René Adler
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| René Adler | ||
 |
||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 January 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Leipzig, East Germany | |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1991–2000 2000–2003 |
VfB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen |
|
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002–2007 2003– |
Bayer Leverkusen II Bayer Leverkusen |
28 (0) 90 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005 2008– |
Germany U-21 Germany |
4 (0) 8 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
René Adler (born 15 January 1985 in Leipzig) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bayer Leverkusen and the German national team.
Contents |
[edit] Career
[edit] Club career
Adler has been a club captain at all levels of competition and at the German Under-19 championships he was one of the star players of the tournament, attracting attention from clubs such as Feyenoord, Arsenal and Chelsea. Due to his good performances, Rudi Völler nominated Adler to his first senior appearance against Werder Bremen.
He made his Bundesliga debut in dramatic fashion on 25 February 2007 against league leaders Schalke 04.[1] With starting goalkeeper Butt serving a suspension, Adler saved ten shots on goal, repelling Schalke's repeated attacks. A breakaway goal by Stefan Kießling in the 85th minute gave Leverkusen a 1-0 upset victory. Leverkusen manager Michael Skibbe praised Adler's "world-class saves".[2] His strengths are his quick reactions. He stopped Schalke's record of 13 games unbeaten, Stuttgart's record of five games unbeaten and Hamburg's four-game winning spree with a saved penalty kick against Rafael van der Vaart.
[edit] International career
Adler has made four appearances for the German U-21 team under the leadership of Dieter Eilts. He was part of the German team that finished as runners-up in Euro 2008. He made his debut for Germany on 11 October 2008 in a FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifier against Russia. He had his latest appearance in a match against Russia.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Club performance
As of 13 December 2009[update]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 90 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 113 | 0 | ||
[edit] Honours
National Team
- UEFA European Football Championship Runner-up: 2008
Personal Honours
- Best Bundesliga Goalkeeper: 2008
[edit] References
- ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match4241.php. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
- ^ Steffen Potter (26 February 2007). "Agile Adler addles Schalke". uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=510533.html. Retrieved 1 December 2007.
[edit] External links
- Leverkusen who's who
- Career stats at Fussballdaten.de (German)
- Profile at Transfermarkt.de (German)
- Interview at Transfermarkt.de (German)
|
|||||
|
|||||||
  |
This biographical article related to a German football goalkeeper is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
