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Lars Bender (German pronunciation: [ˈlaʁs ˈbɛndɐ];[3][4] born 27 April 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right back and defensive midfielder. He is the twin brother of Sven Bender.[5][6]

Lars Bender

Bender in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Lars Bender[1]
Date of birth	(1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth	Rosenheim, West Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1993–1999	TSV Brannenburg
1999–2002	SpVgg Unterhaching
2002–2006	1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	1860 Munich	58	(4)
2009–2021	Bayer Leverkusen	256	(22)
Total		314	(26)
National team‡
2005–2006	Germany U17	9	(1)
2007–2008	Germany U19	9	(2)
2009	Germany U20	1	(1)
2010	Germany U21	1	(0)
2011–2014	Germany	19	(4)
2016	Germany Olympic	6	(0)
Teams managed
2022–	Germany (U15) (assistant)
Honours Men's football Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team UEFA European Championship 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2008
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:57, 23 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2014

Club career

Early career

Lars Bender played from 1993 to 1999 in the youth of the TSV Brannenburg, from 1999 to 2002 he was part of SpVgg Unterhaching youth teams. In summer 2002, he moved to the 1860 München youth team.

1860 Munich

In August 2006, Bender played his first game for 1860 Munich II in the Regionalliga Süd. In October, he was an unused substitute in the 1860 Munich senior team, and on 27 November 2006, when he was 17 years old, he made his professional debut at the home game against the TuS Koblenz in the 2. Bundesliga. In his first professional season, he played 13 matches, nine of them in the starting lineup. In this season, Bender won the Fritz-Walter trophy, ahead of then Mönchengladbach's Marko Marin and his twin brother, Sven Bender. In his second season, he was a regular player in the defensive midfield. On the first day of the new season, he scored his first goal. Bender started 2008–09 season again as a regular player. In the second league game against FSV Frankfurt on 3 October 2008, he took over the captaincy and was at 19 the youngest captain in the history of the 1860 Munich, but on 20 October he was seriously injured and after a number of injuries, he finished that season with only 15 matches played. In his three professional seasons played for 1860 München in the 2. Bundesliga, he played 58 games and scored four goals.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

On 18 August 2009, Bender signed a three-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen. He played his first match in the Bundesliga coming off the bench on Matchday 6 and was used as a substitute in most of 20 games he played during his first season in Bayer Leverkusen. He scored his first goal in the Bundesliga against Eintracht Frankfurt on 16 September, an eventual 4–0 win.[7] In the following season, his position in the defensive midfield remained competitive and he was often second choice, but he played 27 matches and scored three goals. In the 2011–12 season, he was a regular player and played most of the games over the full season, only interrupted by a forced break for a muscle bundle crack injury in the spring of 2012. On 21 March 2012, Bender signed a new contract with Leverkusen to 2018.[8] In the 2012–13 Bundesliga season, he played 33 games, scored 3 goals and made 6 assists. On 31 October 2013, he extended his contract with Leverkusen until 2019.[9]

In the 2013–14 season, he played 29 games and scored three goals in the Bundesliga, despite being injured for the most of September and October and again in the spring of 2014. In the 2014–2015 season, he returned to the field and played 26 games in Bundesliga, scoring one goal against SC Paderborn 07. In UEFA Champions League he helped Leverkusen finish runner-up in the group stage behind AS Monaco but later lost to Atlético Madrid in the Round of 16. For season 2015/16 coach Roger Schmidt appointed him as the new team captain in place of Simon Rolfes, who had ended his career after the end of the preseason.[10] This season is a struggle for him, after had long time injury in October 2015 until March 2016, and he's only got 10 appearances in Bundesliga and made a pair appearances in Champions League. Bender abdicated the captaincy prior to the 2020–21 season due to his ongoing injury issues, passing the role over to Charles Aránguiz.[11] Both Benders jointly announced that they would retire from football at the end of the 2020–21 season.[12]

Bender played his final professional match on 22 May 2021, the final matchday of the 2020–21 Bundesliga, in which Leverkusen played against Borussia Dortmund. It was his 256th top-flight match for Leverkusen.[13] He replaced his brother Sven, who had also played his final match, in the 89th minute while Leverkusen was awarded a penalty. Lars Bender took the penalty, and in a respectful gesture, Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Bürki allowed him to score without making any effort to save the shot. Bender's final goal of his professional career was a mere consolation goal as Leverkusen went on to lose the match 3–1.[14]

International career

He was part of the German under-19 side that won the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. He and his twin Sven were named jointly as players of the tournament.

Bender was chosen as part of Germany's 23-man squad for Euro 2012. He scored an 80th-minute winner in the final group game against Denmark.[15]

On 29 May 2013, Bender scored twice in a 4–2 win over Ecuador.[16]

He was named in Germany's provisional 30-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but withdrew on 23 May following a thigh injury in training. Manager Joachim Löw said, "I feel personally very sorry for Lars because I know how much he wanted to be in Brazil, when a player is ruled out so close before a tournament then it is very disappointing for everyone".[17] He played his last internationals for Germany in late 2014.[18]

Lars was part of the Germany Olympic football team for Rio along with his twin and Nils Petersen who were the three selected over 23 years old players,[19] winning the silver medal.[20]

Style of play

Bender normally played as a defensive midfielder or right-back. He is known for his all-action style and possesses good tackling, passing and ball interception.[21]

Coaching career

In June 2022, the German Football Association appointed him as the new assistant coach of the German U-15 national team.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 May 2021

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1860 Munich II	2006–07	Regionalliga Süd	9	1	—		—		9	2	[23]
1860 Munich	2006–07	2. Bundesliga	13	0	0	0			13	0	[23]
	2007–08		28	1	3	0			31	1	[24]
	2008–09		15	3	2	0			17	3	[25]
	2009–10		2	0	1	0			3	0	[26]
	Total		58	4	6	0	—		64	4	—
Bayer Leverkusen II	2009–10	Regionalliga West	2	0	—				2	0	[26]
	2010–11		1	0					1	0	[27]
	Totals		3	0	—				3	0	—
Bayer Leverkusen	2009–10	Bundesliga	20	1	1	0	—		21	1	[26]
	2010–11		27	3	2	0	12	0	41	3	[27]
	2011–12		28	4	1	0	8	1	37	5	[28]
	2012–13		33	3	3	0	5	0	41	3	[29]
	2013–14		29	3	4	1	6	0	39	4	[30]
	2014–15		26	1	2	0	7	0	35	1	[31]
	2015–16		11	1	2	1	4	0	17	2	[32]
	2016–17		9	0	0	0	3	0	12	0	[33]
	2017–18		21	2	3	1	—		24	3	[34]
	2018–19		20	1	2	0	5	0	27	1	[35]
	2019–20		18	2	2	0	8	0	28	2	[36]
	2020–21		14	1	2	1	4	0	20	2	[37]
	Total		256	22	24	4	62	1	342	27	—
Career total			313	27	29	3	62	1	418	32	—

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 June 2012	Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine	Denmark	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2012
2.	29 May 2013	FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, United States	Ecuador	2–0	4–2	Friendly
3.				3–0
4.	14 August 2013	Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany	Paraguay	3–3	3–3

Honours

Germany Youth

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2008
• Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal, 2016

Individual

• Fritz Walter Medal U17 Gold Medal 2006
• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Golden Player: 2008

References

External links

• Official website
• Lars Bender – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Lars Bender – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Lars Bender at National-Football-Teams.com
• Lars Bender at ESPN FC
• Lars Bender at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Kicker profile (in German)
• Bundesliga profile
• Lars Bender at the International Olympic Committee
• Lars Bender at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
• Lars Bender at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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[de] Lars Bender

Lars Bender (* 27. April 1989 in Rosenheim) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Profi-Fußballspieler. Zuletzt spielte der defensive Mittelfeldspieler von 2009 bis 2021 elf Jahre in der Bundesliga für Bayer 04 Leverkusen, war von 2015 bis 2020 Mannschaftskapitän und absolvierte 342 Pflichtspiele für die erste Mannschaft. Er ist der eineiige Zwillingsbruder von Sven, mit dem er über viele Jahre in denselben Mannschaften spielte. Während der meisten Zeit in seiner Karriere kam er im defensiven Mittelfeld zum Einsatz, spielte in den letzten Jahren seiner Karriere auch und regelmäßig als rechter Außenverteidiger. Benders Karriere war ab der zweiten Hälfte der 2010er Jahre durchgehend durch längere Verletzungspausen geprägt. So absolvierte er ab 2015 nur 9 bis 21 Bundesligaspiele pro Saison, galt unter verschiedenen Cheftrainern der Leverkusener aber stets als gesetzt und erarbeitete sich im Verein und bei dessen Anhängerschaft für seinen Einsatz ein hohes Ansehen.

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- [en] Lars Bender

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[es] Lars Bender

Lars Bender (Rosenheim, Baviera, Alemania, 27 de abril de 1989) es un exfutbolista alemán que jugaba de centrocampista.

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[fr] Lars Bender

Lars Bender est un footballeur allemand né le 27 avril 1989 à Rosenheim en Allemagne. Il joue au poste de milieu de terrain et effectue une grande partie de sa carrière au Bayer Leverkusen en Bundesliga (341 matchs joués et 27 buts marqués). Il joue actuellement au TSV Brannenburg, en D9 allemande[1].

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[it] Lars Bender

Lars Bender (Rosenheim, 27 aprile 1989) è un ex calciatore tedesco, di ruolo difensore o centrocampista.

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[ru] Бендер, Ларс

Ларс Бендер (нем. Lars Bender; родился 27 апреля 1989, Розенхайм, ФРГ) — немецкий футболист, полузащитник. Брат-близнец Свена Бендера.

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