29.05.1982 Arminia Bielefeld vs Bayer 04 1-3 (0-1)
54’ Horst Knauf (The midfielder from the second team with the crucial goal at 2-0.)
30.05.1987 SV Waldhof Mannheim vs Bayer 04 2:1 (1:0)
90’ Minas Hantzidis (The homegrown player and future Greece international with his only Bundesliga goal for Bayer 04.)
05.05.1992 Bayer 04 vs Bayern Munich 2-1 (1-0)
59’ Markus Feinbier (Another homegrown player with a tap-in after a goalkeeping error.)
17.05.1997 Bayer 04 vs FC St. Pauli 3-0 (0-0)
75’ Erik Meijer (Paulo Sergio free kick, Erik Meijer header and the winner.)
05.05.1999 FC Nürnberg vs Bayer 04 2-2 (1-1)
3’ Carsten Ramelow (The early lead thanks to the honorary captain.)
12.05.2007 Hertha Berlin vs Bayer 04 2-3 (1-2)
13’ Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker (Header by the central defender from a corner opens the scoring.)
05.05.2012 1. FC Nürnberg vs Bayer 04 1-4 (0-2)
89’ Stefan Kießling (The centre forward with the last Bayer 04 goal in the 2011/12 season.)
20.05.2017 Hertha Berlin vs Bayer 04 2-6 (0-3)
90’ Joel Pohjanpalo (And the last goal in 2016/17 from the Finland centre forward.)
Claus-Dieter, known as ‘Pele’, Wollitz was born in Brakel on 19 July 1965 in Brakel. He earned the nickname of the Brazilian global super star at the age of six because he was able to the juggle the ball for a long time as a child. What was originally meant as a stunt would follow him all his life. Every football fan associates the name Wollwitz with his nickname: Pele.
Show moreJosé Roberto da Silva Junior, Zé Roberto for short, was born in the Brazilian city of São Paulo on 6 July 1974. He started playing football at the Pequeninos de Joquey soccer school at the age of seven. Via the club Palestra Sao Bernardo, the left footer moved on to the professional club Portuguesa de Desportos where he made his debut in 1994.
Show more25 years ago, the Bayer 04 U19 team under their two coaches Thomas Hörster and Dirk Dreher were Regional League West champions and thereby participants in the finals of the German championship.
Show moreAfter promotion to Bundesliga 2, the football boss Hermann Bacall had his hands full putting together a powerful team. For the first training session at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on 14 July 1975 there were nine new signings including five players who became regular starters in the team that won promotion to the Bundesliga in 1979.
Show moreAfter the success of the previous year, the gymnastics and sports club Leverkusen hold the ‘Wiesdorfer Sportwoche’ week of sports for a second time (the city of Leverkusen is only founded in 1930). The week of sport started on Sunday, 12 July 1925. In the years before World War I there were municipal gymnastics and games festivals. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the club in 1924 the board and many helping hands started the week of sports. An internal municipal games festival developed into a national event which made a name for itself after a year particularly due to the relay element.
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