Bernd Schneider (footballer)

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Bernd Schneider
Personal information
Date of birth	November 17, 1973 (1973-11-17) (age 34)
Place of birth	Jena, East Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) 74 kg
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bayer Leverkusen
Number	25
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1998 1998-1999 1999-	Carl Zeiss Jena Eintracht Frankfurt Bayer Leverkusen	124 (14) 033 0(4) 262 (35)
National team2
1999-	Germany	081 0(4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 13 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Bernd Schneider (born November 17, 1973 in Jena, Thuringia region) is a German football player. He currently plays for Bayer Leverkusen, who he helped reach second place in the Bundesliga in 2000 and 2002. In addition, he plays for the German national team and was selected in the squads that reached second place in the 2002 World Cup and third place in the 2006 World Cup.

On the field, Schneider goes by the nickname "Schnix", and is known for his versatility - although he prefers the center-right midfield, he can also play as a central or defensive midfielder. He is also known for his strong technical skills and accurate free kicks and corners. Even though he is seldom a finisher, he has in the past proven to be useful in front of goal. At Bayer Leverkusen he scored ten goals in the 2003/04 season, making him one of the highest-scoring midfielders in the Bundesliga.

He missed Euro 2008 because of a neck operation.

[edit] Trivia

• He and his girlfriend Carina have a 7-year-old daughter, Emely.
• He is one of only two well-known smokers in the German National Team.
• He is also known as 'The White Brazilian' in Leverkusen.

[edit] Honours

• Confederations Cup Bronze medallist: 2005
• 2002 FIFA World Cup Runner Up
• 2006 FIFA World Cup 3rd Place

[edit] External links

• Leverkusen who's who
• Career statistics at fussballdaten.de (German)

v • d • e Germany squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Runners-up 1 Kahn • 2 Linke • 3 Rehmer • 4 Baumann • 5 Ramelow • 6 Ziege • 7 Neuville • 8 Hamann • 9 Jancker • 10 Ricken • 11 Klose • 12 Lehmann • 13 Ballack • 14 Asamoah • 15 Kehl • 16 Jeremies • 17 Bode • 18 Böhme • 19 Schneider • 20 Bierhoff • 21 Metzelder • 22 Frings • 23 Butt • Coach: Völler

v • d • e Germany squad - UEFA Euro 2004 1 Kahn • 2 Hinkel • 3 Friedrich • 4 Wörns • 5 Nowotny • 6 Baumann • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Hamann • 9 Bobic • 10 Kuranyi • 11 Klose • 12 Lehmann • 13 Ballack • 14 Brdaric • 15 Kehl • 16 Jeremies • 17 Ziege • 18 Ernst • 19 Schneider • 20 Podolski • 21 Lahm • 22 Frings • 23 Hildebrand • Coach: Völler

v • d • e Germany squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Lehmann • 2 Jansen • 3 Friedrich • 4 Huth • 5 Kehl • 6 Nowotny • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Frings • 9 Hanke • 10 Neuville • 11 Klose • 12 Kahn • 13 Ballack • 14 Asamoah • 15 Hitzlsperger • 16 Lahm • 17 Mertesacker • 18 Borowski • 19 Schneider • 20 Podolski • 21 Metzelder • 22 Odonkor • 23 Hildebrand • Coach: Klinsmann