Sven Bender

Sven Bender

Sven Bender in trainig with 1860 Munich
Personal information
Full name	Sven Bender
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund
Number	22
Youth career
1993–1999	TSV Brannenburg
1999–2003	SpVgg Unterhaching
2003–2006	1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	1860 Munich II	16	(2)
2006–2009	1860 Munich	65	(1)
2009–	Borussia Dortmund	50	(1)
International career‡
2005–2006	Germany U-17	10	(0)
2007–2008	Germany U-19	11	(1)
2009	Germany U-20	1	(2)
2011–	Germany	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:26, 16 May 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2011

Sven Bender (born 27 April 1989) is a German footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He won the bronze medal of the Fritz-Walter-Award. His twin brother Lars won the gold medal.

Along with his brother Lars, he was part of the Germany U-19 side that won the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

International career

Bender's first call-up for the senior German national football team came in February 2011, ahead of a friendly against Italy in Dortmund, where he remained an unused substitute. Bender made his debut for Germany in a 2-1 loss to Australia.

Honours

Club

Borussia Dortmund

• Bundesliga: 1

2010–11

External links

• Sven Bender at fussballdaten.de (in German)