1996-97 Bayer Leverkusen Roster
Bundesliga (Bundesliga)
Germany, Level I
Team Record: 21-7-6 - 69 points
Finishing 2nd in Bundesliga
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
1996-97 Bayer Leverkusen StatisticsGermany, Level I
Team Record: 21-7-6 - 69 points
Finishing 2nd in Bundesliga
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Bayer Leverkusen of Bundesliga ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 21 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses for 69 points finishing second in Bundesliga.
The club bagged 69 goals and allowed 41. Ulf Kirsten scored 22 goals for the squad, while Markus Feldhoff, Paulo Sérgio and Erik Meijer each netted five or more also.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Cardoni | September 22, 1972 | 6'0" | 181 | , Luxembourg | |
| Zé Elias | M | September 25, 1976 | 5'10" | 165 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Holger Fach | D | September 6, 1962 | 6'1" | 159 | Wuppertal, Germany |
| Markus Feldhoff | F | August 29, 1974 | 6'1" | 181 | Oberhausen, Germany |
| Markus Happe | February 11, 1972 | 6'0" | 170 | Münster, Germany | |
| Dirk Heinen | G | December 3, 1970 | 6'2" | 183 | Köln, Germany |
| Jan Heintze | D | August 17, 1963 | 5'7" | 143 | Tårnby, Denmark |
| Ulf Kirsten | F | December 4, 1965 | 5'9" | 168 | Riesa, Germany |
| Niko Kovač | M | October 15, 1971 | 5'9" | 159 | Berlin, Germany |
| Robert Kovač | D | April 6, 1974 | 6'0" | 181 | Berlin, Germany |
| Hans-Peter Lehnhoff | M | July 12, 1963 | 5'10" | 165 | Mariadorf, Germany |
| Erik Meijer | August 2, 1969 | 6'2" | 192 | Meerssen, Netherlands | |
| Andreas Neuendorf | M | February 9, 1975 | 5'10" | 159 | Berlin, Germany |
| Jens Nowotny | D | January 11, 1974 | 6'2" | 192 | Malsch, Germany |
| Carsten Ramelow | March 20, 1974 | 6'1" | 176 | Berlin, Germany | |
| Claudio Reyna | July 20, 1973 | 5'10" | 159 | Livingston / New Jersey, USA | |
| Mike Rietpietsch | March 26, 1974 | 5'11" | 168 | Eberswalde, Germany | |
| René Rydlewicz | M, F | July 18, 1973 | 5'9" | 163 | Forst (Lausitz), Germany |
| Paulo Sérgio | F, M | June 2, 1969 | 5'11" | 174 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Mario Tolkmitt | October 30, 1970 | 5'9" | 146 | , Germany | |
| Rüdiger Vollborn | G | February 12, 1963 | 6'0" | 179 | Berlin, Germany |
| Christian Wörns | D | May 10, 1972 | 6'0" | 176 | Mannheim, Germany |
