- René Adler
Infobox Football biography
playername = René Adler
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|1|15
cityofbirth =Leipzig
countryofbirth =East Germany
height = height|m=1.91
position = Goalkeeper
currentclub = Bayer Leverkusen
clubnumber = 1
youthyears = 1991–2000
2000–2003
youthclubs =VfB Leipzig
Bayer Leverkusen
years = 2002–2007
2003–
clubs = Bayer Leverkusen II
Bayer Leverkusen
caps(goals) = 028 (0)
048 (0)
nationalyears = 2005
2008–
nationalteam = Germany U-21 Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 004 (0)
001 (0)
pcupdate =October 4 2008
ntupdate = 19:08, 11 October 2008 (UTC)René Adler (born
January 15 ,1985 inLeipzig ) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bayer Leverkusen.Career
Club career
Adler has been a club captain at all levels of competition and at the German Under-19 championships he was one of the star players of the tournament, attracting attention from clubs such as
Feyenoord , Arsenal and Chelsea. Due to his good performances,Rudi Völler nominated Adler to his first senior appearance against Werder Bremen.He made his Bundesliga debut in dramatic fashion onFebruary 25 ,2007 against league leaders Schalke 04. [ cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com
url=http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match4241.php | accessdate=March 2 | accessyear=2007] With starting goalkeeperHans-Jörg Butt serving a suspension, Adler saved 10 shots on goal, repelling Schalke's repeated attacks. A breakaway goal byStefan Kießling in the 85th minute gave Leverkusen a 1-0 upset victory. Leverkusen managerMichael Skibbe praised Adler's "world-class saves". [cite web | url = http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=510533.html | title = Agile Adler addles Schalke | accessdate = 2007-12-01 | date =2007-02-26 | author = Steffen Potter | publisher = uefa.com] His strengths are his quick reactions. He stopped Schalke's record of 13 games unbeaten, Stuttgart's record of 5 games unbeaten and Hamburg's 4 games winning spree with a saved penalty kick againstRafael van der Vaart . In the 2007–08 season he was one of two goalkeeper's to get an assist, [ cite web|title=Disappointment despite good set-pieces|work=Bundesliga.de|url=http://bundesliga.de/en/liga/news/2007/index.php?f=95479.php&fla=1 | accessdate=May 29 | accessyear=2008] the other beingManuel Neuer .International career
Adler has made four appearances for the German U-21 team under the leadership of
Dieter Eilts . He was part of the German team that finished as runners-up in Euro 2008. He made his debut for Germany onOctober 11 ,2008 in aFIFA World Cup 2010 qualifier against Russia.Honours
National Team
*UEFA European Football Championship Runner-up: 2008Personal Honours
*Best Bundesliga Goalkeeper: 2008
References
External links
* [http://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/whoiswho.php4?view=Adler_Re&lang=en Leverkusen who's who]
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/adlerrene/ Career stats at fussballdaten.de] de icon
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/1784/reneadler/profil.html Profile at Transfermarkt.de] de icon
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/15136/2007_01_23/news/anzeigen.html Interview at Transfermarkt.de] de icon
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