Bodo Illgner

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Bodo Illgner

Full name	Bodo Illgner
Date of birth	April 7, 1967 (1967-04-07) (age 41)
Place of birth	Koblenz, West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth clubs
1973-1983	1. FC Hardtberg
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983-1996 1996-2001	1.FC Köln Real Madrid	326 (0) 091 (0)
National team
1987-1994	Germany U21 Germany	007 (0) 054 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Bodo Illgner (born April 7, 1967 in Koblenz) is a former German football goalkeeper, who helped West Germany to the 1990 FIFA World Cup title. He became the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup final.

[edit] Career

His penalty save in the 1990 World Cup against England in the semi-finals sent Germany into the final, and they proceeded to win the nation's third World Cup.

Illgner was an exceptional shot-stopper who had a superb command of the backline, which then consisted of the experienced Klaus Augenthaler, Andreas Brehme, Thomas Berthold, Guido Buchwald and Jürgen Kohler. Illgner was almost unbeatable in a 1-on-1 situation and was superb when handling crosses and shots.

Overall, Illgner appeared 54 times for his country, and also played at Euro 92 and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. On the club level, he played at 1.FC Köln (1985-96) and Real Madrid (1996-2001), helping the latter to a Champions League title in 1998 and 2000.

Bodo Illgner was voted as Best European Goalkeeper in 1991

[edit] Honors

1984 Under-16 European Championship: Champion
1986 UEFA Cup: Finalist
1989 Bundesliga: Runner-Up
1989 Germany's Goalkeeper of the Year
1990 Bundesliga: Runner-Up
1990 FIFA World Cup: Champion
1990 Germany's Goalkeeper of the Year
1991 German Cup: Runner-Up
1991 Germany's Goalkeeper of the Year
1991 European Goalkeeper of the Year
1992 UEFA European Football Championship: Runner-Up
1992 Germany's Goalkeeper of the Year
1997 La Liga: Champion
1998 Champions League: Champion
1998 World Club Cup: Champion
1999 La Liga: Runner-Up
2000 Champions League: Champion
2001 La Liga: Champion

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RSSSF statistics

v • d • e West Germany squad - UEFA Euro 1988

1 Immel • 2 Buchwald • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Herget • 6 Borowka • 7 Littbarski • 8 Matthäus • 9 Völler • 10 Thon • 11 Mill • 12 Illgner • 13 Wuttke • 14 Berthold • 15 Pflügler • 16 Eckstein • 17 Dorfner • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Sauer • 20 Rolff • Coach: Beckenbauer

v • d • e West Germany squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Winners (3rd Title)

1 Illgner • 2 Reuter • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Augenthaler • 6 Buchwald • 7 Littbarski • 8 Häßler • 9 Völler • 10 Matthäus • 11 Mill • 12 Aumann • 13 Riedle • 14 Berthold • 15 Bein • 16 Steiner • 17 Möller • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Pflügler • 20 Thon • 21 Hermann • 22 Köpke • Coach: Beckenbauer

v • d • e Germany squad - UEFA Euro 1992 Runners-up

1 Illgner • 2 Reuter • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Binz • 6 Buchwald • 7 Möller • 8 Häßler • 9 Völler • 10 Doll • 11 Riedle • 12 Köpke • 13 Thom • 14 Helmer • 15 Frontzeck • 16 Sammer • 17 Effenberg • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Schulz • 20 Wörns • Coach: Vogts

v • d • e Germany squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup

1 Illgner • 2 Strunz • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Helmer • 6 Buchwald • 7 Möller • 8 Häßler • 9 Riedle • 10 Matthäus • 11 Kuntz • 12 Köpke • 13 Völler • 14 Berthold • 15 Gaudino • 16 Sammer • 17 Wagner • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Kirsten • 20 Effenberg • 21 Basler • 22 Kahn • Coach: Vogts