Marco Bode

Marco Bode (born 23 July 1969) is a German former professional footballer.[1] A true one club man, Bode spent his entire professional career at Werder Bremen. He played as a left winger and forward.

Marco Bode
Personal information
Full name Marco Bode
Date of birth (1969-07-23) 23 July 1969
Place of birth Osterode am Harz, West Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Club information
Current team
 Werder Bremen (chairman)
Youth career
0000–1988 VfR Osterode
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Werder Bremen (A) 42 (19)
1989–2002 Werder Bremen 379 (101)
Total 421 (120)
National team
1989 West Germany U-21 4 (2)
1995–2002 Germany 40 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Bode played his first football with home club VfR Osterode, before moving to the amateur team of Werder Bremen in 1988.[2] He was discovered by Otto Rehhagel and soon moved to the professional team.

Between 1989 and 2002 he was active in 379 games for Werder, in which he scored 101 goals, making him the then-record Bremen goal-scorer. He has since been overtaken by fellow Werder Bremen legend Claudio Pizarro. Despite some offers by major European clubs such as Bayern Munich, he remained loyal to Werder Bremen, retiring somewhat early after the 2002 World Cup. Bode also won renown because he was a particularly fair and decent player who only was booked ten times in his entire Bundesliga career and never got sent off. He was also known for his smart, sundry TV interviews. The 1999-2000 season was his most successful, seeing him score 18 goals for his club and 4 for Germany.

International career

In the seven years following 1995, he also played in 40 games for the German national football team, scoring 9 goals. He took part in the UEFA Euro 1996 final and in the final of the 2002 World Championships.[3] At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Bode was a surprise substitution from manager Rudi Völler in the crucial third group match against Cameroon with the match still at 0–0.[4] Normally a forward, Bode was selected by Völler as an attacking left wing-back in his favoured 3-5-2 formation. Being close to retirement, the German fans felt Bode's selection was dubious, however he silenced the doubters by scoring the opening goal of an eventual 2–0 win for Germany propelling them into the knockout stages as group winners. It would be Bode's final goal[5] and he made his last appearance in the World Cup final as Germany fell to Brazil.[6]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II 1988–89 Oberliga Nord 331600––3316 [7][8]
1989–90 9311––104 [7][8]
Total 42191100004320 –
Werder Bremen 1989–90 Bundesliga 204214200267 [8]
1990–91 253610000314 [8]
1991–92 321240931[lower-alpha 1]04615 [8]
1992–93 29453402[lower-alpha 2]0407 [8]
1993–94 327511041[lower-alpha 3]04812 [8]
1994–95 331410411[lower-alpha 4]03915 [8]
1995–96 345316300439 [8]
1996–97 33103100003611 [8]
1997–98 289000000289 [8]
1998–99 298614000399 [8]
1999–00 271341931[lower-alpha 5]14118 [8]
2000–01 265206200347 [8]
2001–02 317102000347 [8]
Total 3791014210581861485130 –
Career total 4211204311581861528150 –
  1. One appearance in DFL-Supercup
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Super Cup
  3. One appearance in DFL-Supercup
  4. One appearance in DFL-Supercup
  5. One appearance and one goal in DFL-Ligapokal

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 199510
199670
199810
199984
200091
200161
200283
Total409

Honours

Club

Werder Bremen

International

Germany

Individual

Werder Bremen records

  • Werder's most successful Bundesliga scorer: 2nd with 101 goals
  • Werder's Bundesliga players with most appearances: 4th with 379 appearances[9]
  • Werder's player with most international matches: 4th with 40 caps[10]

References
  1. "Bode, Marco" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (29 February 2012). "Marco Bode - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. "Euro 2000 Profile". BBC Sport. 23 May 2000. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  4. "World Cup 2002 Profile". BBC Sport. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  5. Arnhold, Matthias (16 December 2002). "Marco Bode - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  6. "Marco Bode". FIFA. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  7. "Marco Bode". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. "Marco Bode » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  9. "Werders Bundesliga-Spieler mit den meisten Einsätzen" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  10. "Länderspieleinsätze im Dienste von Werder Bremen" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
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