Alexander Bade

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Alexander Bade
Personal information
Full name Alexander Bade
Date of birth August 25, 1970 (1970-08-25) (age 37)
Place of birth    Berlin, Germany
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Borussia Dortmund
Youth clubs
19??-1988
1988-1991
Tennis Borussia Berlin
1. FC Köln
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1991-1994
1994-1998
1998-2000
2000-2006
2006-2007
2007
2008-
1. FC Köln
KFC Uerdingen 05
Hamburger SV
1. FC Köln
VfL Bochum
SC Paderborn
Borussia Dortmund
05 (0)
61 (0)
00 (0)
91 (0)
05 (0)
13 (0)
01 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of April 5, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Alexander Bade (born August 25, 1970 in Berlin) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Borussia Dortmund.

Bade began his career with Tennis Borussia Berlin where he had played as a youngster. In the 1988/89 season he transferred to 1. FC Köln, where, from 1991, he was in the cadre of the first team. In the shadow of Bodo Illgner, however, he was unable to see much action and only made five appearances in four years. He transferred to KFC Uerdingen, where once again he found himself out of favour, achieving only five appearances in three years, once again in the shadow of a more established player, Bernd Dreher.

In 1998/99 Bade moved to Hamburger SV where he once again played second fiddle to Hans-Jörg Butt. He moved back to Köln in 2000 where he saw slightly more action than previously.

It wasn't until 2003/04, when Stefan Wessels suffered from an injury, that Bade was given his chance to shine, and in the following season, interest was gathered from several clubs for the keeper who was finally showing his worth. His contract with Köln ran until the end of the 2005/06 when Köln failed to remain in the Bundesliga we was transferred to VfL Bochum. He left Bochum after one year, joining Paderborn.

In January 2008 he moved to Borussia Dortmund.

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