Carsten Ramelow
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 March 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | West Berlin, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1987 | Tasmania Berlin | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Hertha Zehlendorf | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | SC Siemensstadt | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1995 | Hertha BSC | 80 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–2008 | Bayer Leverkusen | 333 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 413 | (28) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Germany U21 | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Germany | 46 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Carsten Ramelow (born 20 March 1974) is a former German football player. He has played for Germany national team.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Ligapokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hertha BSC | 1991–92 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1992–93 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 1993–94 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 1994–95 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 1995–96 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 5 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 85 | 8 | ||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1995–96 | Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 1997–98 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 47 | 3 | ||
| 1998–99 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |||
| 1999–00 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | 42 | 5 | |||
| 2001–02 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 55 | 3 | ||
| 2002–03 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |||
| 2003–04 | 31 | 2 | – | – | – | 31 | 2 | |||||
| 2004–05 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 333 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 6 | 437 | 32 | ||
| Career total | 413 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 6 | 522 | 40 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 46 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ramelow goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 March 2003 | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany |  Lithuania |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | [2] |
| 2 | 1 June 2003 | Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
1–1 | 4–1 | Friendly | [3] |
| 3 | 18 February 2004 | Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia |  Croatia |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [4] |
Honours
Bayer Leverkusen
- Bundesliga runner-up: 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02
- DFB-Pokal: runner-up: 2001–02
Germany
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2002
Individual
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1998–99[5]
Musical career
In 2005, Ramelow published one music album, Sing when you're winning.[6][7] It was not distributed commercially, only being made available to his family and friends.
References
- ↑ Carsten Ramelow at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Germany vs. Lithuania". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "Germany vs. Canada". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "Croatia vs. Germany". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1998/99" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "Singende Fußballer" [Singing footballers] (in German). RP-Online. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ Bandini, Nicky; Dart, James (15 August 2007). "Most goals on the opening weekend". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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