Oliver Neuville

Date of birth01 May 1973
Place of birthLocarno
NationalityGerman
Weight64 kg
Height1.71 m
PositionForward

Swiss by birth, Oliver qualifies to play for Germany via his grandparents.

He began his career in Switzerland with Gambarogno and Lucerne before signing for Servette in 1992. He won the Swiss title in 1994 but moved to Spain to play for Tenerife in 1996 then to Germany to play for Hansa Rostock in 1997. His performances led to him making a further move to Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 1999.

Oliver made his international debut in September 1998 against Malta.

At the 2002 World Cup finals, Oliver scored the only goal against Paraguay at Seogwipo to take Germany into their sixth consecutive quarter-final.

He played in the 2002 World Cup Final defeat by Brazil.

Oliver scored Germany's stoppage time winner against Poland in Dortmund in their second game of the 2006 World Cup finals.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Locarno 01 Jan 1991 01 Jul 1992
Servette 01 Jul 1992 30 Jun 1996
Tenerife 01 Jul 1996 01 Sep 1997
Hansa Rostock 01 Sep 1997 30 Jun 1999
Bayer Leverkusen 01 Jul 1999 30 Jun 2004
Borussia Monchengladbach 01 Jul 2004

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga 34
14
4
2000-01 Bayer Leverkusen UEFA Champions League 5
1
1
2000-01 Bayer Leverkusen UEFA Cup 2
2001-02 Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga 32
1
13
4
2001-02 Bayer Leverkusen UEFA Champions League 14
3
7
2
2002-03 Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga 30
3
4
5
2002-03 Bayer Leverkusen UEFA Champions League 7
3
1
2003-04 Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga 14
18
6
3
2004-05 Borussia Monchengladbach Bundesliga 32
12
3
2005-06 Borussia Monchengladbach Bundesliga 34
10
3
2006-07 Borussia Monchengladbach Bundesliga 10
5
4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
08 Aug 2004 Arminia Bielefeld v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 0-0 Bundesliga 1
14 Aug 2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund L 2-3 Bundesliga 2
28 Aug 2004 SC Freiburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 1-1 Bundesliga 3
11 Sep 2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Werder Bremen W 3-1 Bundesliga 4
18 Sep 2004 Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 3-2 Bundesliga 5
25 Sep 2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hansa Rostock D 2-2 Bundesliga 6
02 Oct 2004 VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2-1 Bundesliga 7
17 Oct 2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1.FC Kaiserslautern W 2-0 Bundesliga 8
30 Oct 2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayern München W 2-0 Bundesliga 11
06 Nov 2004 1.FSV Mainz 05 v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 1-1 Bundesliga 12
13 Nov 2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1.FC Nürnberg W 2-1 Bundesliga 13
20 Nov 2004 VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 1-0 Bundesliga 14
27 Nov 2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hamburger SV L 1-3 Bundesliga 15
04 Dec 2004 Hertha Berlin v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 6-0 Bundesliga 16
12 Dec 2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen D 1-1 Bundesliga 17
22 Jan 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Arminia Bielefeld W 1-0 Bundesliga 18
29 Jan 2005 Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 1-1 Bundesliga 19
06 Feb 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v SC Freiburg W 3-2 Bundesliga 20
12 Feb 2005 Werder Bremen v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2-0 Bundesliga 21
20 Feb 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Schalke 04 L 1-3 Bundesliga 22
26 Feb 2005 Hansa Rostock v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 0-0 Bundesliga 23
05 Mar 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfL Wolfsburg W 1-0 Bundesliga 24
12 Mar 2005 1.FC Kaiserslautern v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 1-0 Bundesliga 25
19 Mar 2005 Hannover 96 v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2-1 Bundesliga 26
03 Apr 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfL Bochum D 2-2 Bundesliga 27
09 Apr 2005 Bayern München v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2-1 Bundesliga 28
16 Apr 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1.FSV Mainz 05 D 1-1 Bundesliga 29
24 Apr 2005 1.FC Nürnberg v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 0-0 Bundesliga 30
30 Apr 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfB Stuttgart W 2-0 Bundesliga 31
08 May 2005 Hamburger SV v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 0-0 Bundesliga 32
14 May 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hertha Berlin D 0-0 Bundesliga 33
21 May 2005 Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 5-1 Bundesliga 33
05 Aug 2005 Bayern München v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 3-0 Bundesliga 1
13 Aug 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfL Wolfsburg D 1-1 Bundesliga 2
27 Aug 2005 Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 1-1 Bundesliga 3
10 Sep 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v MSV Duisburg W 2-1 Bundesliga 4
17 Sep 2005 1.FC Köln v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2-1 Bundesliga 5
20 Sep 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Werder Bremen W 2-1 Bundesliga 6
24 Sep 2005 DSC Arminia Bielefeld v Borussia Mönchengladbach W 0-2 Bundesliga 7
01 Oct 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1.FSV Mainz 05 W 1-0 Bundesliga 8
15 Oct 2005 VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 1-1 Bundesliga 9
22 Oct 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1.FC Kaiserslautern W 4-1 Bundesliga 10
29 Oct 2005 Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2-1 Bundesliga 11
06 Nov 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hamburger SV D 0-0 Bundesliga 12
19 Nov 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen D 1-1 Bundesliga 13
27 Nov 2005 Hertha Berlin v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 2-2 Bundesliga 14
03 Dec 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1.FC Nürnberg L 0-1 Bundesliga 15
10 Dec 2005 Hannover 96 v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 1-1 Bundesliga 16
17 Dec 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt W 4-3 Bundesliga 17
27 Jan 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayern München L 1-3 Bundesliga 18
05 Feb 2006 VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2-0 Bundesliga 19
08 Feb 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Schalke 04 D 0-0 Bundesliga 20
11 Feb 2006 MSV Duisburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 1-1 Bundesliga 21
18 Feb 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1.FC Köln W 2-0 Bundesliga 22
25 Feb 2006 Werder Bremen v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2-0 Bundesliga 23
05 Mar 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v DSC Arminia Bielefeld W 2-0 Bundesliga 24
11 Mar 2006 1.FSV Mainz 05 v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 3-0 Bundesliga 25
18 Mar 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfB Stuttgart D 1-1 Bundesliga 26
26 Mar 2006 1.FC Kaiserslautern v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 3-0 Bundesliga 27
01 Apr 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund W 2-1 Bundesliga 28
09 Apr 2006 Hamburger SV v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2-0 Bundesliga 29
15 Apr 2006 Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2-1 Bundesliga 30
22 Apr 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hertha Berlin D 2-2 Bundesliga 31
02 May 2006 1.FC Nürnberg v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 5-2 Bundesliga 32
06 May 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hannover 96 D 2-2 Bundesliga 33
12 May 2006 Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Mönchengladbach W 0-2 Bundesliga 34
12 Aug 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Energie Cottbus W 2-0 Bundesliga 1
18 Aug 2006 1.FC Nürnberg v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 1-0 Bundesliga 2
16 Sep 2006 Alemannia Aachen v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 4-2 Bundesliga 4
22 Sep 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund W 1-0 Bundesliga 5
14 Oct 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfL Wolfsburg W 3-1 Bundesliga 7
21 Oct 2006 Hertha Berlin v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2-1 Bundesliga 8
28 Oct 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen L 0-2 Bundesliga 9
05 Nov 2006 Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 1-0 Bundesliga 10
08 Nov 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Schalke 04 L 0-2 Bundesliga 11
11 Nov 2006 Hamburger SV v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 1-1 Bundesliga 12
19 Nov 2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hannover 96 L 0-1 Bundesliga 13
15 Dec 2006 VfL Bochum v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2-0 Bundesliga 16
31 Mar 2007 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt D 1-1 Bundesliga 26
07 Apr 2007 Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2-0 Bundesliga 27
13 Apr 2007 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hamburger SV L 0-1 Bundesliga 28


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1998-99 Germany International Friendly 2
1
1998-99 Germany UEFA European Championship 3
2
1
1999-00 Germany FIFA Confederations Cup 3
1999-00 Germany International Friendly 2
1
1999-00 Germany UEFA European Championship 3
2000-01 Germany FIFA World Cup 4
1
2000-01 Germany International Friendly 1
3
2001-02 Germany FIFA World Cup 7
2
2
3
2001-02 Germany International Friendly 3
1
2002-03 Germany International Friendly
3
2002-03 Germany UEFA European Championship 1
3
1
2003-04 Germany International Friendly 1
2
2003-04 Germany UEFA European Championship 1
1
2004-05 Germany International Friendly 1
2005-06 Germany FIFA World Cup
7
1
2005-06 Germany International Friendly 1
5
3
2006-07 Germany International Friendly
1
2006-07 Germany UEFA European Championship 1
1
2007-08 Germany International Friendly
2
1
2007-08 Germany UEFA European Championship
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
02 Sep 1998 Malta v Germany W 1-2 International Friendly
10 Oct 1998 Turkey v Germany L 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 3
14 Oct 1998 Moldova v Germany W 1-3 UEFA European Championship Group 3
09 Feb 1999 Colombia v Germany D 3-3 International Friendly
27 Mar 1999 Northern Ireland v Germany W 0-3 UEFA European Championship Group 3
31 Mar 1999 Germany v Finland W 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group 3
28 Apr 1999 Germany v Scotland L 0-1 International Friendly
04 Jun 1999 Germany v Moldova W 6-1 UEFA European Championship Group 3
24 Jul 1999 Brazil v Germany L 4-0 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
28 Jul 1999 Germany v New Zealand W 2-0 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
30 Jul 1999 USA v Germany L 2-0 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
04 Sep 1999 Finland v Germany W 1-2 UEFA European Championship Group 3
08 Sep 1999 Germany v Northern Ireland W 4-0 UEFA European Championship Group 3
09 Oct 1999 Germany v Turkey D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group 3
14 Nov 1999 Norway v Germany W 0-1 International Friendly
23 Feb 2000 Netherlands v Germany L 2-1 International Friendly
26 Apr 2000 Germany v Switzerland D 1-1 International Friendly
16 Aug 2000 Germany v Spain W 4-1 International Friendly
15 Nov 2000 Denmark v Germany L 2-1 International Friendly
27 Feb 2001 France v Germany L 1-0 International Friendly
24 Mar 2001 Germany v Albania W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
28 Mar 2001 Greece v Germany W 2-4 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
29 May 2001 Germany v Slovakia W 2-0 International Friendly
02 Jun 2001 Finland v Germany D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
06 Jun 2001 Albania v Germany W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
15 Aug 2001 Hungary v Germany W 2-5 International Friendly
01 Sep 2001 Germany v England L 1-5 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
06 Oct 2001 Germany v Finland D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
14 Nov 2001 Germany v Ukraine W 4-1 FIFA World Cup Europe play-off
13 Feb 2002 Germany v Israel W 7-1 International Friendly
27 Mar 2002 Germany v USA W 4-2 International Friendly
01 Jun 2002 Germany v Saudi Arabia W 8-0 FIFA World Cup Finals group E
11 Jun 2002 Cameroon v Germany W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Finals group E
15 Jun 2002 Germany v Paraguay W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Finals 2nd round
21 Jun 2002 Germany v USA W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Finals quarter-final
25 Jun 2002 Korea Republic v Germany W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Finals semi-final
30 Jun 2002 Brazil v Germany L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Final
07 Sep 2002 Lithuania v Germany W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 5
16 Oct 2002 Germany v Faroe Islands W 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group 5
20 Nov 2002 Germany v Netherlands L 1-3 International Friendly
12 Feb 2003 Spain v Germany L 3-1 International Friendly
01 Jun 2003 Germany v Canada W 4-1 International Friendly
07 Jun 2003 Scotland v Germany D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 5
11 Jun 2003 Faroe Islands v Germany W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 5
20 Aug 2003 Germany v Italy L 0-1 International Friendly
06 Sep 2003 Iceland v Germany D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group 5
11 Oct 2003 Germany v Iceland W 3-0 UEFA European Championship Group 5
31 Mar 2004 Germany v Belgium W 3-0 International Friendly
28 Apr 2004 Romania v Germany L 5-1 International Friendly
26 Mar 2005 Slovenia v Germany W 0-1 International Friendly
08 Oct 2005 Turkey v Germany L 2-1 International Friendly
12 Oct 2005 Germany v China PR W 1-0 International Friendly
22 Mar 2006 Germany v USA W 4-1 International Friendly
27 May 2006 Germany v Luxembourg W 7-0 International Friendly
30 May 2006 Germany v Japan D 2-2 International Friendly
02 Jun 2006 Germany v Colombia W 3-0 International Friendly
09 Jun 2006 Germany v Costa Rica W 4-2 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
14 Jun 2006 Germany v Poland W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
20 Jun 2006 Ecuador v Germany W 0-3 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
24 Jun 2006 Germany v Sweden W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 16
30 Jun 2006 Germany v Argentina W 1-1 (4-2) FIFA World Cup Quarter-final
04 Jul 2006 Germany v Italy L 0-2 FIFA World Cup Semi-final
08 Jul 2006 Germany v Portugal W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Finals 3rd place
16 Aug 2006 Germany v Sweden W 3-0 International Friendly
02 Sep 2006 Germany v Republic of Ireland W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group D
15 Nov 2006 Cyprus v Germany D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group D
21 Nov 2007 Germany v Wales D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group D
27 May 2008 Germany v Belarus D 2-2 International Friendly
31 May 2008 Germany v Serbia W 2-1 International Friendly
16 Jun 2008 Austria v Germany W 0-1 UEFA European Championship Finals Group B


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.