About Oliver Neuville
Oliver Patric Neuville (German pronunciation: [ˈɔlivɐ ˈnøːvɪl]; born 1 May 1973) is a German former footballer who played as a striker. During an 18-year professional career which began in Switzerland, he played mainly for German clubs Bayer Leverkusen (five seasons) and Borussia Mönchengladbach (six), amassing Bundesliga totals of 334 games and 91 goals. Neuville appeared nearly 70 times for the Germany national team during one full decade, representing Germany in two World Cups and at Euro 2008. He netted 22 goals in his first two seasons combined, but appeared scarcely as the Foals dropped down a level in 2007, mainly due to injury. Neuville made his first start of the tournament in the round-of-16 win against Paraguay, and scored his first World Cup goal late on, the only goal of the game.
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