Roman Weidenfeller
 Weidenfeller with Borussia Dortmund in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Sportfreunde Eisbachtal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 76 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | (0) |
| 2003– | Borussia Dortmund | 238 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Germany U17 | ? | (?) |
| 1999–2001 | Germany U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Germany B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:46, 26 January 2012 (UTC) | |||
Roman Weidenfeller (born 6 August 1980) is a German footballer who plays for Fußball-Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund as a goalkeeper.
Career
Early career
Weidenfeller made his professional debut in 1997, after earning the Best Goalkeeper Award at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[citation needed] During his youth years, he played for Sportfreunde Eisbachtal.
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 1. FC 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 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]
Honours
Club
- Borussia Dortmund
Career statistics
- As of 23 October 2011.[7]
Template:Football player statistics 1 Template:Football player statistics 2 |- | 2000–01 || rowspan="2"|1. FC Kaiserslautern || rowspan="12"|Bundesliga | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 0 |- | 2001–02 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 |- | 2002–03 || rowspan="10"|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 | 10 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 14 || 0 Template:Football player statistics 3237 || 0 || 9 || 0 || 16 || 0 || 262 || 0 Template:Football player statistics 5237 || 0 || 9 || 0 || 16 || 0 || 262 || 0 Template:Football player statistics end
References
- ^ "Roman Weidenfeller". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "BVB win Weidenfeller chase". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Keeper blow for BvB". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ a b "Dortmund keeper handed ban". Sky Sports. 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Weidenfeller banned over racist remarks". Yahoo! Sports UK. 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2008-08-20. [dead link]
- ^ "Weidenfeller faces DFB rap". Sky Sports. 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Roman Weidenfeller". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 28 September 2011.