Carsten Ramelow

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Personal information
Carsten Ramelow
Date of birth	March 20, 1974 (1974-03-20) (age 34)
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Playing position	Defender/midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1995 1995-2008	Hertha Berlin Bayer Leverkusen	80 (5) 333 (22)
National team
1998-2004	Germany	46 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 01 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Carsten Ramelow [ˈkaʁstn̩ ˈʁamɛloː] (born March 20, 1974 in Berlin) is a German international football player who last played for German Bundesliga's Bayer Leverkusen, as a central defender/defensive midfielder.

After growing as a player at Hertha Berlin, Ramelow signed for Leverkusen in 1995, playing a major part in the clubs domestic and continental exploits, before retiring due to persistent injuries in March 2008.

In 1998 Ramelow first appeared for the German national team, and went on to win 46 caps. He was on his country's roster at Euro 2000, and then played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He retired from the national team just before Euro 2004.

He was involved in a famous incident with AS Roma's Francesco Totti at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, while playing a UEFA Champions League game. Totti jumped on a sliding Ramelow landing on his shoulder and back.

[edit] Career statistics

Club Performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
1991-92	Hertha Berlin	2. Bundesliga	2	0	-		-		2	0
1992-93			3	1	-		-		3	1
1993-94			27	2	-		-		27	2
1994-95			31	2	-		-		31	2
1995-96			17	0	-		-		17	0
1995-96	Bayer Leverkusen	Bundesliga	15	2	-		-		15	2
1996-97			32	2	-		-		32	2
1997-98			33	2	-		9	1	42	3
1998-99			27	4	6	0	4	0	37	4
1999-00			26	0	3	0	6	0	35	0
2000-01			32	2	8	0	6	1	46	3
2001-02			32	2	8	0	14	2	54	4
2002-03			32	1	-		9	0	41	1
2003-04			31	2	-		-		31	2
2004-05			31	1	-		10	0	41	1
2005-06			25	2	-		-		25	2
2006-07			13	2	-		6	2	18	4
2007-08			4	1	-		1	0	5	2
Total	Germany		413	28	25	0	65	6	503	33
Career Total			413	27	28	0	65	6	503	33

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Data on Carsten Ramelow (German)
Leverkusen-who's who (German)

v • d • e Germany squad - UEFA Euro 2000

1 Kahn • 2 Babbel • 3 Rehmer • 4 Linke • 5 Bode • 6 Nowotny • 7 Scholl • 8 Häßler • 9 Kirsten • 10 Matthäus • 11 Rink • 12 Lehmann • 13 Ballack • 14 Hamann • 15 Wosz • 16 Jeremies • 17 Ziege • 18 Deisler • 19 Jancker • 20 Bierhoff • 21 Ramelow • 22 Butt • Coach: Ribbeck

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 Bayer Leverkusen – current squad

1 Adler • 2 Haggui • 5 Friedrich • 6 Rolfes • 7 Barnetta • 8 Freier • 10 Gekas • 11 Kießling • 13 Bulykin • 14 Dum • 15 Sarpei • 16 Schwegler • 17 Greško • 20 Sinkiewicz • 21 Kurdov • 22 Fernandez • 23 Vidal • 25 Schneider • 27 Castro • 28 Ramelow • 29 Callsen-Bracker • 34 Domaschke • 36 Barbarez • Manager: Skibbe