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Marco Bode
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-07-23) 23 July 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Osterode am Harz, West Germany
Height 1.89 m
Playing position Winger, forward
Club information
Current club Werder Bremen (chairman)
Youth career
0000–1988 VfR Osterode
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Werder Bremen (A) 42 (19)
1989–2002 Werder Bremen 379 (101)
Total 421 (120)
National team
1989 West Germany U21 4 (2)
1995–2002 Germany 40 (9)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marco Bode (born 23 July 1969) is a German former professional footballer. A one club man, Bode spent his entire professional career at Werder Bremen. He played as a left winger and forward.

Club career

Bode played his first football with home club VfR Osterode, before moving to the amateur team of Werder Bremen in 1988. He was discovered by Otto Rehhagel and soon moved to the professional team.

Between 1989 and 2002 he was active in 379 games for Werder, in which he scored 101 goals, making him the then-record Bremen goal-scorer. He has since been overtaken by fellow Werder Bremen legend Claudio Pizarro. Despite some offers by major European clubs such as Bayern Munich, he remained loyal to Werder Bremen, retiring somewhat early after the 2002 World Cup. Bode also won renown because he was a particularly fair and decent player who only was booked ten times in his entire Bundesliga career and never got sent off. He was also known for his smart, sundry TV interviews. The 1999–2000 season was his most successful, seeing him score 18 goals for his club and four for Germany.

International career

In the seven years following 1995, Bode also played in 40 games for the Germany national team, scoring nine goals. He took part in the UEFA Euro 1996 final and in the final of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. At the World Cup, Bode was a surprise substitution from manager Rudi Völler in the crucial third group match against Cameroon with the match still at 0–0. Normally a forward, Bode was selected by Völler as an attacking left wing-back in his favoured 3-5-2 formation. Being close to retirement, the German fans felt Bode's selection was dubious, however he silenced the doubters by scoring the opening goal of an eventual 2–0 win for Germany propelling them into the knockout stages as group winners. It would be Bode's final goal and he made his last appearance in the World Cup final as Germany fell to Brazil.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen II 1988–89 Oberliga Nord 33 16 0 0 33 16
1989–90 9 3 1 1 10 4
Total 42 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 43 20
Werder Bremen 1989–90 Bundesliga 20 4 2 1 4 2 0 0 26 7
1990–91 25 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 31 4
1991–92 32 12 4 0 9 3 1 0 46 15
1992–93 29 4 5 3 4 0 2 0 40 7
1993–94 32 7 5 1 10 4 1 0 48 12
1994–95 33 14 1 0 4 1 1 0 39 15
1995–96 34 5 3 1 6 3 0 0 43 9
1996–97 33 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 36 11
1997–98 28 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 9
1998–99 29 8 6 1 4 0 0 0 39 9
1999–00 27 13 4 1 9 3 1 1 41 18
2000–01 26 5 2 0 6 2 0 0 34 7
2001–02 31 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 34 7
Total 379 101 42 10 58 18 6 1 485 130
Career total 421 120 43 11 58 18 6 1 528 150

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 1995 1 0
1996 7 0
1998 1 0
1999 8 4
2000 9 1
2001 6 1
2002 8 3
Total 40 9
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bode goal.
List of international goals scored by Marco Bode
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 February 1999 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Colombia 3–2 3–3 Friendly
2 27 March 1999 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
3 2–0
4 4 June 1999 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany  Moldova 3–0 6–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
5 7 June 2000 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany  Liechtenstein 3–2 8–2 Friendly
6 28 March 2001 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  Greece 4–2 4–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying
7 18 May 2002 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany  Austria 3–0 6–2 Friendly
8 5–2
9 11 June 2002 Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan  Cameroon 1–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Werder Bremen

Germany

Individual

  • Werder Bremen's most successful Bundesliga scorer: 2nd with 101 goals
  • Werder Bremen's Bundesliga players with most appearances: 4th with 379 appearances
  • Werder Bremen's player with most international matches: 4th with 40 caps

See also

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