René Adler
Personal information
Date of birth	15 January 1985 (1985-01-15) (age 24)
Place of birth	Leipzig, East Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Bayer Leverkusen
Number	1
Youth career
1991–2000 2000–2003	VfB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2007 2003–	Bayer Leverkusen II Bayer Leverkusen	28 (0) 91 (0)
National team2
2005 2008–	Germany U-21 Germany	04 (0) 08 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:33, 19 December 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 22:22, 15 October 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

René Adler (born 15 January 1985 in Leipzig) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bayer Leverkusen and the German national team.

[edit] Career

[edit] Club career

Adler has been a club captain at all levels of competition and at the German Under-19 championships he was one of the star players of the tournament, attracting attention from clubs such as Feyenoord, Arsenal and Chelsea. Due to his good performances, Rudi Völler nominated Adler to his first senior appearance against Werder Bremen.

He made his Bundesliga debut in dramatic fashion on 25 February 2007 against league leaders Schalke 04.^[1] With starting goalkeeper Butt serving a suspension, Adler saved ten shots on goal, repelling Schalke's repeated attacks. A breakaway goal by Stefan Kießling in the 85th minute gave Leverkusen a 1-0 upset victory. Leverkusen manager Michael Skibbe praised Adler's "world-class saves".^[2] His strengths are his quick reactions. He stopped Schalke's record of 13 games unbeaten, Stuttgart's record of five games unbeaten and Hamburg's four-game winning spree with a saved penalty kick against Rafael van der Vaart.

[edit] International career

Adler has made four appearances for the German U-21 team under the leadership of Dieter Eilts. He was part of the German team that finished as runners-up in Euro 2008. He made his debut for Germany on 11 October 2008 in a FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifier against Russia. He had his latest appearance in a match against Russia.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Club performance

As of 19 December 2009 (2009 -12-19)^[update]

[edit] Honours

National Team

• UEFA European Football Championship Runner-up: 2008

Personal Honours

• Best Bundesliga Goalkeeper: 2008

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Leverkusen who's who
• Career stats at Fussballdaten.de (German)
• Profile at Transfermarkt.de (German)
• Interview at Transfermarkt.de (German)

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