Oliver Neuville
German footballer (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oliver Patric Neuville (German pronunciation: [ˈɔlivɐ nøːvil], born 1 May 1973) is a German former footballer who played as a striker.
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Full name | Oliver Patric Neuville[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1973-05-01) 1 May 1973 (age 51) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Locarno, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1990 | US Gambarogno | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | FC Locarno | 14 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1996 | Servette | 114 | (43) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Tenerife | 33 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Hansa Rostock | 50 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2004 | Bayer Leverkusen | 165 | (42) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2010 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 153 | (42) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Arminia Bielefeld | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 543 | (164) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2008 | Germany | 69 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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During an 18-year professional career he played mainly for Bayer Leverkusen (five seasons) and Borussia Mönchengladbach (six), amassing Bundesliga totals of 334 games and 91 goals.
Neuville appeared nearly 70 times for the Germany national team during one full decade, representing Germany in two World Cups and at Euro 2008.