Nowotny moved to Leverkusen from Karlsruher SC in 1996. The former libero made 295 appearances in all competitions in his 10 years at Bayer 04. In 1997, he made his debut in the UEFA Champions League and in the German national team, with whom he later finished third at the home World Cup in 2006. With Nowotny as captain, the Werkself were Bundesliga runners-up four times and also reached the final of both the DFB Cup and Champions League in 2002.
Nowotny left Leverkusen in 2006 and now works as assistant coach of the German U15 team. As assistant of the U17s, he and head coach Christian Wück led the German side to glory in the U17 World Cup in Indonesia last month, where they beat France in the final. When time allows, he still plays for the Werkself legends team. Bayer 04 wishes him many happy returns on his 50th birthday!
Away fans take note: Tickets for the forthcoming away game for the Werkself against FC St Pauli at the Millerntor Stadium on Sunday, 20 April (kick-off: 19:30 CEST) are exclusively available on the Bayer 04 app. The tickets are available at once and as usual under the 'Profil' tab by clicking on the 'Meine Tickets' button.
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Flap up, screen on: With the help of the new Bayer 04 tactics truck, training content and match action for the Werkself as well as tactical graphics can now be shown and discussed on the training ground.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 1-1 draw against 1. FC Köln on the 19th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2024/25...
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The Bayer 04 Women shared the points in a 1-1 draw with FC Köln in an entertaining Rhine derby with lots of goalmouth action for both sides. The team led by coach Roberto Pätzold put in a great effort that deserved the three points particularly in the second half. The team next to bottom in the table, who took the lead before half-time, played with great passion and only conceded the equaliser scored by Cornelia Kramer (54') before the final whistle.
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Where were you on 14 April 2024? – That question will probably be asked a lot in Leverkusen today. And can there be anybody in this city who doesn't have an answer to hand? Hard to imagine. That Sunday exactly a year ago was too special. Too big. Too stirring. Too incredible. Everybody will have their own personal memory of that historic day. As everybody was there somehow. Even those who were unfortunately unable to get a ticket for the game of games against Werder Bremen.
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