Bodo Illgner

Bodo Illgner
Personal information
Full name	Bodo Illgner
Date of birth	April 7, 1967 (1967-04-07) (age 42)
Place of birth	Koblenz, West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1973–1983	1. FC Hardtberg
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983–1996 1996–2001	FC Köln Real Madrid	326 (0) 091 (0)
National team
1985–1987 1987–1994	Germany U21 Germany	007 (0) 054 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Bodo Illgner (born April 7, 1967 in Koblenz) is a former German football goalkeeper, who played for 1. FC Köln and Real Madrid, and helped West Germany to the 1990 World Cup, where he became the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup final.

Club career

Illgner was a product of 1. FC Köln's youth system, and made his debut in the first division on February 22, 1986, in a 3-1 away loss to FC Bayern Munich. From 1987-88 onwards, he became the side's undisputed starter, being voted as Best European Goalkeeper in 1991.

On August 30, 1996, already having started the season with Köln, Illgner was signed by Real Madrid, and played 40 league matches in his first season, helping the capital side to the league conquest. In the following, he lost his place to Santiago Cañizares, but regained it in time to play in the 1998 UEFA Champions League Final against Juventus (1-0 win).

In 1999-2000, Illgner would be relegated to the bench by 18-year old Iker Casillas, and retired from football altogether at the end of the next season.

International career

On September 23, 1987, Illgner made his debut for the West Germany national football team in a 1-0 friendly home win against Denmark, and went on to back Eike Immel during Euro 88.

At the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Illgner, by now national side first-choice, was in exceptional form, and superbly commanded the backline, which then consisted of the experienced Klaus Augenthaler, Andreas Brehme, Thomas Berthold, Guido Buchwald and Jürgen Kohler (with Matthias Sammer taking Augenthaler's place at Euro 1992). Illgner was almost unbeatable in a 1-on-1 situation and handled crosses extremely well.

In the semifinal, Illgner saved a Stuart Pearce shot in the penalty shootout against England, and West Germany would overcome Argentina in the deciding game, where he would keep a clean sheet (1-0).

Overall, Illgner appeared 54 times for his country, and also played at the 1994 World Cup, not being recalled again after the quarterfinal loss against Bulgaria, although he was only 27.

Honours

Team

• 1. FC Köln:
  • German League: Runner-up 1988-89, 1989-90
  • German Cup: Runner-up 1990-91
  • UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1985-86

• Real Madrid:
  • Spanish League: 1996-97, 2000-01, runner-up 1998-99
  • UEFA Champions League: 1997-98, 1999-00
  • Intercontinental Cup: 1998

• Germany:
  • FIFA World Cup: 1990
  • UEFA European Football Championship: Runner-up 1992
  • Under-16 European Championship: 1984

Individual

• German Goalkeeper of the Year (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)
• European Goalkeeper of the Year (1991)

External links

• Fussballdaten stats (German)
• BDFutbol profile
• International appearances, at RSSSF

v • d • e West Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1988 semi-finalists 1 Immel • 2 Buchwald • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Herget • 6 Borowka • 7 Littbarski • 8 Matthäus • 9 Völler • 10 Thon • 11 Mill • 12 Illgner • 13 Wuttke • 14 Berthold • 15 Pflügler • 16 Eckstein • 17 Dorfner • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Sauer • 20 Rolff • Coach: Beckenbauer

v • d • e West Germany squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup Winners (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

v • d • e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1992 Runners-up 1 Illgner • 2 Reuter • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Binz • 6 Buchwald • 7 Möller • 8 Häßler • 9 Völler • 10 Doll • 11 Riedle • 12 Köpke • 13 Thom • 14 Helmer • 15 Frontzeck • 16 Sammer • 17 Effenberg • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Schulz • 20 Wörns • Coach: Vogts

v • d • e Germany squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 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

Awards
Preceded by Walter Zenga	UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year 1991	Succeeded by Peter Schmeichel

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