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Bernd Schneider
	Schneider training for Germany in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Bernd Schneider
Date of birth	17 November 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Jena, East Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1983	BSG Aufbau Jena
1983–1991	Carl Zeiss Jena
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1998	Carl Zeiss Jena
1998–1999	Eintracht Frankfurt
1999–2009	Bayer Leverkusen
2009	Bayer 04 Leverkusen II
Total
International career
	Germany U-18
1999–2001	Germany B
1999–2008	Germany
Medal record
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Germany
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernd Schneider (born 17 November 1973) is a German former professional footballer. He was mainly a midfielder but could play anywhere on the left and right flanks. After retiring in June 2009, he took up an advisory role at his first club, Carl Zeiss Jena, and a scouting position at Bayer Leverkusen.

Nicknamed Schnix by fans and teammates, Schneider started out at his hometown club Carl Zeiss Jena and made a name for himself during his decade-long stint at Bayer Leverkusen. He earned the nickname "The White Brazilian"^[2] for his dribbling and passing skills as well as his accurate free kicks and corners. Although mostly a provider of goals rather than a finisher, he was capable of scoring, especially from long distance. Schneider is notable for having multiple second and third place medals from national, continental and international tournaments (including the Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup) without ever having won a major tournament.^[3]

Club career

Schneider started his professional career at local Carl Zeiss Jena, going on to help the Thuringian outfit to stay five seasons in the second division;^[4] his debut came on 13 August 1991, playing close to ten minutes in a 1–3 loss at Darmstadt 98.

Schneider then played one season at Eintracht Frankfurt, subsequently moving to Bayer Leverkusen, and establishing himself as an essential player for both club and country. In 1999–2000 and 2001–02, he was instrumental in Bayer's runner-up league finishes, serving 11 decisive passes in the latter season, as well as netting five goals himself; he also appeared 19 times as the side reached the 2002 Champions League Final.

More a creator than a finisher, Schneider scored a career-best ten league goals in the 2003–04 season, making him the highest-scoring midfielder in that year's competition, alongside Johan Micoud; Leverkusen finished third and, during the following season, Schneider renewed his link for a further four years.^[5]

After two more seasons in which he scored ten goals and achieved 18 assists in 60 matches, Schneider began suffering consecutive injuries: first the calf,^[6] then the back, being sidelined almost the entire 2008–09 due to the latter.^[7] He only managed to return to action on 16 May 2009, playing the last 20 minutes of a 5–0 home win against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The following month, he announced his retirement after failing to fully recover from the injury.^[8]^[9]

On 29 May 2009, Carl Zeiss Jena named him as mentor to club president Peter Schreiber,^[10] and he began to work as scout for Bayer Leverkusen in June, immediately after retiring from play.^[11]

International career

Schneider made his debut for Germany during the 1999 Confederations Cup, playing in the 2–0 win against New Zealand and the loss to the United States (same result).^[12]

Since then, Schneider established himself as a vital squad member due to his work rate and versatility. He was ever-present at the 2002 World Cup, where he scored his first goal in their 8–0 thrashing of Saudi Arabia in the group stages, and at the Euro 2004. At the World Cup on home soil, along with Ballack, Torsten Frings and Bastian Schweinsteiger, they formed a formidable midfield and all played their part in the national team's unexpected success. He captained the team in their opening game against Costa Rica as Ballack was out injured.^[13] In the final group stage match, he was instrumental in Germany's 3–0 win over Ecuador which guaranteed them maximum points as group winners.

Schneider was ruled out of Germany's Euro 2008 squad due to surgery to fix a slipped disc.^[14] He retired with 81 caps for Germany.

Personal life

Schneider and his wife Carina have a daughter, Emily, and a son, Giovani.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Europe¹		Other²		Total		Ref.
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Ref.
Carl Zeiss Jena	1991–92	2. Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	—		3	0	5	0	^[16]
	1992–93		21	0	3	0			—		24	0	^[16]
	1993–94		2	0	0	0					2	0	^[17]
	1994–95		34	7	1	0					35	7	^[16]
	1995–96		33	6	2	1					35	7	^[16]
	1996–97		31	1	0	0					31	1	^[18]
	1997–98		33	6	4	0					37	6	^[19]
	Totals		156	20	11	1	—		3	0	170	21	—
Eintracht Frankfurt	1998–99	Bundesliga	33	4	2	2	—				35	6	^[20]
Bayer Leverkusen	1999–2000		32	3	0	0	8	0	2	1	42	4	^[16]
	2000–01		31	2	3	0	7	1	—		41	3	^[21]
	2001–02		30	5	6	2	17	2	1	0	54	9	^[16]
	2002–03		28	2	5	1	10	3	—		43	6	^[22]
	2003–04		33	10	3	0	—		—		36	10	^[23]
	2004–05		33	3	1	0	10	0	1	0	45	3	^[16]
	2005–06		29	4	2	2	2	0	1	0	34	6	^[16]
	2006–07		31	6	2	1	12	4	—		45	11	^[24]
	2007–08		15	0	1	0	7	1			23	1	^[25]
	2008–09		1	0	0	0	—				1	0	^[16]
	Totals		263	35	23	6	73	11	5	1	364	53	—
Bayer Leverkusen II	2008–09	Regionalliga West	8	1	—						8	1	^[16]
Career totals			426	52	36	9	73	11	8	1	543	73	—

1.^ Includes Champions League and UEFA Cup.
2.^ Includes 2. Bundesliga playoff and German League Cup.

International

Source:^[26]

Germany
Year	Apps	Goals
1999	5	0
2000	0	0
2001	2	0
2002	14	1
2003	10	0
2004	14	0
2005	14	0
2006	16	2
2007	5	1
2008	1	0
Total	81	4

International goals

Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1 June 2002	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	Saudi Arabia	8–0	8–0	2002 World Cup
2.	16 August 2006	Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Sweden	1–0	3–0	Friendly
3.	6 September 2006	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	13–0	13–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
4.	12 September 2007	Rhein Energie Stadion, Cologne, Germany	Romania	1–1	3–1	Friendly

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen

Bundesliga runner-up: 1999–2000, 2001–02
DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2001–02, 2008–09
UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02

Germany

FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2002, 3rd Place 2006
FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 2005

Individual

kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2001–02, 2005–06^[27]^[28]
UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2001–02^[29]

References

^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^ "Schneider: Germany's 'White Brazilian'". FIFA.com. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ Sport, Guardian (11 August 2021). "The Knowledge, 11-08-21". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ Arnhold, Matthias (3 December 2015). "Bernd Schneider - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
^ "Four more years for Schneider". UAFA.com. 11 February 2005. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ "Injured Schneider takes another break". UEFA.com. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ "Leverkusen's Schneider takes first steps back". UEFA.com. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ "Germany salutes retiring Schneider". UEFA.com. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ "Back injury forces former Germany international Schneider to quit". The Star Online. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ Teichert, Torsten (31 May 2009). "Nach Trainer-Posse müssen Profis zittern". RevierSport (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ "Bernd Schneider muss Karriere sofort beenden". DFB (in German). 26 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ Mamrud, Roberto (3 December 2015). "Bernd Schneider - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
^ "Schneider stresses home advantage". FIFA.com. 14 June 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ "Schneider ruled out of EURO 2008". FIFA.com. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2015.^{[dead link]}
^ "Schneider: Ich gebe die Nationalelf nicht auf". Bild (in German). 21 August 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Bernd Schneider » Club matches" (in German). World Football. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ "Bernd Schneider". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ "Bundesliga Historie 2001/02" (in German). kicker.
^ "Bundesliga Historie 2006/07" (in German). kicker.
^ "UEFA Champions League 2001/02 - History - Statistics – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

External links

Official website (in German)
Bernd Schneider at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Bernd Schneider at WorldFootball.net
Bernd Schneider at National-Football-Teams.com
Leverkusen who's who

[1] "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.

[2] "Schneider: Germany's 'White Brazilian'". FIFA.com. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[3] Sport, Guardian (11 August 2021). "The Knowledge, 11-08-21". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[4] Arnhold, Matthias (3 December 2015). "Bernd Schneider - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

[5] "Four more years for Schneider". UAFA.com. 11 February 2005. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[6] "Injured Schneider takes another break". UEFA.com. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[7] "Leverkusen's Schneider takes first steps back". UEFA.com. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[8] "Germany salutes retiring Schneider". UEFA.com. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[9] "Back injury forces former Germany international Schneider to quit". The Star Online. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[10] Teichert, Torsten (31 May 2009). "Nach Trainer-Posse müssen Profis zittern". RevierSport (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[11] "Bernd Schneider muss Karriere sofort beenden". DFB (in German). 26 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[12] Mamrud, Roberto (3 December 2015). "Bernd Schneider - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

[13] "Schneider stresses home advantage". FIFA.com. 14 June 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[14] "Schneider ruled out of EURO 2008". FIFA.com. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2015.^{[dead link]}

[15] "Schneider: Ich gebe die Nationalelf nicht auf". Bild (in German). 21 August 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[Bernd_Schneider_»_Club_matches-16] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Bernd Schneider » Club matches" (in German). World Football. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[17] "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[18] "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[19] "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[20] "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[21] "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[22] "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[23] "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[24] "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[25] "Bernd Schneider". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[26] "Bernd Schneider". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

[27] "Bundesliga Historie 2001/02" (in German). kicker.

[28] "Bundesliga Historie 2006/07" (in German). kicker.

[29] "UEFA Champions League 2001/02 - History - Statistics – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

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Bernd Schneider (footballer)

Club career

International career

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Honours

References

External links

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