Sven Bender
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sven Bender[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 April 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Rosenheim, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1999 | TSV Brannenburg | ||
1999–2002 | SpVgg Unterhaching | ||
2002–2006 | 1860 Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | 1860 Munich II | 16 | (2) |
2006–2009 | 1860 Munich | 65 | (1) |
2009–2012 | Borussia Dortmund II | 4 | (0) |
2009–2017 | Borussia Dortmund | 158 | (4) |
2017–2021 | Bayer Leverkusen | 107 | (4) |
Total | 350 | (11) | |
International career | |||
2005–2006 | Germany U17 | 10 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Germany U19 | 11 | (1) |
2009 | Germany U20 | 3 | (2) |
2010–2013 | Germany | 7 | (0) |
2016 | Germany Olympic | 6 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2022–2023 | Germany U16 (assistant) | ||
2023 | Germany U17 (assistant) | ||
2024– | Borussia Dortmund (assistant) | ||
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sven Bender (German pronunciation:
He is currently an assistant manager at Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.[7]
Club career
Early career
Bender played from 1993 to 1999 in the youth of the TSV Brannenburg. From 1999 to 2002, he was part of
1860 Munich
He started his football career on the U-14 team and played for all of 1860 München's youth teams in three years. In November 2007, Bender extended his contract with the club until 2011. In 2009, Munich had to sell both Lars and Sven Bender, due to club's financial problem. Sven moved to Borussia Dortmund and Lars to Bayer Leverkusen. Sven played 65 games and scored 1 goal for 1860 Munich.[8] In 2009, he joined Borussia Dortmund, where he signed a contract that tied him to the club until 2013.[9]
Borussia Dortmund
Bender made his Bundesliga debut on 19 September 2009 in a game against
Bayer Leverkusen
On 13 July 2017, Bender ended his eight-year tenure at Borussia Dortmund with 158 Bundesliga matches,[14] signing a four-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen until 2021 and reuniting with his brother Lars.[15] Both Benders announced retirement from football after the end of the 2020–21 season.[16]
International career
At the under-19 level, Bender was a part of the team that won the
Coaching career
In June 2022, the German Football Association appointed him as the new assistant coach of the Germany U-16 national team.[22] During the summer of 2023, he became assistant coach of the German U-17s.[23]
On 29 December 2023 left his job at the German Football Association[24] and, along with his past teammate Nuri Şahin, was appointed as assistant manager to Edin Terzić at their former club Borussia Dortmund, signing a contract from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025.[7]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
1860 Munich II | 2006–07 | Regionalliga Süd | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
2007–08 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
1860 Munich | 2006–07 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
2008–09 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
Total | 65 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1 | ||
Borussia Dortmund II | 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Borussia Dortmund | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |||
2011–12 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
2012–13 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
2013–14 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
2014–15 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11[a] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 158 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 224 | 4 | ||
Bayer Leverkusen | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9[a] | 1 | — | 47 | 4 | |||
2020–21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
Total | 107 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 6 | ||
Career total | 350 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 446 | 13 |
Personal life
On 20 June 2015, Bender married Simone Dettendorfer, his long time girlfriend since 2008.[26]
Honours
- Borussia Dortmund
- Bundesliga: 2010–11, 2011–12
- DFB-Pokal: 2011–12, 2016–17
- DFL-Supercup: 2013, 2014
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2012–13
- Germany
- 2008
- Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal, 2016
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U17 Bronze Medal 2006
- 2008
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ "S. Bender". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
- ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
- ^ Uersfeld, Stephan (13 July 2017). "Bender twins reunited at Leverkusen". ESPN. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Uersfeld, Stephan (1 February 2013). "Bender twins ready for showdown". ESPN FC. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Sahin and Bender join BVB coaching staff". Borussia Dortmund. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Sven Bender". kicker.de. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Sven Bender Biography/". history of soccer. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund extend contracts of Neven Subotic, Sven Bender". bvb.de/. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Dortmund prevail over Bayern in Supercup thriller". Archived from the original on 6 November 2013.
- ^ "Dortmund midfielder Sven Bender sidelined for 10 weeks". 24 February 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Sven Bender verlängert bei Borussia Dortmund bis 2021". 23 February 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- RSSSF.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Sven Bender swaps Borussia Dortmund for Bayer Leverkusen". Bundesliga. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Sven and Lars Bender retire from football". 21 December 2020.
- ^ "2008: Lars & Sven Bender". uefa.com. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Germany 1-2 Australia Socceroos come from behind to defeat experimental German side". goal.com. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- RSSSF.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Die Olympia-Kader stehen fest". dfb.de. 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Neymar's golden penalty sees Brazil to victory". fifa.com. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
- ^ "U 16-JUNIOREN". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ ""Der beste Tag": Ahrtal-Jugendmannschaft zu Gast am Campus" [“The best day”: Ahrtal youth team visiting Vampus] (in German). DFB. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Sven Bender wechselt zum BVB" [Sven Bender is moving to BVB] (in German). DFB. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Sven Bender » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Olympiafußballer Sven Bender: Das ist seine Frau". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
External links
- Official Website of Sven Bender
- Sven Bender at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Sven Bender – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sven Bender – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Sven Bender at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sven Bender at ESPN FC
- Kicker profile (in German)
- Bundesliga profile