Carsten Ramelow

Carsten Ramelow (born 20 March 1974) is a former German football player. He has played for Germany national team.

Carsten Ramelow

Ramelow in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	20 March 1974 (aged 52)
Place of birth	West Berlin, West Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1980–1987	Tasmania Berlin
1987–1988	Tennis Borussia Berlin
1988–1989	Hertha Zehlendorf
1989–1991	SC Siemensstadt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1995	Hertha BSC	80	(5)
1995–2008	Bayer Leverkusen	333	(23)
Total		413	(28)
National team
1993–1996	Germany U21	18	(2)
1998–2004	Germany	46	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		DFB-Ligapokal		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hertha BSC	1991–92	2. Bundesliga	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	1992–93		3	1	2	1	–		–		5	2
	1993–94		27	2	1	0	–		–		28	2
	1994–95		31	2	1	0	–		–		32	2
	1995–96		17	0	1	2	–		–		18	2
	Total		80	5	5	3	–		–		85	8
Bayer Leverkusen	1995–96	Bundesliga	15	2	1	0	–		–		16	2
	1996–97		32	2	1	0	–		–		33	2
	1997–98		33	2	4	0	1	0	9	1	47	3
	1998–99		27	4	1	0	–		4	0	32	4
	1999–00		26	0	1	0	2	0	8	0	37	0
	2000–01		32	2	3	1	–		7	2	42	5
	2001–02		32	2	6	0	1	0	16	1	55	3
	2002–03		32	1	5	2	–		9	0	46	3
	2003–04		31	2	–		–		–		31	2
	2004–05		31	1	1	0	1	0	10	0	43	1
	2005–06		25	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	29	2
	2006–07		13	2	1	0	1	0	6	2	21	4
	2007–08		4	1	–		–		1	0	5	1
	Total		333	23	25	3	7	0	72	6	437	32
Career total			413	28	30	6	7	0	72	6	522	40

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	1998	3	0
	1999	3	0
	2000	7	0
	2001	9	0
	2002	12	0
	2003	10	2
	2004	2	1
Total		46	7

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ramelow goal.

List of international goals scored by Carsten Ramelow

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	29 March 2003	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany	Lithuania	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2	1 June 2003	Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany	Canada	1–1	4–1	Friendly
3	18 February 2004	Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia	Croatia	2–1	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen

• Bundesliga runner-up: 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02
• DFB-Pokal: runner-up: 2001–02

Germany

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2002

Individual

• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1998–99

Musical career

In 2005, Ramelow published one music album, Sing when you're winning. It was not distributed commercially, only being made available to his family and friends.