Together with the respective coaches, the teams' parent representatives coordinated a special penalty shoot-out where each of the players were allowed five shots on goal. The special aspect this year was the parents were in between the posts as goalkeepers. It was particularly pleasing that the new parents of our Future Kids were enthusiastic right from the start and integrated seamlessly into the community.
Any parents who hoped the children would take it easy when shooting at the goal were soon proved wrong. Goal after goal was scored according to the motto of no mercy. Each parent decided in advance how much they would donate for each goal scored. That increased the incentive to score as many goals as possible.
In addition to the contributions from parents, staff from the Kurtekotten Performance Centre increased the donation with further generous donations. At the end of the campaign, the impressive sum of €3,420 euros. The fun of all those involved and the good co-operation between the club and the parents made the campaign a real success.
In the middle of the week, U14 player Nelo Rajcic, on behalf of all participants, handed over the donation at the Glashaus in Essen - during the live broadcast. Many thanks to everyone involved for their fantastic commitment and willingness to donate!
Rüdiger 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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Kasper Hjulmand has led the Werkself back to winning ways and is back in the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League with Bayer 04 after the 3-0 win against Villarreal on Wednesday evening. In an interview with the Werkself magazine at the BayArena in the team meeting room, directly opposite the dressing room, he provided some special insights for the current issue, which was published in January. A conversation with the 53-year-old coach about values, attitudes and personal experiences as well as interests outside of football.
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The thrilling 3-1 win for Bayer 04 against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Hinrunde is a fond memory for Alejandro Grimaldo, with his brace from free kicks, and coach Kasper Hjulmand, who was in the dugout under the Cross for the first time. Now comes the return fixture in the metropolis on the River Main and after going out of the DFB Pokal and the Champions League, the full focus at Eintracht, currently managed by two interim coaches, is now on the Bundesliga. For their part, the Werkself will do everything in their power to continue the longest winning run against a Bundesliga club. The matchday news.
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Bayer 04 have ended Artem Stepanov’s loan deal at Nürnberg and agreed a new loan to Utrecht in the Netherlands. The Ukrainian striker did not play as much as hoped for at the Bundesliga 2 club and will now continue his development in the Eredivisie for the rest of 2025/26.
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The draw for the knockout play-offs of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League was made on Friday, 30 January and saw Bayer 04 paired with Olympiacos. It’s a reunion with the Greek side following the Werkself’s 2-0 loss in Athens on Matchday 7 of the league phase.
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