Bodo Illgner

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Bodo Illgner

Full name	Bodo Illgner
Date of birth	April 7, 1967
Place of birth	Koblenz, Germany
Height	187 cm
Position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	retired
Youth clubs
1973-1983	1. FC Hardtberg
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1983-1996 1996-2001	1.FC Köln Real Madrid	326 (0) 91 (0)
National team**
1987-1994	Germany U21 Germany	7(0) 54 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 22, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of October 22, 2006.

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

His penalty save in the 1990 World Cup Italia against England in the semi-finals brought Germany into the final and proceed to win the nation's 3rd World Cup.

Illgner was an exceptional shot-stopper who had a superb command of the backline then consisting 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.

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RSSSF statistics

	West Germany squad - 1990 World Cup Champions (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

	Germany squad - 1994 World Cup Quarter-finalists
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