Roman Weidenfeller
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roman Weidenfeller | ||
Date of birth | 6 August 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Diez, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
–1996 | Sportfreunde Eisbachtal | ||
1996–1998 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2002 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | (0) |
2002– | Borussia Dortmund | 298 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
1999–2001 | Germany U-21 | 3 | (0) |
2005 | Team 2006 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4:49, 11 February 2013 (IST) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:02, 3 February 2013 (IST) |
Roman Weidenfeller (born 6 August 1980) is a German footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund as a goalkeeper.
Career
Early career
During his youth years, he played for Sportfreunde Eisbachtal. Weidenfeller then made his professional debut in 1997, after his performances at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Kaiserslautern
In 1998, Weidenfeller transferred to the 1. FC Kaiserslautern youth team where he made 40 appearances in two seasons. He was then promoted to the first team but made only six league appearances in two seasons.
Borussia Dortmund
Weidenfeller moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2002 on a free transfer[1] as a possible replacement for Jens Lehmann, who moved to Arsenal in 2003. Weidenfeller had reportedly been unhappy at Kaiserslautern, where he was used mainly as a backup to Georg Koch.[2] His debut for Dortmund came on 17 December 2003 against his former club, Kaiserslautern, in a 1–0 loss.
In 2005, Weidenfeller underwent surgery following a meniscus tear in his left knee during training.[3]
Early in the 2007–08 season, Weidenfeller was given a three match ban and fined €10,000 for insults leveled against Schalke 04 striker Gerald Asamoah.[4][5] Asamoah originally reported Weidenfeller after a match on 18 August 2007 between the two clubs, where the incident occurred after a clash between the two in the 51st minute.[6] Weidenfeller offered an apology to Asamoah following the news reports but denied making the statement.[4]
Weidenfeller won the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund in 2011.
Weidenfeller won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double with Borussia Dortmund in 2012.
Honours
Club
- Bundesliga (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
- DFB-Pokal (1): 2011–12
Career statistics
- As of 11 November 2012.[7]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
2000–01 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2001–02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | Borussia Dortmund | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2003–04 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
Total | Germany | 270 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 307 | 0 | |
Career total | 270 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 307 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Roman Weidenfeller". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ "BVB win Weidenfeller chase". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ "Keeper blow for BvB". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ a b "Dortmund keeper handed ban". Sky Sports. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ "Weidenfeller banned over racist remarks". Yahoo! Sports UK. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Weidenfeller faces DFB rap". Sky Sports. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ "Roman Weidenfeller". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
External links
- Roman Weidenfeller official website
- Roman Weidenfeller at Soccerbase
- Career stats at Fussballdaten.de Template:De icon
- Roman Weidenfeller football profile from Yahoo! Sports UK
- ESPN Profile