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My Take
Oliver Neuville is a footballer I associate with timing more than flash. Born in Locarno and starting out in Switzerland before becoming a German international striker, he built an 18-year career on persistence, racking up 334 Bundesliga games and 91 goals across Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Monchengladbach. At 171cm he was never an aerial threat, which makes that goal tally feel earned through movement and nerve rather than physical dominance. I have a soft spot for strikers who score the late, decisive ones, and his reputation suggests exactly that. To me he represents the dependable late-bloomer type that managers quietly treasure.
Overview
Oliver Patric Neuville (German pronunciation: [ˈɔlivɐ ˈnøːvɪl]; born 1 May 1973) is a German former footballer who played as a striker. During an 18-year professional career which began in Switzerland, he played mainly for German clubs Bayer Leverkusen (five seasons) and Borussia Mönchengladbach (six), amassing Bundesliga totals of 334 games and 91 goals.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Oliver Neuville
- Name (Japanese)
- オリバー・ノイビル
- Reading
- おりばー・のいびる
- Born
- May 1, 1973 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
- Origin
- Locarno, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 171 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Switzerland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.