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Sven Bender Biography
German midfielder who led Dortmudn to back-to-back DFL-Supercup titles in 2013 and 2014. He previously won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship representing Germany in 2008.
He was born in Rosenheim, West Germany and played for TSV Brannenburg at just four years old.
The Bayern Munich squad he defeated to win the 2013 DFL-Supercup title included his twin brother Lars Bender.
His brother Lars has also competed for Germany internationally. His parents are Hartmut and Sabine Bender.
He has been teammates with centre back Mat Hummels on Borussia Dortmund.
Sven Bender (German pronunciation: [ˈsvɛn ˈbɛndɐ] ; born 27 April 1989) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and central defender for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and Germany national team. He was raised in Brannenburg and started his football career playing for TSV Brannenburg. Sven is the twin brother of Lars Bender.
Sven 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.
He started his football career on the U-14 team and played for all of Die Löwen’s youth teams in three years. In November 2007, Sven extended his contract with 1860 Munich until 2011. In 2009, Munich had to sell both Lars and Sven Bender, due to club’s financial problem. Sven moved to Borussia Dortmund and Lars to Bayer Leverkusen. Sven played 65 games and scored 1 goal for 1860 Munich. In 2009, he joined Borussia Dortmund, where he signed a contract that tied him to the club until 2013.
At under-19 level, he was a part of the team that won the 2008 European Under-19 Championship. He and his twin Lars were named jointly as players of the tournament. Bender made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Australia on March 2011. He appeared in several more friendly games and nominated for the Euro 2012 but did not make the squad’s final. In February 2014, he suffered an Osteitis pubis injury that ruled him out for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In mid-July on 2016, despite not being called up for the Senior team since 2013, he made the spot for Germany Olympic football team for the 2016 Summer Olympics as one of three over 23 years old players along with his twin and Nils Petersen, where Germany won the silver medal.
He made his Bundesliga debut on 19 September 2009 in a game against Hannover 96. His biggest rival for the spot in the defensive midfield suffered several injuries and Sven established himself in the starting 11 very quickly. Bender scored his first Bundesliga goal on 12 February 2011 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and extended his contract until 2017. The years 2011 and 2012 were very successful for Sven Bender, he was an important player in Borussia Dortmund’s midfield and helped the team win the national championship in both years as well as the German Cup in 2012. On 6 January 2013, Bender extended his contract with Borussia Dortmund, keeping him at the club until 2017. During the 2012–13 season, he was struggling with several injuries which made Dortmund resign Nuri Şahin in January 2013. After treatment of his injury, Bender got another opponent for his position. He was on his way to becoming the number one player on his position and shared a place with team’s captain Sebastian Kehl and helped the team to reach 2013 UEFA Champions League Final, although they were defeated by their domestic rivals Bayern Munich. On 27 July 2013, Bender won the 2013 DFL-Supercup with Dortmund 4-2 against Bayern Munich. In February 2014, he suffered injury after a loss against Hamburger SV, which eventually ruled him out for the rest season. In 2014–15 Sven was part of Dortmund’s bad start in Bundesliga. On 21 February 2016, he signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until 2021.
On 20 June 2015, Sven married Simone Dettendorfer, his long time girlfriend since 2008.
On 13 July 2017, Bender ended his 8-year tenure at Borussia Dortmund, signing a four-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen until 2021.
What's Sven Bender Net Worth 2024
Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Sven Bender Family
Father's Name | Not Available |
Mother's Name | Not Available |
Siblings | Not Available |
Spouse | Not Available |
Childrens | Not Available |