Jeremie Frimpong is in the vote for November Player of the Month. The Bayer 04 wing-back has started every Bundesliga match of the month and won all of the Werkself Bundesliga matches in November. The 21-year-old is currently at the World Cup with the Netherlands. You can vote for our number 30 HERE.
The other nominees alongside Frimpong are Christopher Nkunku and Dominik Szoboszlai (both RB Leipzig), Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich), Christoph Baumgartner (TSG Hoffenheim) and Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
The result will be determined as follows: 40% of the votes come from fans with 30% from the 18 team captains plus a group of pundits.
Rudi Völler, former sporting managing director and now member of the shareholders committee at Bayer 04, is a guest on the 3nach9 talk show on Friday night (25 November). The show will be broadcast on NDR from 22.00 CET. The two presenters Judith Rakers and Giovanni di Lorenzo will welcome Rudi Völler and the singer Sarah Connor plus the actors Sky du Mont and Hannes Jaenicke.
Reiner Calmund, one of the most important members of management in the history of Bayer 04, is 74 today (Wednesday). Calli worked in the management of the Werkself from 1976 to 2004 and today he is active as a TV pundit and author. Many happy returns, Calli.
Keld Bordinggaard also celebrates his birthday today. The Dane has been Head of Coaching at the Werkself Performance Centre since March 2021. Many happy returns to you too, Keld.
Theo Kirchberg was also born on 23 November in 1920. The right winger joined Bayer 04 at the age of 28. In the following 23 years Kirchberg developed into one of the really big personalities as a player and coach in the long history of the Werkself. He remained closely attached to his club as a fan and spectator at the stadium up to his death on 7 February 2014. Not just today, but particularly so, we think of you, Theo.
Issa Traoré is moving from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to Slovakian top-flight side AS Trencin. The club has loaned the centre-back out for one year to this year’s ninth-placed team in the Slovakian league.
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Assistant coach Remzi Kahraman is leaving the Bayer 04 Women’s team with immediate effect to take up a new challenge abroad. The club has agreed to the 31-year-old’s request to leave, although his contract was originally due to run until 2027. A decision on his successor will be announced shortly.
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At the U19 European Championship in Wales, the Germany U19 national team lost their third and final group match 4-0 to Spain. Several regulars, including Bayer 04 players Montrell Culbreath and Francis Onyeka (on loan to SV Elversberg), who had combined for four goals and assists in the two previous victories, did not feature,. Germany had already secured their place in the semi-finals with a game to spare.
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Two weeks into the preseason, the Bayer 04 Women have secured their first victory. Coach Roberto Pätzold’s team won their first friendly 2–0 against Bundesliga newcomers Mainz 05. In front of 160 spectators at the Kurtekotten Performance Centre, the two summer signings, Maja Sternad (80’) and Justine Brandau (90’), scored for the Black and Reds.
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