Bernd Schneider (footballer)

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Bernd Schneider

Date of birth	November 17, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth	Jena, Germany
Height	176 cm (5'9)
Nickname	Schnix
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bayer Leverkusen
Number	25
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1998 1998-1999 1999-	Carl Zeiss Jena Eintracht Frankfurt Bayer Leverkusen	100 (14) 33 (4) 216 (29)
National team²
1999-	Germany	75 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Bernd Schneider (born November 17, 1973 in Jena, Thuringia region) is a German football player. He currently plays for Bayer Leverkusen, which he helped reach second place in the Bundesliga in 2000 and 2002. In addition, he plays for the German national team, including for the squads that reached second place in the 2002 World Cup and third place in the 2006 World Cup.

On the field, Schneider goes by the nickname "Schnix", and is known for his versatility - although he prefers the center-right midfield, he can also play as a central or defensive midfielder, or even as a defender. He is also known for his strong technical skills, which allow him to create good shooting situations for his teammates. Even though he is seldom a finisher, he has in the past proven a strong force on goal (for example, at Bayer Leverkusen he scored ten goals in the 2003/04 season, making him one of the highest-scoring midfielders in the Bundesliga.) He is considered by many the best current German midfielder and he is a quiet player who doesn't appear in the media as much as players like Ballack or Podolski, but he is an outstanding versatile player.

[edit] Trivia

He and his wife Carina have a 5-year-old daughter, Emely.
He enjoys playing computer games.

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Leverkusen who's who

	Germany squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Runners-up
1 Kahn \| 2 Linke \| 3 Rehmer \| 4 Baumann \| 5 Ramelow \| 6 Ziege \| 7 Neuville \| 8 Hamann \| 9 Jancker \| 10 Ricken \| 11 Klose \| 12 Lehmann \| 13 Ballack \| 14 Asamoah \| 15 Kehl \| 16 Jeremies \| 17 Bode \| 18 Böhme \| 19 Schneider \| 20 Bierhoff \| 21 Metzelder \| 22 Frings \| 23 Butt \| Coach: Völler

	Germany squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Third Place
1 Lehmann \| 2 Jansen \| 3 Friedrich \| 4 Huth \| 5 Kehl \| 6 Nowotny \| 7 Schweinsteiger \| 8 Frings \| 9 Hanke \| 10 Neuville \| 11 Klose \| 12 Kahn \| 13 Ballack \| 14 Asamoah \| 15 Hitzlsperger \| 16 Lahm \| 17 Mertesacker \| 18 Borowski \| 19 Schneider \| 20 Podolski \| 21 Metzelder \| 22 Odonkor \| 23 Hildebrand \| Coach: Klinsmann

Bayer Leverkusen - Current Squad
1 Butt \| 2 Stenman \| 3 R. Júnior \| 4 Juan \| 5 Haggui \| 6 Rolfes \| 7 Barnetta \| 9 Barbarez \| 10 Freier \| 11 Kießling \| 12 Voronin \| 13 Athirson \| 14 Tadić \| 16 Schwegler \| 17 Meyer \| 19 Babić \| 20 Fernandez \| 22 Adler \| 23 Madouni \| 24 Touré \| 25 Schneider \| 26 Papadopulos \| 27 Castro \| 28 Ramelow \| 29 Callsen-Bracker \| 32 De Wit \| 44 Hübener