Roman Weidenfeller

Roman Weidenfeller (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːman ˈvaɪdn̩ˌfɛlɐ]; born 6 August 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga clubs 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Borussia Dortmund, as well as the German national team.

Roman Weidenfeller
Weidenfeller with Borussia Dortmund in 2017
Personal information
Full name Roman Weidenfeller[1]
Date of birth (1980-08-06) 6 August 1980
Place of birth Diez, West Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1985–1996 Sportfreunde Eisbachtal
1996–1998 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 (0)
2002–2018 Borussia Dortmund 349 (0)
Total 355 (0)
National team
1999–2001 Germany U21 3 (0)
2005 Germany B 1 (0)
2013–2015 Germany 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Weidenfeller spent 16 seasons with Dortmund and managed to win both the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal twice. In 2014, he won the FIFA World Cup with Germany.

Club career

Early career

During his youth years, Weidenfeller played for Sportfreunde Eisbachtal. He 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 and later was used in the second team. For the 2000/01 Bundesliga season he was promoted to the first team but made only six league appearances in two years.[3]

Borussia Dortmund
Weidenfeller with Dortmund in 2006

Weidenfeller moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2002 on a free transfer[4] as a possible replacement for Jens Lehmann, who had moved to Arsenal in 2003. Weidenfeller had reportedly been unhappy at Kaiserslautern, where he was used mainly as a backup to Georg Koch.[5] 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.[6]

Early in the 2007–08 season, Weidenfeller was given a three match ban and fined €10,000 for racist insults leveled against Schalke 04 striker Gerald Asamoah.[7][8] 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.[9] Weidenfeller offered an apology to Asamoah following the news reports but denied making the statement.[7]

Weidenfeller won the Bundesliga with Dortmund in 2011 and went on to win the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double with the club in 2012. In the DFB-Pokal final, he was substituted in the 33rd minute due to a collision with Mario Gómez.

On 6 May 2013, Weidenfeller signed a contract extension with Borussia Dortmund, keeping him at the club until 2016.[10]

On 27 July 2013, Weidenfeller won the 2013 DFL-Supercup with Dortmund 4–2 against rivals Bayern Munich.[11]

However, with manager Jürgen Klopp leaving at the end of the 2014/15 season, the replacement manager Thomas Tuchel chose new signing Roman Bürki as his first choice goalkeeper as Dortmund began the season in excellent form, winning their first eleven games under Tuchel.[12] [13] Weidenfeller would continue to play in the club's European matches.

On 5 February 2016, Weidenfeller signed a new one-year deal with Borussia, keeping him at the club until 2017.[14] On 9 May 2017, he extended his contract until 2018.[15] At the end of the season 2017–18, he finished after his substitution for goalkeeper Bürki on 34 Matchday his active career, but will continue to work in another capacity at Dortmund.[16] His farewell match took place on September 7, 2018 in the Signal Iduna Park where Roman & Friends won against the BVB All Stars and Weidenfeller scored two goals.

Following Weidenfeller's retirement, he remained at Borussia Dortmund as an international ambassador.[17]

International career
Weidenfeller after Germany's triumph at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

In November 2013, Weidenfeller was called up to the German national squad for his first time for the friendlies against Italy and England. He received his first cap when he started against England at the Wembley Stadium on 19 November 2013, making him the oldest ever German goalkeeper débutant. He then appeared for the game against Cameroon, where the game ended tied at 2–2. He made his third appearance on the next game against Armenia where Germany won 6–1. Both games were international friendlies.

He was nominated as a reserve keeper behind Manuel Neuer for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, where the German team won the title a fourth time, but Weidenfeller wasn't used in any match. Weidenfeller made his first appearance for the German national team in a competitive match against Gibraltar during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying in June 2015.[18] His international farewell came with this match after winning five caps in total.[19]

Honours

Club
Borussia Dortmund[20]

International
Germany[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 May 2018.
ClubSeasonLeagueCup1Continental2Other3TotalRef.
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kaiserslautern2000–01Bundesliga300010—40[21]
2001–023010—40[22]
Totals601010—80—
Kaiserslautern II2001–02Regionalliga Süd120—120[23]
Borussia Dortmund II2002–03Regionalliga Nord7070[24]
2003–044040[24]
2004–052020[24]
Totals130—130—
Borussia Dortmund2002–03Bundesliga11020—10140[24]
2003–04170206020270[24]
2004–0526010——270[24]
2005–062401020270[24]
2006–0734020—360[25]
2007–0814000140[26]
2008–093203020370[27]
2009–1030030—330[28]
2010–113302080430[29]
2011–12320406010430[24]
2012–133104013010490[24]
2013–14300309010430[24]
2014–152500070—320[30]
2015–161000130140[31]
2016–1770202000110[32]
2017–182000100030[33]
Totals3490290690604530—
Career totals3800300700604860—
  • 1.^ Includes German Cup
  • 2.^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • 3.^ Includes German League Cup and German Super Cup

International statistics
As of 13 June 2015[34]
Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
201310
201430
201510
Total50

References
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  5. Seery, Philip. "BVB win Weidenfeller chase". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  6. Ives, Chris. "Keeper blow for BvB". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. Scurr, Andrew (23 August 2007). "Dortmund keeper handed ban". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  8. "Weidenfeller banned over racist remarks". Yahoo! Sports UK. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  9. Ives, Chris (20 August 2007). "Weidenfeller faces DFB rap". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  10. "Dortmund's Weidenfeller signs contract extension". UEFA.com. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  11. "Dortmund prevail over Bayern in Supercup thriller". bundesliga.com. 27 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
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  13. "Borussia Dortmund 3–0 Bayer Leverkusen". BBC Sport. 20 September 2015.
  14. "BVB extend Roman Weidenfeller's contract until 2017". Borussia Dortmund. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  15. http://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/Weidenfeller-extends-contract-until-2018 Weidenfeller extends contract until 2018
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  18. Jogi setzt wieder auf Herrmann. Bild.de (in German). Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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