While Bender and Brandt lost out on penalties to Brazil in Rio, the other three Bayer 04 players were winners at the other tournaments: Charles Aránguiz and Chile won South America's premier international football trophy for the second time in succession. The Chileans, with the impressive Aránguiz in midfield, beat Argentina on penalties.
Krahn wins treble
Annike Krahn ended her successful career with Germany by winning a treble. After winning the World Cup and the European Championships the Bayer 04 women's player won the gold medal in the Olympic Final against Sweden. Following the 2-1 win against the Scandinavians the 31-year-old defender ended an outstanding run of 137 internationals for Germany and will now concentrate on playing for Bayer 04.
Doege saves two penalties in Euro final
Leonie Doege was the hero of the women's U17 European Championships final. The Bayer 04 goalkeeper helped take Germany to the final in May with some outstanding performances. Leonie again demonstrated her outstanding ability in a penalty shoot-out in the final after a goalless 80 minutes against Spain – she saved two penalties to help secure Germany's Euro triumph.
U17 team on parade
And the Bayer 04 U 17 team, winners of the German league title in Dortmund in May, were also on the pitch before the Hamburg game where they received a great reception from the Bayer 04 fans for their consistently successful performances last term.
ARD’s Sportschau has released the five nominees for October 2024’s Goal of the Month in Germany, with Aleix Garcia’s free-kick in the DFB Pokal against Elversberg on the shortlist. Bayer 04 fans have until 7pm CET on 23 November to vote.
Show moreThe Bayer 04 Women's team won the derby away to FC Köln thanks a Cornelia Kramer brace. At the start of the Bundesliga Matchday 8, Roberto Pätzold's team secured a 2-1 win away to the Rhine rivals at the Franz Kremer Stadium. The Danish striker Kramer opened the scoring on 77 seconds and then doubled her tally from the penalty spot (25').
Show moreThe runners-up visit Leverkusen: Bayer 04 open Bundesliga Matchday 9 against VfB Stuttgart on Friday, 1 November (kick-off: 20.30 CET). Matchday news brings you the latest information on the game at the BayArena.
Show moreRüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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