caps for Germany, and later worked at Leicester City as loan manager.[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/robert-huth-leicester-city-lcfc-heritage-premier-league-title-uefa-champions-league-europe-chelsea-germany) • [3](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/where-are-they-now-leicester-citys-2016-premier-league-winning-squad-10-years-on)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984, Berlin (East Berlin before the Wall came down)[1](https://www.premierleague.com/players/2053/player/overview) • [2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/robert-huth-leicester-city-lcfc-heritage-premier-league-title-uefa-champions-league-europe-chelsea-germany) |
| Position | Defender (center-back), 191 cm tall[1](https://www.premierleague.com/players/2053/player/overview) |
| Clubs | Chelsea (2001–2006), Middlesbrough (2006, £6.0m), Stoke City (2009, £5m), Leicester City (2015–2019)[4](https://www.skysports.com/robert-huth) • [5](https://www.roberthuth.com/robert-huth-biography/) |
| Honours | Premier League champion 2004/05, 2005/06, and 2015/16[1](https://www.premierleague.com/players/2053/player/overview) |
| Germany | 19 senior caps; debut 18 August 2004 against Austria in Vienna; 2005 Confederations Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup squads[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/robert-huth-leicester-city-lcfc-heritage-premier-league-title-uefa-champions-league-europe-chelsea-germany) |
| 2015/16 season | 35 league appearances and 3 goals in Leicester's title-winning campaign[1](https://www.premierleague.com/players/2053/player/overview) |
| After playing | Retired aged 34 in 2019; Leicester City loan manager 2022 to 2024[3](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/where-are-they-now-leicester-citys-2016-premier-league-winning-squad-10-years-on) |
## Early career and move to Chelsea
Huth began in the youth team of VfB Fortuna Biesdorf, spent one year with Union Berlin from 2000, and then joined Chelsea in 2001.[5](https://www.roberthuth.com/robert-huth-biography/) The route to London began on an international schoolboy trip with Germany to a tournament in Ireland when he was 15: a scout took his number and invited him to Chelsea for a week's trial, after which the club asked him to join permanently when he was 16.[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/robert-huth-leicester-city-lcfc-heritage-premier-league-title-uefa-champions-league-europe-chelsea-germany) He arrived under player-manager [Gianluca Vialli](https://www.edgepedia.org/gianluca-vialli), who was replaced by [Claudio Ranieri](https://www.edgepedia.org/claudio-ranieri) in 2000, and learned English quickly while adjusting to life away from his family.[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/robert-huth-leicester-city-lcfc-heritage-premier-league-title-uefa-champions-league-europe-chelsea-germany)
His competitive Chelsea debut came as a substitute on the final day of the 2001/02 season, a 1–3 home defeat to Aston Villa on 11 May 2002, when he was 17.[6](https://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?firstname=Robert&id=280) • [2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/robert-huth-leicester-city-lcfc-heritage-premier-league-title-uefa-champions-league-europe-chelsea-germany) After Roman Abramovich's takeover brought other candidates for the same central defensive position, his opportunities at Stamford Bridge were limited, and a Bayern Munich bid for him was rejected by Chelsea.[5](https://www.roberthuth.com/robert-huth-biography/) He was nevertheless in [José Mourinho](https://www.edgepedia.org/jose-mourinho)'s squads that won the Premier League in 2005 and 2006, making 10 league appearances in 2004/05 and 13 in 2005/06.[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/robert-huth-leicester-city-lcfc-heritage-premier-league-title-uefa-champions-league-europe-chelsea-germany) • [1](https://www.premierleague.com/players/2053/player/overview) His defending in front of his own goal earned him the nickname "Berlin Wall" in England.[7](https://whoswho.de/bio/robert-huth.html)
## Germany international
While at Chelsea, Huth made his international debut for Germany on his 20th birthday, 2004, against Austria in Vienna, a match Germany won.[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/robert-huth-leicester-city-lcfc-heritage-premier-league-title-uefa-champions-league-europe-chelsea-germany) He was a first-choice central defender at the 2005 Confederations Cup and was named in the squad for the 2006 [FIFA World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-world-cup) in his homeland, and he went on to win 19 caps in total.[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/robert-huth-leicester-city-lcfc-heritage-premier-league-title-uefa-champions-league-europe-chelsea-germany)
## Middlesbrough and Stoke City
Soon after the 2006 World Cup, Huth moved to [Middlesbrough](https://www.edgepedia.org/middlesbrough) in a transfer reported at £6 million, registered on 31 August 2006.[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/robert-huth-leicester-city-lcfc-heritage-premier-league-title-uefa-champions-league-europe-chelsea-germany) • [4](https://www.skysports.com/robert-huth) After Middlesbrough's relegation from the Premier League in 2009, Stoke City signed him for £5 million.[5](https://www.roberthuth.com/robert-huth-biography/) He became a regular at Stoke, playing 35 league games in 2010/11 and 35 in 2012/13, and was a runner-up in the [FA Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fa-cup) with the club.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/players/2053/player/overview) • [5](https://www.roberthuth.com/robert-huth-biography/)
## Leicester City and the 2016 title
Leicester City signed Huth on loan from Stoke on 2 February 2015, until the end of the season.[8](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/02/leicester-city-sign-robert-huth-stoke) He made his debut at Arsenal on 18 February 2015 and featured in every one of the remaining 14 matches that season, playing a central part in the club's escape from relegation, known as the Great Escape.[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/robert-huth-leicester-city-lcfc-heritage-premier-league-title-uefa-champions-league-europe-chelsea-germany) The Guardian noted that Leicester's remarkable turnaround in fortunes coincided with the loan signing.[9](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/10/robert-huth-leicester-southampton-loss)
**The title season.** Having already twice lifted the Premier League with Chelsea, Huth's experience was described as vital as he made 35 appearances, scoring 3 goals, on the way to Leicester's 2015/16 title.[3](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/where-are-they-now-leicester-citys-2016-premier-league-winning-squad-10-years-on) • [1](https://www.premierleague.com/players/2053/player/overview) He formed the center-back pairing with captain [Wes Morgan](https://www.edgepedia.org/wes-morgan), a combination valued for defensive security and strength at set pieces.[10](https://as.com/futbol/2017/04/17/champions/1492391477_861790.html) In the following 2016/17 season he played 33 league games with 2 goals and 8 matches in the [UEFA Champions League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-champions-league), in which [Leicester](https://www.edgepedia.org/leicester) reached the quarter-finals.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/players/2053/player/overview) • [2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/robert-huth-leicester-city-lcfc-heritage-premier-league-title-uefa-champions-league-europe-chelsea-germany)
## Retirement and later roles
Huth retired in 2019 at age 34 after a string of injuries, his final registered Premier League season being 2018/19 with Leicester.[3](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/where-are-they-now-leicester-citys-2016-premier-league-winning-squad-10-years-on) • [1](https://www.premierleague.com/players/2053/player/overview) He returned to the [King Power Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/king-power-stadium) in 2022 as loan manager and held the role until 2024.[3](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/where-are-they-now-leicester-citys-2016-premier-league-winning-squad-10-years-on)
## References
1. [Robert Huth, Premier League profile and stats](https://www.premierleague.com/players/2053/player/overview)
2. [Huth On The Great Escape, Title-Win & Europe, Leicester City FC](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/robert-huth-leicester-city-lcfc-heritage-premier-league-title-uefa-champions-league-europe-chelsea-germany)
3. [Where are they now? Leicester City's 2016 Premier League-winning squad 10 years on, FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/where-are-they-now-leicester-citys-2016-premier-league-winning-squad-10-years-on)
4. [Robert Huth, Sky Sports player profile](https://www.skysports.com/robert-huth)
5. [Robert Huth Biography, roberthuth.com](https://www.roberthuth.com/robert-huth-biography/)
6. [Chelsea FC Profile: Robert Huth, Stamford-Bridge.com](https://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?firstname=Robert&id=280)
7. [Robert Huth, WHO'S WHO Biografie](https://whoswho.de/bio/robert-huth.html)
8. [Leicester City sign centre-back Robert Huth on loan from Stoke, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/02/leicester-city-sign-robert-huth-stoke)
9. [Robert Huth stokes Leicester City's fire to leave Southampton at a loss, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/10/robert-huth-leicester-southampton-loss)
10. [Al Leicester le valen sus últimos cinco triunfos en casa, AS](https://as.com/futbol/2017/04/17/champions/1492391477_861790.html)
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