Since german star Günter Netzer joined Real Madrid in the 1973/74 season, nine players from Germany have played for the club, and today I will review with you the 9 German players who played for Real Madrid.
Günter Netzer, from Mönchengladbach, Germany. At that time, La Liga was just beginning to allow the introduction of foreign players, he was the first German player in real Madrid history, he played at the Bernabeu for 3 seasons, la liga appearances 85 times, scored 9 goals. Won 2 leagues and 2 Copa del Rey titles for Real Madrid. He left the Bernabeu in 1976 and retired after a season with the Swiss Grasshoppers.
Paul Breitner from Bayern Munich. He came to the Bernabeu after winning the World Cup in 1974. He teamed up with compatriot Netzer to win 2 leagues and 1 Copa del Rey for Real Madrid. He also played for Real Madrid for three seasons, making 84 La Liga appearances and scoring 10 goals. He left the Bernabeu in 1977 and returned to Germany after a one-season spell at Brunswick before returning to Bayern Munich, where he played until his retirement in 1983.
Uli Stielike, from Borussia Mönchengladbach, is the longest-running German player at Real Madrid, where he helped win 3 leagues, 2 Copa del Rey and 1 UEFA Cup. The German midfielder scored 41 goals in 215 La Liga appearances for Real Madrid in eight seasons at the Bernabeu. He left the Bernabeu in 1985 and retired after three seasons with Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
Bernd Schuster, from Barcelona, has been at the Bernabeu as a player and coach, and even more bizarrely, he came from his mortal opponent Barca and left for atletico Atletico. He spent two seasons at the Bernabeu from 1988 to 1990, winning 2 leagues, 1 Copa del Rey and 2 Spanish Super Cups for Real Madrid. He made 61 appearances in La Liga and scored 13 goals. In the 2007/08 season he returned to the Bernabeu as coach at Real Madrid for one season, winning two trophies for Real Madrid (La Liga and Spanish Super Cup).
Bodo Illgner, from Cologne, Germany, is the first German player in Real Madrid's history to lift the Champions League with the team and the first German player to win the Champions League with Real Madrid twice. He made 91 La Liga appearances for Real Madrid since 1996, winning 2 league games, 2 Champions Leagues, 1 Toyota Cup and 1 Spanish Super Cup for Real Madrid. His football career ended in 1999/00 when he was replaced by the 18-year-old Caselias.
Christoph Metzelder. Originally from Borussia Dortmund, Germany, he is the worst performer among the 9 German players who have played for Real Madrid. During his three seasons at Bernard, injuries affected his normal play, making 23 appearances in La Liga for Real Madrid alone, winning 1 league and 1 Spanish Super Cup for Real Madrid. He left the Bernabeu at the end of his contract in the summer of 2010 to join Schalke 04.
Mesut Özil, from Werder Bremen, signed for Real Madrid after the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He is considered the best partner in Cristiano Ronaldo's football career. In his three seasons at the Bernabeu, he made 105 appearances for the team, scored 19 goals, delivered 54 assists, and won 1 La Liga, 1 Copa del Rey and 1 Spanish Super Cup for Real Madrid. He left the Bernabeu in September 2013 to join Arsenal for 47 million euros, bringing huge profits to Real Madrid.
Sami Khedira, from Stuttgart, joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2010 with his compatriot Mesut Ozil, the second German player to win the Champions League for Real Madrid. In his 5 seasons at the Bernabeu, he won 1 league, 2 Copa del Rey, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 1 Champions League for Real Madrid. Made 102 appearances in La Liga, scoring 6 goals. He left the Bernabeu in the summer of 2015 to sign for Juventus and announced his retirement in May this year.
Toni Kroos, from Bayern Munich, is the 9th German player to be introduced in the history of Real Madrid and the 3rd German player to win the Champions League for Real Madrid, and he will celebrate his 8th season in La Liga at Real Madrid. In the previous seven seasons he has made 215 appearances in La Liga for Real Madrid, scoring 18 goals and providing 57 assists, winning 14 titles for Real Madrid, including 3 Champions League trophies.