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Cimo Röcker Personal information Full name Cimo-Patric Röcker Date of birth 21 January 1994 Place of birth Schneverdingen, Germany Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club SV Werder Bremen Number 5 National team Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2010–2011 Germany national under-17 football team † Appearances (Goals). Cimo-Patric Röcker (born 21 January 1994 in Schneverdingen, Germany is a German footballer that plays for Werder Bremen Under-19s and Germany Under-17s. He played left-back for Germany at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where his team finished third; Röcker scored one goal in these championships. Regarded as a player of rich potential, Röcker has been favourably compared to the legendary former Brazil national football team and Real Madrid left-back Roberto Carlos da Silva.
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Career
General
Since January 2008, Röcker has played in the Werder Bremen junior teams. In the 2010/2011 season he was captain of the U17 Werder Bremen. His sponsorship contract runs until 2012. In the 2011/2012 season he is, for second time captain of the U19 team.
National Football Team
Röcker was from May 2009 in the German U15 national team squad and counted in August 2009 for the U16 squad. In the summer of 2010 he was appointed to the German U17, celebrated his debut in September. On 29 March 2011 he scored his first goal against Switzerland in the national team jersey. In May 2011 he took part in the U17 European Championships in Serbia, after the World Cup in Mexico.
Other
In his name the C as a Z (= Zimo) is pronounced. The title of this article contains the character ö. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Cimo Roecker. "Cimo" means top. He is the son to Corina Röcker.
Successes
- 2011 UEFA U-17 Championship Runner-Up
- 2011 North German Champion Junior B
- 2011 German vice-champion of the Junior B
- 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third Place
Memorable Dates
- 04/2008: Cimo Röcker plays for the U15-youth of Werder.
- 06/2009: Cimo Röcker plays for the U15 national team of Germany.
- 07/2009: Cimo Röcker is U-16 national team player for Germany.
- 09/2010: Cimo Röcker is U-17 national team player for Germany.
- 05/03/11: Cimo Röcker appears for Germany at the UEFA U-17 Championship in Serbia.
- 05/15/11: Cimo Röcker wins the silver medal with his German colleagues after a 2-5 defeat against the Netherlands in the UEFA U-17 Championship Final in Novi Sad.
- 06/2011: Cimo Röcker appears for Germany at the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2011 in Mexico. After scoring Germany's second goal in their 6-1 opening day victory over Ecuador (20 June 2011, Querétaro), Röcker is a key element in a German team that finishes third at these championships, a run capped by a 4:3 victory over Brazil in the third-place playoff at the Azteca Stadium, Mexico City.
Statistics
Season Team League Games (goals) 2009-10 Werder Bremen U17 B-Junior-BL 23 (1) 2010-11 Werder Bremen U17 B-Junior-BL 23 (2) External links
Categories:- 1994 births
- Living people
- SV Werder Bremen players
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