Simon Rolfes

Footballer

Simon Rolfes is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and is now a football official.

Rolfes played for the Germany national under-21 football team in 2002, showcasing his early talent on the international stage.

He had a successful career at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, where he played from 2005 to 2015 and served as team captain.

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Biography

Early Life

Simon Rolfes is a German professional footballer born in 1982, who has made significant contributions to the sport both as a player and as a football official. He began his football journey at the youth academy of SV Werder Bremen, where he honed his skills as a midfielder. Rolfes made his professional debut with Werder Bremen II, where he showcased his talent by scoring five goals in 26 league appearances during the 2000-01 season.

Career

Rolfes's career took off when he joined the first team of SV Werder Bremen, where he played from 2002 to 2004, making a notable impact with seven goals in 31 league appearances. He then had a brief loan spell at SSV Reutlingen 05 before moving to Alemannia Aachen for the 2004-2005 season, where he scored three goals in 28 league appearances. However, it was at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, where he played from 2005 to 2015, that Rolfes truly flourished, becoming a key player and eventually serving as the team captain. He also represented Germany at various levels, including the senior national team from 2007 to 2011, where he was part of the squad that finished as runners-up at Euro 2008.

Personal Life

Off the pitch, Simon Rolfes married his wife, Jenny, on June 12, 2009, and they are proud parents to three daughters. After retiring from professional football, he transitioned into a managerial role and currently serves as the managing director of sport for Bayer Leverkusen, where he continues to influence the game he loves.

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Early career

Rolfes started his career at Werder Bremen after progressing through their academy. During the 2000–01 season, he scored five goals in 26 league appearances for the reserve team. He scored against Dresdner SC, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Lüneburger SK, Erzgebirge Aue and Fortuna Köln. He also made an appearances in the DFB-Pokal. He would score seven goals in 31 league appearances and a goal in two DFB-Pokal during the 2001–02 season and two goals in 17 league appearances and an appearance during the DFB-Pokal during the 2002–03 season. He also made a UEFA Cup appearance for the first team during the 2002–03 season. The match was an 8–0 against Metalurh Donetsk on 3 October 2002. He came on in the 68th minute for Krisztián Lisztes. He was then loaned for the remainder of the season with SSV Reutlingen where he made 13 appearances. In his final season with the reserve team, he scored four goals in 26 league appearances. He made exactly 100 league appearances and four DFB-Pokal appearances for the reserve team and managed to notch 19 goals (one in the DFB-Pokal) from his defensive midfield position. Despite his good form, Werder Bremen manager Thomas Schaaf did not feature him as a regular; in 2004, he moved to Alemannia Aachen and scored three goals in 28 league appearances in his one season there. He also made two appearances in the DFB-Pokal and seven appearances in the UEFA Cup.

Bayer Leverkusen

The year 2005 came out to be a crucial year for Rolfes,…

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International career

Rolfes made his international debut for Germany in a friendly against Denmark on 28 March 2007 in Duisburg. He was part of the German team that finished as runners-up at Euro 2008. Rolfes started in the quarter-finals against Portugal in Basel, which Germany won 3–2, and started the semi-finals against Turkey, also in Basel, which they also won 3–2. Rolfes scored his first goal on 6 September 2008 in a 2010 World Cup qualifier, a 6–0 win against Liechtenstein. Rolfes was set to be called up to German squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but he got injured and missed the competition and more than ten first games of the 2010–11 season for the "Werkself".

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Career statistics

Club

1.^Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup/Europa League.

International

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rolfes goal.

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League: Bundesliga
League: 2. Bundesliga
National team: Germany
Club: Alemannia Aachen (2004–2005)
Club: SSV Reutlingen 05 (2003–2003)
Club: Germany men's national association football team (2007–2011)
Club: SV Werder Bremen II (2000–2004)
Club: SV Werder Bremen (2002–2004)
Club: Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2005–2015)
Club: Bayer 04 Leverkusen II (2010–2010)
Club: Germany national under-21 football team (2002–2002)
Club: Germany national football B team (2004–2005)
Club: Germany national under-18 football team (2000–2001)
Club: Germany national under-20 football team (2001–2002)

Personal

Personal life

Rolfes married his wife, Jenny on 12 June 2009. They have three daughters.

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Clubs

Germany national under-18 football team2000–2001
SV Werder Bremen II2000–2004
Germany national under-20 football team2001–2002
Germany national under-21 football team2002–2002
SV Werder Bremen2002–2004
SSV Reutlingen 052003–2003
Alemannia Aachen2004–2005
Germany national football B team2004–2005
Bayer 04 Leverkusen2005–2015
Germany men's national association football team2007–2011
Bayer 04 Leverkusen II2010–2010

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