Patrick Bade – women's goalkeeping coach

Patrick Bade has been the Bayer 04 women's goalkeeping coach since the 2023/24 season. Born in Leverkusen, Bade played a total of 13 junior international caps for Germany as a goalkeeper during his active career. After eleven years in Bayer 04's youth ranks, he went on to play for FC 08 Homburg, Borussia Mönchengladbach II, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and finally FC Düren.