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May 17th, 2008
Marko Marin, Oliver Neuville and Patrick Helmes have been named in Germany’s provisional UEFA EURO 2008™ squad despite playing second division football in 2007/08.
Second division
Marin and Neuville represented VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 2. Bundesliga this season, while Helmes played for 1. FC Köln, but all three did enough to earn a place in Joachim Löw’s draft party. However, there is no place for Valencia CF goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand, who has been usurped by Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s René Adler, while Manuel Friedrich also misses out with Jermaine Jones, Piotr Trochowski and Tim Borowski battling to fill his boots in midfield.
Decision-making process
"In the last couple of years we have observed around 200 Bundesliga games and have also had numerous practice sessions watched," said Löw. "We have staged international matches and have held meetings with the coaching staff. It was a tough decision, but we have now chosen to give these players our backing for this major tournament." Germany play Belarus in Kaiserslautern in their next friendly on 27 May.
Germany squad
Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal FC), Robert Enke (Hannover 96), René Adler (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Defenders: Christoph Metzelder (Real Madrid CF), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München), Arne Friedrich (Hertha BSC Berlin), Marcell Jansen (FC Bayern München), Clemens Fritz (Werder Bremen), Heiko Westermann (FC Schalke 04).
Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea FC), Thomas Hitzlsperger
(VfB Stuttgart), Simon Rolfes (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburger SV), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Jermaine Jones (FC Schalke 04), David Odonkor (Real Betis Balompié), Marko Marin (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Forwards: Miroslav Klose (FC Bayern München), Lukas Podolski (FC Bayern München), Mario Gómez (VfB Stuttgart), Kevin Kuranyi (FC Schalke 04), Oliver Neuville (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach), Patrick Helmes (1. FC Köln).
May 10th, 2008
Current squad
Squad called up for the friendly against Switzerland on March 26, 2008.
Caps and goals as of March 26, 2008.
- Goalkeepers
| # |
Name |
Date of birth |
Club |
Caps (goals) |
Debut |
| 1 |
Jens Lehmann |
November 10, 1969 (age 38) |
Arsenal |
53 (0) |
v. Oman, 18 February 1998 |
| 12 |
Timo Hildebrand |
April 5, 1979 (age 29) |
Valencia CF |
7 (0) |
v. Romania, 28 April 2004 |
| 23 |
Robert Enke |
August 24, 1977 (age 30) |
Hannover 96 |
1 (0) |
v. Denmark, 28 March 2007 |
- Defenders
| # |
Name |
Date of birth |
Club |
Caps (goals) |
Debut |
| 2 |
Marcell Jansen |
November 4, 1985 (age 22) |
Bayern Munich |
21 (1) |
v. Slovakia, 3 September 2005 |
| 3 |
Arne Friedrich |
May 29, 1979 (age 28) |
Hertha Berlin |
56 (0) |
v. Bulgaria, 21 August 2002 |
| 16 |
Philipp Lahm |
November 11, 1983 (age 24) |
Bayern Munich |
39 (2) |
v. Croatia, 18 February 2004 |
| 17 |
Per Mertesacker |
September 29, 1984 (age 23) |
Werder Bremen |
41 (1) |
v. Iran, 9 October 2004 |
| 41 |
Heiko Westermann |
August 14, 1983 (age 24) |
Schalke 04 |
2 (0) |
v. Austria, 6 February 2008 |
- Midfielders
| # |
Name |
Date of birth |
Club |
Caps (goals) |
Debut |
| 7 |
Bastian Schweinsteiger |
August 1, 1984 (age 23) |
Bayern Munich |
49 (13) |
v. Romania, 6 June 2004 |
| 13 |
Michael Ballack (captain) |
September 26, 1976 (age 31) |
Chelsea |
79 (35) |
v. Scotland, 28 April 1999 |
| 15 |
Thomas Hitzlsperger
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April 5, 1982 (age 26) |
VfB Stuttgart |
32 (5) |
v. Iran, 9 October 2004 |
| 19 |
Bernd Schneider |
November 17, 1973 (age 34) |
Bayer Leverkusen |
81 (4) |
v. New Zealand, 29 July 1999 |
| 27 |
Clemens Fritz |
December 7, 1980 (age 27) |
Werder Bremen |
12 (2) |
v. Georgia, 7 October 2006 |
| 28 |
Piotr Trochowski |
March 22, 1984 (age 24) |
Hamburger SV |
11 (0) |
v. Georgia, 7 October 2006 |
| 38 |
Simon Rolfes |
January 21, 1982 (age 26) |
Bayer Leverkusen |
9 (0) |
v. Denmark, 28 March 2007 |
- Strikers
| # |
Name |
Date of birth |
Club |
Caps (goals) |
Debut |
| 11 |
Miroslav Klose |
June 9, 1978 (age 29) |
Bayern Munich |
74 (38) |
v. Albania, 24 March 2001 |
| 20 |
Lukas Podolski |
June 4, 1985 (age 22) |
Bayern Munich |
46 (25) |
v. Romania, 6 June 2004 |
| 31 |
Kevin Kurányi |
March 2, 1982 (age 26) |
FC Schalke 04 |
47 (19) |
v. Lithuania, 29 March 2003 |
| 32 |
Mario Gómez |
July 10, 1985 (age 22) |
VfB Stuttgart |
9 (6) |
v. Switzerland, 7 February 2007 |
| 33 |
Stefan Kießling |
January 25, 1984 (age 24) |
Bayer Leverkusen |
1 (0) |
v. Denmark, 28 March 2007 |
Recent call-up
The following players have also been called up to the Germany squad within last 12 months.
- Defenders
| # |
Name |
Date of birth |
Club |
Caps (goals) |
Debut |
Most Recent Call up |
| 4 |
Robert Huth |
August 14, 1984 (age 23) |
Middlesbrough |
17 (2) |
v. Austria, 18 August 2004 |
v. Switzerland, 26 March 2008 (pulled out) |
| 6 |
Christian Pander |
August 28, 1983 (age 24) |
FC Schalke 04 |
2 (1) |
v. England, 22 August 2007 |
v. Wales, 8 September 2007 |
| 21 |
Christoph Metzelder |
November 5, 1980 (age 27) |
Real Madrid |
39 (0) |
v. Hungary, 15 August 2001 |
v. Wales, 21 November 2007 |
| 24 |
Manuel Friedrich |
September 13, 1979 (age 28) |
Bayer Leverkusen |
9 (1) |
v. Sweden, 16 August 2006 |
v. Austria, 6 February 2008 |
| 26 |
Alexander Madlung |
July 11, 1982 (age 25) |
VfL Wolfsburg |
2 (0) |
v. Georgia, 7 October 2006 |
v. Denmark, 28 March 2007 |
| 35 |
Gonzalo Castro |
June 11, 1987 (age 20) |
Bayer Leverkusen |
5 (0) |
v. Denmark, 28 March 2007 |
v. Austria, 6 February 2008 |
| 40 |
Serdar Taşçı |
April 24, 1987 (age 21) |
VfB Stuttgart |
0 (0) |
N/A |
v. England, 22 August 2007 |
- Midfielders
| # |
Name |
Date of birth |
Club |
Caps (goals) |
Debut |
Most Recent Call up |
| 8 |
Torsten Frings |
November 22, 1976 (age 31) |
Werder Bremen |
70 (10) |
v. France, 27 February 2001 |
v. Czech Republic, 17 October 2007 |
| 18 |
Tim Borowski |
May 2, 1980 (age 28) |
Werder Bremen |
31 (2) |
v. Bulgaria, 21 August 2002 |
v. Wales, 21 November 2007 |
| 22 |
David Odonkor |
February 21, 1984 (age 24) |
Real Betis |
13 (1) |
v. Japan, 30 May 2006 |
v. Czech Republic, 17 October 2007 |
| 30 |
Paul Freier |
July 26, 1979 (age 28) |
Bayer Leverkusen |
19 (1) |
v. Kuwait, 9 May 2002 |
v. Denmark, 28 March 2007 |
| 34 |
Roberto Hilbert |
October 16, 1984 (age 23) |
VfB Stuttgart |
8 (0) |
v. Denmark, 28 March 2007 |
v. Austria, 6 February 2008 |
| 39 |
Jermaine Jones |
November 3, 1981 (age 26) |
Schalke 04 |
1 (0) |
v. Austria, 6 February 2008 |
v. Austria, 6 February 2008 |
- Strikers
| # |
Name |
Date of birth |
Club |
Caps (goals) |
Debut |
Most Recent Call up |
| 9 |
Mike Hanke |
November 5, 1983 (age 24) |
Hannover 96 |
12 (1) |
v. Russia, 8 June 2005 |
v. Wales, 21 November 2007 |
| 10 |
Oliver Neuville |
May 1, 1973 (age 35) |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
66 (9) |
v. Malta, 2 September 1998 |
v. Wales, 21 November 2007 |
| 29 |
Jan Schlaudraff |
July 18, 1983 (age 24) |
Bayern Munich |
3 (0) |
v. Georgia, 7 October 2006 |
v. San Marino, 2 June 2007 |
| 37 |
Patrick Helmes |
March 1, 1984 (age 24) |
1. FC Köln |
4 (0) |
v. Denmark, 28 March 2007 |
v. Czech Republic, 17 October 2007 |
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GERMANY’S SQUAD FOR EURO
