Werder Bremen

association football club in Bremen, Germany

The Sport-Verein Werder von 1899 e. V. Bremen is a German football club playing in the city of Bremen. The club was founded in 1899 as FV Werder by a group of sixteen high school students. The students had won a football as prize in a tug of war competition. In 1920 the name was changed from FV to SV werder Bremen. In this year chess, baseball, cricket and track and field athletics became part of the club. But football was and still is the most important part of the club.[1]

Werder Bremen
Full nameSport-Verein Werder von 1899 e. V. Bremen
Founded4 February 1899
GroundWeserstadion, Bremen
Capacity42,354
ChairmanKlaus-Dieter Fischer
ManagerViktor Skripnik
LeagueBundesliga
2010/11Bundesliga, 13th

The name "Werder" is a not very common regional word which means "River peninsula". The first play ground of Werder Bremen was beside the Weser river. Today they play in the Weserstadion.

The club's first team plays in the German Bundesliga. The second team of Werder Bremen is playing in Germanys 4th league. The women team is playing in the Second Bundesliga. Their colors are green and white (Grün und Weiß).

Current squad

As of 16 October 2021[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GKCzech Republic Czech RepublicJiří Pavlenka
3DFGermany GermanyAnthony Jung
7FWGermany GermanyMarvin Ducksch
8DFGermany GermanyMitchell Weiser (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
10MFGermany GermanyLeonardo Bittencourt
11FWGermany GermanyNiclas Füllkrug
13DFSerbia SerbiaMiloš Veljković
15FWIvory Coast Ivory CoastRoger Assalé (on loan from Dijon)
16MFGermany GermanyOscar Schönfelder
17FWGermany GermanyAbdenego Nankishi
20MFAustria AustriaRomano Schmid
21DFTurkey TurkeyÖmer Toprak (captain)
22MFGermany GermanyNiklas Schmidt
No.Pos. NationPlayer
23MFGermany GermanyNicolai Rapp
25DFSouth Korea South KoreaKyu-hyun Park
26DFGermany GermanyLars Lukas Mai (on loan from Bayern Munich)
27DFGermany GermanyFelix Agu
28MFBulgaria BulgariaIlia Gruev
29FWGermany GermanyNick Woltemade
30GKGermany GermanyMichael Zetterer
32DFAustria AustriaMarco Friedl
34MFGermany GermanyJean-Manuel Mbom
36DFGermany GermanyChristian Groß
39DFItaly ItalyFabio Chiarodia
40GKGermany GermanyLuca Plogmann
43FWGermany GermanyEren Dinkçi

Coaching staff

Manager Thomas Schaaf, who has been managing Werder Bremen from 1999 to 2013.
PositionStaff
First Team Coach (interim) Wolfgang Rolff
Assistant First Team Coach Matthias Hönerbach
Goalkeeper Trainer Michael Kraft
Club Doctor Dr. Götz Dimanski
Physio Holger Berger
Assistant Physio Florian Lauerer
Reserve Team Manager Thomas Wolter[4]
Youth Team Manager Uwe Harttgen

League position

SeasonLeaguePosition
2002/03Bundesliga6th
2003/04BundesligaChampions
2004/05Bundesliga3rd
2005/06Bundesliga2nd
2006/07Bundesliga3rd
2007/08Bundesliga2nd
2008/09Bundesliga10th
2009/10Bundesliga3rd
2010/11Bundesliga13th
2011/12Bundesliga9th
2012/13Bundesliga14th
2013/14Bundesliga12th
2014/15Bundesliga10th
2015/16Bundesliga13th
2016/17Bundesliga8th
2017/18Bundesliga11th
2018/19Bundesliga8th
2019/20Bundesliga16th
2020/21Bundesliga17th (relegated)
2021/222. Bundesliga2nd (promoted)

Former position


Honours

Germany

  • German Bundesliga (4): 1965, 1988, 1993, 2004
  • German Cup (6): 1961, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009

International

  • Cup winner-Cup : 1992
  • UEFA-Cup-final: 2009

Manager history

  • Willi Multhaup 1963-1965
  • Günter Brocker 1965-04.09.1967
  • Fritz Langner 09.09.1967-1969
  • Fritz Rebell 1969-16.03.1970
  • Hans Tilkowski 17.03.1970-1970
  • Robert Gebhardt 1970-26.09.1971
  • Willi Multhaup 27.09.1971-24.10.1971
  • Josef Piontek 25.10.1971-07.05.1972
  • Fritz Langner 08.05.1972-1972
  • Josef Piontek 1972/1975
  • Herbert Burdenski 1975-28.02.1976
  • Otto Rehhagel 29.02.1976-1976
  • Hans Tilkowski 1976-22.12.1977
  • Fred Schulz 02.01.1978-1978
  • Wolfgang Weber 1978-29.01.1980
  • Fritz Langner 20.02.1980-1980
  • Kuno Klötzer 1980-1981
  • Otto Rehhagel 01.04.1981-1995
  • Aad de Mos 1995-09.01.96
  • Hans-Jürgen Dörner 14.01.96 - 20.08.97
  • Wolfgang Sidka 01.09.1997 - 22.10.1998
  • Felix Magath 22.10.1998 - 09.05.1999
  • Thomas Schaaf 10.05.1999 - 15.05.2013
  • Wolfgang Rolff 15.05.2013 -

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Notable players

Team records

  • Marco Bode 101 goals
  • Dieter Burdenski 444 matches in the German Bundesliga
  • Horst-Dieter Höttges 66 matches for the German football national team
  • Werder Bremen - DSC Arminia Bielefeld 8:1 (2007) Werder Bremen - Offenbacher Kickers 8:1 (1983) highest victory
  • Eintracht Frankfurt - Werder Bremen 9:2 (1981) highest score in lost match

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References