Roman Weidenfeller

Roman Weidenfeller (born 6 August 1980 in Diez, Germany) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga.

Career

Early career

Weidenfeller made his professional debut in 1997, after earning the Best Goalkeeper Award at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship. During his youth years, he played for Sportfreunde Eisbachtal.

Kaiserslautern

In 1998, Weidenfeller transferred to the 1. FC Kaiserslautern youth team where he made 40 appearances in two seasons. He was then promoted to the first team but made only six league appearances in two seasons.

Borussia Dortmund

Weidenfeller moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2002 on a free transfer as a possible replacement for Jens Lehmann, who moved to Arsenal in 2003. Weidenfeller had reportedly been unhappy at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he was used mainly as a backup to Georg Koch. His debut for Dortmund came on 17 December 2003 against his former club, Kaiserslautern, in a 1–0 loss.

In 2005, Weidenfeller underwent surgery following a meniscus tear in his left knee during training.

Early in the 2007–08 season, Weidenfeller was given a three match ban and fined €10,000 for insults leveled against Schalke striker Gerald Asamoah. Asamoah originally reported Weidenfeller after a match on 18 August 2007 between the two clubs, where the incident...
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