Bernd Schneider

Bernd Schneider (born 17 November 1973 in Jena, Germany) is a former German footballer. He played for Germany national team.

Bernd Schneider
Schneider training for Germany in 2006
Personal information
Full name Bernd Schneider[1]
Date of birth (1973-11-17) 17 November 1973
Place of birth Jena, East Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1983 BSG Aufbau Jena
1983–1991 Carl Zeiss Jena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1998 Carl Zeiss Jena 158 (21)
1998–1999 Eintracht Frankfurt 33 (4)
1999–2009 Bayer Leverkusen 263 (35)
2009 Bayer 04 Leverkusen II 8 (1)
Total 462 (61)
National team
Germany U-18 2 (0)
1999–2001 Germany B 4 (1)
1999–2008 Germany 81 (4)
Honours
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Runner-upDFB-Pokal2002
Runner-upUEFA Champions League2002
Runner-upDFB-Pokal2009
 Germany
Runner-upFIFA World Cup2002
Third placeFIFA Confederations Cup2005
Third placeFIFA World Cup2006
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

[2] Schneider started his professional career at local Carl Zeiss Jena, going on to help the East German outfit to remain five consecutive seasons in the second division; his debut came on 13 August 1991, playing ten minutes in a 1–3 loss at Darmstadt 98.

Schneider then played one season at Eintracht Frankfurt, subsequently moving to Bayer Leverkusen, and establishing himself as an important player for both club and country. In 1999–2000 and 2001–02, he was helpful in Bayer's 2nd-place finish in the Fußball-Bundesliga. He also appeared 19 times in the side reached the 2002 Champions League Final.

More a creator than a finisher, Schneider scored a career-best ten league goals in the 2003–04 season, making him the highest-scoring midfielder in that year's competition, alongside Johan Micoud; Leverkusen finished third and, during the following season, Schneider extended his contract a few more years.

After two more seasons in which he scored ten goals and achieved 18 assists in 60 matches, Schneider began suffering back-to-back injuries: first the calf, then the back, not appearing for almost the entire 2008–09 season due to the injuries. He only managed to return to action on 16 May 2009, playing the last 20 minutes of a 5–0 home win against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The following month, he announced his retirement because he could not fully recover from the injuries.

Career statistics

Club
ClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalEurope1Other2TotalRef.
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carl Zeiss Jena1991–922. Bundesliga1010—3050[3]
1992–9321030—240[3]
1993–94200020[4]
1994–9534710357[3]
1995–9633621357[3]
1996–9731100311[5]
1997–9833640376[6]
Totals15620111—3017021—
Eintracht Frankfurt1998–99Bundesliga33422—356[7]
Bayer Leverkusen1999–2000323008021424[3]
2000–013123071—413[8]
2001–023056217210549[3]
2002–0328251103—436[9]
2003–04331030—3610[10]
2004–053331010010453[3]
2005–06294222010346[3]
2006–0731621124—4511[11]
2007–081501071231[12]
2008–091000—10[3]
Totals2633523673115136453—
Bayer Leverkusen II2008–09Regionalliga West81—81[3]
Career totals4265236973118154373—

International

Source:[13]

Germany
YearAppsGoals
199950
200000
200120
2002141
2003100
2004140
2005140
2006162
200751
200810
Total814

International goals
Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 June 2002Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan Saudi Arabia8–08–02002 World Cup
2.16 August 2006Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Sweden1–03–0Friendly
3.6 September 2006Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino13–013–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
4.12 September 2007Rhein Energie Stadion, Cologne, Germany Romania1–13–1Friendly

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen

Germany

Individual

References
  1. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Bernd Schneider". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. "Bernd Schneider » Club matches" (in German). World Football. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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  13. Bernd Schneider at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. "Bundesliga Historie 2001/02" (in German). kicker.
  15. "Bundesliga Historie 2006/07" (in German). kicker.
  16. "UEFA Champions League 2001/02 - History - Statistics – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.


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