Carsten Ramelow

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Carsten Ramelow
Personal information
Date of birth March 20, 1974 (1974-03-20) (age 34)
Place of birth    Berlin, Germany
Playing position Defender/midfielder
Club information
Current club Bayer Leverkusen
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1991-1995
1995-2008
Hertha Berlin
Bayer Leverkusen
80 (5)
333 (22)   
National team
1998-2004 Germany 46 (3)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of November 01 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Carsten Ramelow [ˈkaʁstn̩ ˈʁamɛloː] (born March 20, 1974 in Berlin) is a German international football player who last played for German Bundesliga's Bayer Leverkusen, as a central defender/defensive midfielder.

After growing as a player at Hertha Berlin, Ramelow signed for Leverkusen in 1995, playing a major part in the clubs domestic and continental exploits, before retiring due to persistent injuries in March 2008.

In 1998 Ramelow first appeared for the German national team, and went on to win 46 caps. He was on his country's roster at Euro 2000, and then played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He retired from the national team just before Euro 2004.

He was involved in a famous incident with AS Roma's Francesco Totti at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, while playing a UEFA Champions League game. Totti jumped on a sliding Ramelow landing on his shoulder and back.

[edit] Career statistics

Club Performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
1991-92 Hertha Berlin 2. Bundesliga 2 0 - - 2 0
1992-93 3 1 - - 3 1
1993-94 27 2 - - 27 2
1994-95 31 2 - - 31 2
1995-96 17 0 - - 17 0
1995-96 Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga 15 2 - - 15 2
1996-97 32 2 - - 32 2
1997-98 33 2 - 9 1 42 3
1998-99 27 4 6 0 4 0 37 4
1999-00 26 0 3 0 6 0 35 0
2000-01 32 2 8 0 6 1 46 3
2001-02 32 2 8 0 14 2 54 4
2002-03 32 1 - 9 0 41 1
2003-04 31 2 - - 31 2
2004-05 31 1 - 10 0 41 1
2005-06 25 2 - - 25 2
2006-07 13 2 - 6 2 18 4
2007-08 4 1 - 1 0 5 2
Total Germany 413 28 25 0 65 6 503 33
Career Total 413 27 28 0 65 6 503 33

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