Lars Bender

Lars Bender
Bender in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lars Bender[1]
Date of birth (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Rosenheim, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1993–1999 TSV Brannenburg
1999–2002 SpVgg Unterhaching
2002–2006 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 1860 Munich 58 (4)
2009–2021 Bayer Leverkusen 256 (22)
Total 314 (26)
International career
2005–2006 Germany U17 9 (1)
2007–2008 Germany U19 9 (2)
2009 Germany U20 1 (1)
2010 Germany U21 1 (0)
2011–2014 Germany 19 (4)
2016 Germany Olympic 6 (0)
Managerial career
2022-2023 Germany U15 (assistant)
2023– Germany U17 (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2008
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lars Bender (German pronunciation: [ˈlaʁs ˈbɛndɐ];[3][4] born 27 April 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right back and defensive midfielder. He is the twin brother of Sven Bender.[5][6]

  1. ^ "L. Bender". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 227, 544. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  4. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 363, 690. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  5. ^ Uersfeld, Stephan (13 July 2017). "Bender twins reunited at Leverkusen". ESPN. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ Uersfeld, Stephan (1 February 2013). "Bender twins ready for showdown". ESPN FC. Retrieved 31 July 2020.