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Roman Weidenfeller
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| Roman Weidenfeller | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roman Weidenfeller | |
| Date of birth | August 6, 1980 (age 26) | |
| Place of birth | Diez, Germany | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000-2002 2002-present |
1.FC Kaiserslautern Borussia Dortmund |
6 (0) 86 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Roman Weidenfeller (born 6 August 1980 in Diez, Germany) is a professional Footballer (Soccer Player) who plays for the German Football/Soccer team Borussia Dortmund.
Roman made his BVB debut against his former club 1.FC Kaiserslautern on 17 December 2003. The game was marked by a disastrous mix-up between Weidenfeller and one of his own defenders, which resulted in Kaiserslautern’s Lincoln being gifted a goal. Weidenfeller returned to the reserves, but was given a second chance by Bert van Marwijk in October 2004, which turned out to be a more successful stint. Borussia Dortmund’s rise in the second half of the 2004/2005 season is closely associated with Weidenfeller's, and he soon became one of the more respected players in the Bundesliga. This led to speculation about a potential place in the national team: “The number three position (behind Kahn and Lehmann) is still available, and it’s another year until the World Cup” , the keeper declared. “He’s incredible, and he’s still improving. Even (more) better is impossible“ , Bert van Marwijk said about his keeper.
Weidenfeller was discovered in 1997 when he was voted best goalkeeper of the U-17 World Cup. He transferred from Sportfreunde Eisbachtal to 1.FC Kaiserslautern before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2002 to replace Jens Lehmann one year later.
| Borussia Dortmund - Current Squad |
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1 Weidenfeller | 2 Amedick | 3 Brzenska | 4 Wörns | 5 Kehl | 6 Kringe | 7 Tinga | 8 Amoah | 9 Valdez | 10 Pienaar | 13 Frei | 14 Smolarek | 16 Saka | 17 Dedé | 18 Ricken | 20 Meier | 21 Metzelder | 22 Kruska | 23 Degen | 25 Şahin | 26 Heitmeier | 27 Hünemeier | 28 Tyrala | 31 Kohlmann | 33 Vržogić | 34 Pirson | 36 Amachaibou | 38 Hillenbrand | Coach: Doll |