Enjoy the following goals:
09.05.1976: Wacker 04 Berlin v Bayer 04 0-3 (0-0)
80’ Frank-Michael Schonert (Second Bundesliga North: Relegation battle and one of the centre forward's nine goals in the season)
02.05.1980: VfL Bochum v Bayer 04 4-2 (2-1)
75’ Matthias Brücken (The first goal by substitute in our Bundesliga history. The striker scored six minutes after coming on.)
02.05.1987: Bayer 04 v VfL Bochum 2-1 (0-0)
68’ Günter Drews (The only Bayer 04 goal in the Bundesliga scored by the hard-working midfielder)
18.05.1991: FC Köln v Bayer 04 1-1 (1-1)
2’ Andreas Fischer (Derby in the race for a UEFA Cup place on matchday 30)
18.05.1996: Bayer 04 v FC Kaiserslautern 1-1 (0-0)
82’ Markus Münch (For me, the most important goal in the club's history. There will be more about this goal on the 25th anniversary this season)
12.05.2001: Hertha Berlin v Bayer 04 1-1 (1-0)
62’ Oliver Neuville (Important equaliser in the race for Champions League qualification)
22.05.2004: Bayer 04 v VfB Stuttgart 2-0 (0-0)
63’ Dimitar Berbatov (The crucial goal at 1-0 in the 'final' for Champions League qualification on the last matchday)
14.05.2011: SC Freiburg v Bayer 04 0-1 (0-1)
45’ Hanno Balitsch (The goal for the Champions League in the final matchday)
16.05.2015: Bayer 04 v TSG Hoffenheim 2-0 (1-0)
45+1’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Swirling free kick from the Turkey international)
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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