Stefan Wessels
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| Date of birth | 28 February 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rahden, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1985–1992 | SV Eintracht Schepsdorf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1998 | TuS Lingen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Bayern Munich (A) | 63 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Bayern Munich | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | 1. FC Köln | 93 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Everton | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | VfL Osnabrück | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | FC Basel | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Odense Boldklub | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 221 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Germany B | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stefan Wessels (born 28 February 1979) is a retired German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Wessels was a youth team player at Bayern Munich, who progressed through the reserve team and broke into the first-team squad in September 1999 after Bayern lost both goalkeepers Oliver Kahn and Bernd Dreher to injury. Wessels' first game was a 1–1 draw at Ibrox against Rangers in the Champions League. He performed impressively whenever called upon, but was unable to dislodge Kahn for more playing time. Wessels was involved in the most successful period in Bayern's recent history, including the 2001 Champions League win, but eventually left for Köln in 2003, seeking first-team football. Between 1999 and 2003, he appeared in a total of eighteen matches for Bayern.
Wessels' time in Köln was eventful, with the club relegated in his first season, before immediately gaining promotion back to the 1st division and again being relegated to the 2. Bundesliga the following season. Showing consistently good performances, Wessels was one of the few players to stand out in the squad. However, at the beginning of the 2007–08 season, Colombian goalkeeper Faryd Mondragón signed with the club, and after a fair but intense rivalry, Wessels lost his position as the club's number 1.
On 6 August 2007, Wessels agreed to a trial in England with Premier League team Everton and subsequently signed an initial one-year contract with the club on 21 August; he was given his favoured number 33 shirt. Upon signing he said:
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