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Bodo ILLGNER
GOALKEEPER

PERSONAL DATA
7/4/67 Köln (Germany)
1'90m - 85 k
Origin: 1FC Köln (1996)

COMMENT
A cold and sound keeper, come after Fabio Capello's advice, he won from the first day his presence in the first eleven, fought in a nice concurrence with Santiago Cańizares

WHAT I LIKE THE MOST ABOUT HIM
His good, calm performances have been worth many points for Real Madrid

WHAT I LIKE THE LESS ABOUT HIM
If the goal's crossbar falls one day, he's not very kind to come safe out of it, since he rarely leaves the goal line.

A CURIOUS FACT
Fabio Capello forced a quick deal with Köln to bring Illgner to Madrid, since he disliked Real's keepers. With the deal closed, the german President said: "For us, it is like losing Köln's cathedral"

HIS HOTTEST MOMENT
He became Real's second keeper in 97, and he came from the bench to re-gain his position and win the 98 Amsterdam CL final game.

HIS NUMBERS WITH MADRID

GP CG F11 MNS YC/RC-SO GLS TITLS
119 119 119 10740 5/0-0 -143 5
GP= Games Played
CG= Complete Games
F11= Number of Times in the First-11
MNS= Minutes Played
YC/RC-SO= Yellow Cards / Red Cards - Times Sent Off
GLS= Goals Scored (Received in the case of a Goalie)
TITLS= Titles Won