Roman Weidenfeller

What I admire most about Roman Weidenfeller is his loyalty. Sixteen seasons at Borussia Dortmund is almost unheard of in modern football, where players chase the next contract relentlessly. He won Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal titles, then lifted the 2014 World Cup with Germany even while serving as a backup keeper. That willingness to commit to one club and one role without complaint speaks to a quiet, durable character I respect deeply. Goalkeepers rarely get the glory, and a one-club man like Weidenfeller gets even less, yet his career is a model of patience, professionalism, and devotion that I find genuinely inspiring.

Name (English)

Roman Weidenfeller

Name (Japanese)

ローマン・ヴァイデンフェラー

Reading

ろーまん・ゔぁいでんふぇらー

Born

August 6, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

Origin

Diez, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player

Awards & achievements

• Silbernes Lorbeerblatt

• Official sitehttp://www.roman-weidenfeller.de/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20Weidenfeller
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154397

Tags

• Rhineland-Palatinate
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-24

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