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Bernd Schneider
Personal information
Date of birth	November 17, 1973 (1973-11-17) (age 34)
Place of birth	Jena, 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) 253 (35)
National team2
1999-	Germany	080 0(4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01 December 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Bernd Schneider (born November 17, 1973 in Jena, Thuringia region) is a German football player. He currently plays for Bayer Leverkusen, which he helped reach second place in the Bundesliga in 2000 and 2002. In addition, he plays for the German national team, including for 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, or even as a defender. He is also known for his strong technical skills, which allow him to create good shooting situations for his teammates. He is a free kick and corner specialist too. Even though he is seldom a finisher, he has in the past proven a strong force on goal (for example, at Bayer Leverkusen he scored ten goals in the 2003/04 season, making him one of the highest-scoring midfielders in the Bundesliga.) He is considered by many one of the best current German midfielders and he is a quiet player who doesn't appear in the media as much as players like Ballack or Podolski, but he is an outstanding versatile player.

He is not to be confused with new Real Madrid boss Bernd Schuster - although he was named by him to take up the Beckham role, but until now, it is stated by Bayer Leverkusen that he is untransferable.

• He and his girlfriend Carina have a 5-year-old daughter, Emely.
• He is one of only two well-known smokers in the German National Team

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

• Leverkusen who's who
• (German) [1]

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 - 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