 In the summer he signed on free to 1.FC Kaiserslautern, but after only one season he signed again to the newly promoted Eintracht Frankfurt side and has been instrumental in the team's attack ever since scoring regularly and eventually becoming the captain of the team since the 2007–08 season.In April 2008, it was reported that the captain of Eintracht has agreed to an extension of his contract till 2012 with the club.