History and achievements
VfL Bochum is a German club with a long and colourful history. It traces back to the year 1848 and is considered to be one of the oldest sports clubs in the world.
The 1960s saw the reformation of football league system in Germany and Bundesliga foundation in 1963 as a consequence. VfL Bochum got into the third tier then, but since 1965 they began to gradually beat their path to the top flight and finally won promotion in 1971. Though constantly finishing in the lower half of the league table, the team managed a 22-season unbroken run in the top tier. The club lost ground in the 1990s and rotates between the 2. Bundesliga and Bundesliga since then.
Bochum is a hard nut to crack, though the team has never claimed any major silverware throughout years of their existence. The farthest they progressed in Bundesliga was the 5th place in 1997 and 2004, which earned them, however, a ticket to the UEFA Cup qualification. In 1968 and 1988, VfL Bochum climbed up to the finals of the German Cup competition but lost to FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt respectively.
VfL Bochum play their home matches at 29,448-seater rewirpowerSTADION in Bochum.
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Club top players
№ | Name and surname | Role | Ranking | Age | Weight | Height | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ivan Ordets | defender |
131 |
31 years | 88 kg | 194 cm | Ukraine |
2 | Sidney Sam | midfielder |
16 |
36 years | 70 kg | 174 cm | Germany |
3 | Lee Chung-Yong | midfielder |
2 |
35 years | 75 kg | 180 cm | Korea Republic |
4 | Robbie Kruse | forward |
1 |
35 years | 72 kg | 181 cm | Australia |
5 | Thomas Eisfeld | midfielder |
0 |
31 years | 177 cm | Germany | |
6 | Jannik Bandowski | defender |
0 |
29 years | 192 cm | Germany | |
7 | Lukas Sinkiewicz | defender |
0 |
38 years | 78 kg | 186 cm | Germany |
8 | Anthony Losilla | midfielder |
0 |
38 years | 75 kg | 185 cm | France |
9 | Jan Šimůnek | defender |
0 |
37 years | 79 kg | 189 cm | Czech Republic |
10 | Sebastian Maier | midfielder |
0 |
30 years | 70 kg | 179 cm | Germany |
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