 Bender with Bayer Leverkusen in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sven Bender[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosenheim, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SpVgg Unterhaching (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1999 | TSV Brannenburg | ||
| 1999–2002 | SpVgg Unterhaching | ||
| 2002–2006 | 1860 Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | 1860 Munich II | 16 | (2) |
| 2006–2009 | 1860 Munich | 65 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Borussia Dortmund II | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2017 | Borussia Dortmund | 158 | (4) |
| 2017–2021 | Bayer Leverkusen | 107 | (4) |
| Total | 350 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Germany U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U19 | 11 | (1) |
| 2009 | Germany U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Germany | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Germany Olympic | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Germany U16 (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Germany U17 (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Borussia Dortmund (assistant) | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sven Bender (German pronunciation: [ˈsvɛn ˈbɛndɐ];[3][4] born 27 April 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as a central defender and defensive midfielder. He was raised in Brannenburg and started his football career playing for TSV Brannenburg. Sven is the twin brother of Lars Bender.[5][6]
He is currently an assistant manager at Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.[7]
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ "S. Bender". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 363, 967. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
- ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. p. 227. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
- ^ Uersfeld, Stephan (13 July 2017). "Bender twins reunited at Leverkusen". ESPN. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Uersfeld, Stephan (1 February 2013). "Bender twins ready for showdown". ESPN FC. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Sahin and Bender join BVB coaching staff". Borussia Dortmund. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.