Simon Rolfes

Simon Rolfes

Rolfes in 2016.
Personal information
Full name	Simon Rolfes
Date of birth	(1982-01-21) 21 January 1982 (age 35)
Place of birth	Ibbenbüren, West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1986–1999	TuS Recke
1999–2000	Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2004	Werder Bremen II	100	(18)
2002–2004	Werder Bremen	0	(0)
2003	→ SSV Reutlingen (loan)	13	(0)
2004–2005	Alemannia Aachen	28	(3)
2005–2015	Bayer Leverkusen	288	(41)
2010	→ Bayer Leverkusen II	1	(0)
Total		430	(62)
National team
2002	Germany U21	1	(0)
2004–2005	Germany Team 2006	3	(0)
2007–2011	Germany	26	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Simon Rolfes (born 21 January 1982) is a retired German footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Rolfes started his career at Werder Bremen after progressing through their academy. During the 2000–01 season, he scored five goals in 26 league appearances for the reserve team. He scored against Dresdner SC, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Lüneburger SK, Erzgebirge Aue, and Fortuna Köln. He also made an appearances in the DFB-Pokal. He would score seven goals in 31 league appearances and a goal in two DFB-Pokal during the 2001–02 season and two goals in 17 league appearances and an appearance during the DFB-Pokal during the 2002–03 season. He also made a UEFA Cup appearance for the first team during the 2002–03 season. The match was an 8–0 against Metalurh Donetsk on 3 October 2002. He came on in the 68th minute during for Krisztián Lisztes. He then was loaned for the remainder of the season with SSV Reutlingen 05 where he made 13 appearances. In his final season with the reserve team, he scored four goals in 26 league appearances. He made exactly 100 league appearances and four DFB-Pokal appearances for the reserve team and managed to notch 19 goals (one in the DFB-Pokal) from his defensive midfield position.