Bodo Illgner
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Bodo Illgner | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Bodo Illgner | |
Date of birth | April 7, 1967 (age 39) | |
Place of birth | Koblenz, Germany | |
Height | 187 cm | |
Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
Youth clubs | ||
1973-1983 | 1. FC Hardtberg | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1983-1996 1996-2001 |
1.FC Köln Real Madrid |
326 (0) 91 (0) |
National team | ||
1987-1994 |
Germany U21 Germany |
7(0) 54 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Bodo Illgner (born April 7, 1967 in Koblenz) is a former German football goalkeeper, who backstopped West Germany to the 1990 FIFA World Cup title. He became the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup final.
His penalty save in the 1990 World Cup Italia against England in the semi-finals brought Germany into the final and proceed to win the nation's 3rd World Cup.
Illgner was an exceptional shot-stopper who had a superb command of the backline then consisting of the experienced Klaus Augenthaler, Andreas Brehme, Thomas Berthold, Guido Buchwald and Jürgen Kohler. Illgner was almost unbeatable in a 1-on-1 situation and was superb when handling crosses and shots.
Overall, Illgner appeared 54 times for his country, and also played at Euro 92 and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. On the club level, he played at 1.FC Köln (1985-96) and Real Madrid (1996-2001), helping the latter to a Champions League title in 1998.
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West Germany squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Champions (3rd Title) | ||
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1 Illgner | 2 Reuter | 3 Brehme | 4 Kohler | 5 Augenthaler | 6 Buchwald | 7 Littbarski | 8 Häßler | 9 Völler | 10 Matthäus | 11 Mill | 12 Aumann | 13 Riedle | 14 Berthold | 15 Bein | 16 Steiner | 17 Möller | 18 Klinsmann | 19 Pflügler | 20 Thon | 21 Hermann | 22 Köpke | Coach: Beckenbauer |
Germany squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists | ||
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1 Illgner | 2 Strunz | 3 Brehme | 4 Kohler | 5 Helmer | 6 Buchwald | 7 Möller | 8 Häßler | 9 Riedle | 10 Matthäus | 11 Kuntz | 12 Köpke | 13 Völler | 14 Berthold | 15 Gaudino | 16 Sammer | 17 Wagner | 18 Klinsmann | 19 Kirsten | 20 Effenberg | 21 Basler | 22 Kahn | Coach: Vogts |
Categories: 1967 births | Living people | German footballers | Germany international footballers | FC Cologne players | Real Madrid footballers | La Liga footballers | UEFA Euro 1988 players | UEFA Euro 1992 players | FIFA World Cup 1990 players | FIFA World Cup 1994 players | Football (soccer) goalkeepers | FIFA World Cup-winning players | German football biography stubs