Hugo Almeida wears #23 jersey at Werder Bremen. When Klose left last season Almeida had more playing time and scored more often.
Now, with fan-favorite Claudio Pizarro back, looks like Almeida has competition again. Other big names in the club, Germany's Frings, Fritz, and Brazil's Diego.
Pizarro's on loan from Chelsea FC for a year. He's already scoring. Pizarro scored in the 79th minute today in Werder Bremen's defeat :
Bor. Mönchengladbach 3-2 Werder Bremen
August 30, 2008
More on Almeida:
Position: Attack
At Werder since: 12.07.2006
Date of Birth: 23.05.1984
Place of Birth: Figueira da Foz/Portugal
Height: 1,91 m
Weight: 93 kg
Former clubs: 2005 – 2006 FC Porto
01/2005 – 06/2005 Boavista Porto
07/2004 – 12/2004 FC Porto
01/2004 – 06/2004 Uniao Leiria
2000 – 12/2003 FC Porto
Bundesliga matches/Goals: 51/16
Bundesliga matches/Goals for Werder: 51/16
Champions-League matches/Goals: 15/3
Champions-League matches/Goals for Werder: 9/2
European Cup matches/Goals: 29/9
European Cup matches/Goals for Werder: 23/8
National Team matches/Goals: 11/2 for Portugal
Biggest Sporting success: Champions League winner 2004
Portugese champion 2003 and 2006
Portugese cup winner 2003 and 2006
Portugese Super-Cup-winner 2003
Personal data: Married to Andreia
Children: Two daughters
Hobbies: Computer, Television
source: werder.de
Fourth row:
Aaron Hunt, Sebastian Boenisch, Hugo Almeida, Sebastian Prödl, Per Mertesacker, Naldo, Peter Niemeyer, Boubacar Sanogo
Third row:
Said Husejinovic, Mesut Özil, Dusko Tosic, Niklas Andersen, Frank Baumann, Jurica Vranjes, Markus Rosenberg, Clemens Fritz, Torsten Frings
Second row:
Klaus Allofs (Managing Director), Thomas Schaaf (Head Coach), Matthias Hönerbach (Assistant Coach), Wolfgang Rolff (Assistant Coach), Michael Kraft (Goalkeepers Coach), Yann-Benjamin Kugel (Fitness Coach), Stefan Wolters (Physio), Uwe Behrens (Kit Manager), Florian Lauerer (Physio), Dr. Götz Dimanski (Team Doctor), Detlef Kollra (Kit Manager)
First row:
Diego, Martin Harnik, Petri Pasanen, Nico Pellatz, Tim Wiese, Christian Vander, Sebastian Mielitz, Max Kruse, Daniel Jensen, Kevin Artmann
Goalkeepers
Wiese, Tim (1)
Vander, Christian (33)
Pellatz, Nico (40)
Defenders
Boenisch, Sebastian (2)
Pasanen, Petri (3)
Naldo (4)
Tosic, Dusko (5)
Fritz, Clemens (8)
Prödl, Sebastian (15)
Andersen, Niklas (27)
Mertesacker, Per (29)
Midfielders
Baumann, Frank (6)
Vranjes, Jurica (7)
Diego (10)
Özil, Mesut (11)
Husejinovic, Said (17)
Jensen, Daniel (20)
Frings, Torsten (22)
Niemeyer, Peter (25)
Artmann, Kevin (31)
Kruse, Max (36)
Bargfrede, Philipp (44)
Forwards:
Rosenberg, Markus (9)
Hunt, Aaron (14)
Sanogo, Boubacar (18)
Hugo Almeida (23)
Pizarro, Claudio (24)
Harnik, Martin (34)
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