Timo Hildebrand : biography
Timo Hildebrand (born 5 April 1979) is a German professional football goalkeeper who plays for Schalke 04.
Hildebrand holds a Bundesliga record for keeping a clean sheet for 884 consecutive minutes in 2003–04.
Honours
Germany
- FIFA World Cup Bronze medallist: 2006
- Confederations Cup Bronze medallist: 2005
VfB Stuttgart
- Fußball-Bundesliga: 2006–07
- DFB Pokal Runner-Up: 2006–07
Valencia CF
- Copa del Rey: 2007–08
International career
After collecting 18 Under-21-caps, Hildebrand made his full international debut for Germany on 28 April 2004 in a friendly against Romania in Bucharest as he came on to substitute Oliver Kahn after the first half and a 0–4 halftime score (Germany eventually lost 1–5).
Hildebrand participated in three consecutive tournaments for Germany, Euro 2004, 2005 Confederations Cup and World Cup 2006, as Germany’s third-choice goalkeeper, playing his first competitive game for Germany at the 2005 Confederations Cup against Argentina (final score 2–2). After Kahn’s retirement from international football in 2006, Hildebrand stepped up to become Germany’s number two and was Jens Lehmann’s natural replacement during the Euro 2008 qualification. Somewhat surprisingly, Joachim Löw dropped Hildebrand from the final squad for the tournament and picked Robert Enke and René Adler ahead of him. Although Löw stated that Hildebrand was an important player and may return to the set-up in near future, he has yet to appear for Germany since Euro 2008.
Career statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
1999–00 | Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2000–01 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
2007–08 | Valencia | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
2008–09 | Hoffenheim | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2009–10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Europe | Total | ||||||
2010–11 | Sporting | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
2011–12 | Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2012–13 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | Germany | 286 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 348 | 0 | |
Spain | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 312 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 383 | 0 |