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René Adler

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René Adler

Date of birth	January 15, 1985 (1985-01-15) (age 23)
Place of birth	Leipzig, East Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Number	1
Youth clubs
1991–2000 2000–2003	VfB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2007 2003–	Bayer Leverkusen II Bayer Leverkusen	028 (0) 044 (0)
National team
2005 2008–	Germany U-21 Germany	04 (0) 00 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 17, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

René Adler (born January 15, 1985 in Leipzig) is a German goalkeeper. His first club was VfB Leipzig, but in 2000 he moved to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

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 Rotterdam and Arsenal and Chelsea. Due to his good performances, Rudi Völler nominated Adler to his first senior appearance against Werder Bremen.

Adler has made four appearances for the German U-21 team under the leadership of Dieter Eilts.

He made his Bundesliga debut in dramatic fashion on February 25, 2007 against league leaders Schalke 04.^[1] With starting goalkeeper Hans-Jörg Butt serving a suspension, Adler saved 10 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 5 games unbeaten and Hamburg's 4 games winning spree with a saved penalty kick against Rafael van der Vaart. In the 2007–08 season he was one of two goalkeeper's to get an assist.^[3] The other being Manuel Neuer.

In an interview with the German football magazine 11 Freunde Adler revealed that Manchester United is his favorite team and that he dreams of being their goalkeeper in the future.^[4]

Honours

Personal Honours

Best Bundesliga Goalkeeper: 2008

References

^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
^ Steffen Potter (2007-02-26). Agile Adler addles Schalke. uefa.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
^ Disappointment despite good set-pieces. Bundesliga.de. Retrieved on May 29, 2008.
^ Bayer-Keeper Adler schon bei Löw im Notizblock (German). 11freunde.de (2007-10-04). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.

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