He moved on from the German Democratic Republic second division club BSG Bergmann-Borsig to Aston Villa in the Premier League and finished runner-up in 1992/93. The king of the dead ball at corners and free kicks joined Bayer 04 in 1997 and was our first goalscorer in the Champions League. He converted a penalty for the opening goal against Lierse SK in the first match in Europe's premier club competition. It was the only goal of the game where Paule was sent off on 77 minutes after a second yellow card.
He made 80 Bundesliga appearances and scored 24 goals in his three years under the Bayer Cross. He played for the national team with five international appearances under three different coaches: Berti Vogts, Erich Ribbeck and Rudi Völler. After his time at Bayer 04, Stefan Beinlich spends three years at both Hertha Berlin and Hamburg SV and then ends his playing career at Hansa Rostock at the age of 35.
The father of three daughters is now the CEO at the Rostock Athletics Club. Paule will be 50 on 13 January and I maintain he could still find the top corner at the BayArena with his eyes closed from 23 metres out. Many happy returns on your birthday, Paule. I'll raise a glass to you.
The video shows a few goals from his time at Bayer 04.
Zoltan Sebescen was born on 1 October 1975 in Ehingen and he started playing football as a child. His talent stood out early on and he was accepted into the youth section at Stuttgarter Kickers in 1982. There he progressed through all the youth teams and continued to develop. His breakthrough in the men's game came in the mid-1990s, when he moved up to the Kickers first team squad. With his speed, dynamism and attacking drive, he soon made a name for himself beyond the region. He and his team were promoted from the Regional League South to Bundesliga 2 in 1996 and stayed in the league with Stuttgart for three years.
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Jens Nowotny was born on 11 January 1974 in Malsch, Baden-Württemberg. As a youngster, he played for SV Spielberg and Germania Friedrichstal and later joined the youth section at Karlsruher SC. As a 15-year-old, he became an integral part of the DFB national youth set-up and played for all of the Germany junior teams. One highlight was an U15 international against England at Wembley.
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It is Tuesday, 20 October 2015 - a Champions League night at the BayArena. The visitors: AS Roma. What awaits the spectators is a memorable football match full of drama, speed and emotion. The Werkself get off to a flying start and literally overrun the slightly favoured Italians in the early stages. The scoreline was 2-0 after just twenty minutes - both goals were scored by Mexico international Chicharito. Bayer 04 put the visitors under constant pressure with their aggressive pressing and bold attacking play and even had a chance to make it 3-0. Then the AS Roma captain Daniele De Rossi brought his team back into the game with a brace making it 2-2 at half-time.
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In the video you can see impressive and important goals in Bayer 04 history from the month of October. It's not always about the beauty of the goals, but also a reminder of special games and players.
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On 23 October 1960, a highly anticipated local derby took place in the DFB Pokal, which the team had to qualify for via the regional association cup competitions at the time: SV Schlebusch hosted the Werkself from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Around 2,000 spectators flocked to the "Am Bühl" stadium to watch the game kicking off at 3 pm.
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