Alexander Bade

Football player infobox


playername = Alexander Bade
fullname = Alexander Bade
nickname =
height = 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
weight =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1970|8|25|mf=y
cityofbirth = Berlin
countryofbirth = Germany
currentclub = Arminia Bielefeld
clubnumber = 38
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 19??-1988 1988-1991
youthclubs = Tennis Borussia Berlin 1. FC Köln
years = 1991-1994 1994-1998 1998-2000 2000-2006 2006-2007 2007 2008 2008-
clubs = 1. FC Köln KFC Uerdingen 05 Hamburger SV 1. FC Köln VfL Bochum SC Paderborn Borussia Dortmund Arminia Bielefeld
caps(goals) = 05 (0) 61 (0) 00 (0) 91 (0) 05 (0) 13 (0) 01 (0) 0 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = April 5, 2008
ntupdate =

Alexander Bade (born August 25, 1970 in Berlin) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Arminia Bielefeld.

Bade began his career with Tennis Borussia Berlin where he had played as a youngster. In the 1988/89 season he transferred to 1. FC Köln, where, from 1991, he was in the cadre of the first team. In the shadow of Bodo Illgner, however, he was unable to see much action and only made five appearances in four years. He transferred to KFC Uerdingen, where once again he found himself out of favour, achieving only five appearances in three years, once again in the shadow of a more established player, Bernd Dreher.

In 1998/99 Bade moved to Hamburger SV where he once again played second fiddle to Hans-Jörg Butt. He moved back to Köln in 2000 where he saw slightly more action than previously.

It wasn't until 2003/04, when Stefan Wessels suffered from an injury, that Bade was given his chance to shine, and in the following season, interest was gathered from several clubs for the keeper who was finally showing his worth. His contract with Köln ran until the end of the 2005/06 when Köln failed to remain in the Bundesliga we was transferred to VfL Bochum. He left Bochum after one year, joining Paderborn.

In January 2008 he moved to Borussia Dortmund. In September 2008 Bade completed a move to Arminia Bielefeld.