- Bodo Illgner
Football player infobox
playername = Bodo Illgner
fullname = Bodo Illgner
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|4|7
cityofbirth =Koblenz
countryofbirth =West Germany
height = height|m=1.91
currentclub = Retired
position = Goalkeeper
youthclubs = 1. FC Hardtberg
youthyears = 1973–1983
years = 1983–1996
1996–2001
clubs =1.FC Köln
Real Madrid
caps(goals) = 326 (0)
091 (0)
nationalyears = 1985–1987
1987–1994
nationalteam = Germany U-21
Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 007 (0)
054 (0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Bodo Illgner (born
April 7 ,1967 inKoblenz ) is a former German football goalkeeper, who played for1. FC Köln and Real Madrid, and helped West Germany to the 1990 World Cup, where he became the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup final.Club career
Illgner was a product of
1. FC Köln 's youth system, and debuted in the Bundesliga onFebruary 22 ,1986 , in a 3-1 away loss to Bayern Munich. From 1987-88 onwards, he became the side's undisputed starter.On
August 30 ,1996 , already having started the season with Köln, he was signed by Real Madrid, and played 40 league matches in his first season. In the following, he lost his place toSantiago Cañizares , but regained it in time to play in the1998 UEFA Champions League Final against Juventus (1-0 win).In 1999-2000, Illgner would be relegated to the bench by 18-year old
Iker Casillas , and retired from football altogether at the end of the next season.Illgner was voted as
Best European Goalkeeper in 1991.International career
On
September 23 ,1987 , Illgner debuted for theWest Germany national football team in a 1-0 friendly home win against Denmark, and went on to backEike Immel duringEuro 88 .At the
1990 FIFA World Cup , Illgner, by now national side first-choice, was in exceptional form, and superbly commanded the backline, which then consisted of the experiencedKlaus Augenthaler ,Andreas Brehme ,Thomas Berthold ,Guido Buchwald andJürgen Kohler (withMatthias Sammer taking Augenthaler's place atEuro 1992 ). Illgner was almost unbeatable in a 1-on-1 situation and handled crosses extremely well.In the semifinal, Illgner saved a
Stuart Pearce shot in thepenalty shootout against England, and West Germany would overcome Argentina in the deciding game, where he would keep a clean sheet (1-0).Overall, Illgner appeared 54 times for his country, and also played at the 1994 World Cup.
Honours
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1. FC Köln :
**Bundesliga: Runner-up 1988-89, 1989-90
**German Cup: Finalist 1991
**UEFA Cup : Finalist 1985-86*
Real Madrid :
**Spanish League: 1996-97, 2000-01, runner-up 1998-99
**UEFA Champions League : 1997-98, 1999-00
**Intercontinental Cup: 1998*Germany:
**FIFA World Cup : 1990
**UEFA European Football Championship : Runner-up 1992
**Under-16 European Championship: 1984Individual awards
*German Goalkeeper of the Year (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)
*European Goalkeeper of the Year (1991)External links
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/illgnerbodo/ Fussballdaten.de stats] de icon
* [http://www.rsssf.com/players/duit-players-i.html RSSSF statistics]
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