Enjoy the following goals:
26.04.1980: Bayer 04 v Eintracht Braunschweig 3-1 (2-0)
6’ Peter Hermann (Great move from newly promoted team)
30.04.1983: Bayer 04 v FC Schalke 04 3-1 (1-0)
12’ Walter Posner (Wonderful goal from the reliable defender)
26.04.1986: FC Schalke 04 v Bayer 04 2-2 (1-0)
74’ Christian Schreier (The crucial goal to seal qualification for the UEFA Cup on matchday 34: Bayer 04 are in Europe for the first time)
02.04.1994: Bayer 04 v Karlsruher SC 3-1 (1-0)
85’ Bernd Schuster (‘Goal of the Month’ April 1994)
20.04.1997: VfB Stuttgart v Bayer 04 1-2 (0-1)
68’ Ulf Kirsten (The ‘Schwatte’ settles it)
28.04.2001: FC Kaiserslautern v Bayer 04 0-1 (0-1)
9’ Oliver Neuville (Away win thanks to powerful free kick)
15.04.2006: Bayer 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 (1-0)
84’ Simon Rolfes (The crucial 2-1 late on after 30 minutes of power play)
23.04.2016: FC Schalke 04 v Bayer 04 2-3 (2-0)
60’ Chicharito (The game against Schalke turned round in six minutes)
Harry Gniech was born on 14 October 1951 in Leverkusen-Schlebusch. At the age of six, he joined SV Bayer 04, initially in the athletics section. The boy actually wanted to play football, but was only allowed to switch to the football team when he turned nine. Harry quickly established himself as a playmaker in midfield. Despite his talent, the path from the youth team to the first-team squad was a long one back then. In the 1973–74 season, his former U19 coach, Friedhelm Renno – who was by then in charge of Bayer 04’s first team – selected him for his first match with the professional squad.
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Henrique Adriano Buss, known as Henrique, was born on 14 October 1986 in Marechal Cândido Rondon, a town in the Brazilian state of Paraná. At the age of 13, he joined Coritiba FC and made the step up to the first team in 2006. Henrique helped the team gain promotion to the Brazilian top flight and then moved on to Palmeiras FC. After just five matches for his new club, the 1.85-metre-tall centre-back was signed by Barcelona in 2008 for ten million euros and loaned to Bayer 04 for one year for a fee of €400,000.
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Constant Djakpa was born on 17 October 1986 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He started playing football at the age of five. He took his first steps in professional football at Stella Club d’Adjamé, before moving on to Sogndal IL in Norway. His path eventually led him to Germany via the Romanian club Pandurii Târgu Jiu.
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In this video you can see impressive and important goals in the history of Bayer 04 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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In the first week of October 1966, professional footballers decided to take an unusual step – they went on strike. They felt compelled to resort to this action, which was relatively uncommon until then, to give greater weight to their demands for fair pay. They reasoned that, with three draws, they were entitled to a bonus; at the very least, a points bonus of 75 Deutschmarks that was agreed before the start of the season.
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