Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry is a French former professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, preferably on the left side, and was known for his pace, energy, skill, and precise passing. While with Bayern Munich, he was regarded as one of the best players in the world. The previous talisman of the French national team, Zinedine Zidane, once referred to Ribéry as the "jewel of French football".
The 2. Bundesliga is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below the Bundesliga and above the 3. Liga in the German football league system. All of the 2. Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal, the annual German Cup competition. A total of 127 clubs have competed in the 2. Bundesliga since its foundation.
Christian Lell is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Sven Beuckert is a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He works at his former club MSV Duisburg as goalkeeping coach.
Sven Ulreich is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
Lars Bender is a German former professional footballer who played as a right back and defensive midfielder. He is the twin brother of Sven Bender.
Sven Bender 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.
Sven Schipplock is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for fourth tier side VfB Stuttgart II.
Sven Müller is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
Simon Terodde is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.
Sven Demandt is a German football coach and former player.
Sven Neuhaus is a retired German footballer goalkeeper. He lastly played for Hamburger SV.
Sven Benken is a German former professional footballer who worked as a manager for SG Burg. He spent five seasons in the Bundesliga with Werder Bremen and Hansa Rostock.
Sven Köhler is a former German footballer and coach.
On 29 April 1978, the final match day of the 1977–78 Fußball-Bundesliga season, Borussia Mönchengladbach played Borussia Dortmund with the possibility of winning the Bundesliga championship. Knowing that if 1. FC Köln won their game away to FC St. Pauli, Borussia Mönchengladbach would have to win by a margin well in excess of ten goals. The match finished 12–0, which remains the largest margin of victory and tied with four other matches for the biggest win in Bundesliga history. However, 1. FC Köln beat FC St. Pauli 5–0 to become champions.
Sven Schimmel is a German footballer who plays as a defender. He began his career with VfB Stuttgart, and made his debut for the reserve team in October 2008, as a substitute for Johannes Rahn in a 3. Liga match against Fortuna Düsseldorf. He made 46 appearances for VfB Stuttgart II before joining SV Wehen Wiesbaden in 2011.
Frank Türr is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Christian Beck is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for BFC Dynamo.
Sven Michel is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
