2002–03 VfL Wolfsburg season

VfL Wolfsburg finished 8th in Bundesliga, qualifying for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The club got into the spotlight signing Bayern Munich star Stefan Effenberg, who finished his career with a season in the Volkswagen-owned club. Elsewhere, Martin Petrov and Tomislav Marić had successful seasons, being pivotal in the European qualification.

VfL Wolfsburg
2002–03 season
ManagerWolfgang Wolf
Bundesliga8th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerTomislav Marić (12)

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Claus Reitmaier
2 MF   GUI Pablo Thiam
3 DF   GER Frank Greiner
4 DF   DEN Kim Madsen
5 DF   GER Stefan Schnoor
6 MF   GHA Charles Akonnor
7 MF   GER Patrick Weiser
8 MF   ROU Dorinel Munteanu
9 FW   ARG Diego Klimowicz
10 MF   GER Stefan Effenberg
11 FW   CRO Tomislav Marić
12 GK   BIH Sead Ramović
13 DF   CRO Marino Biliškov
14 FW   DEN Peter Madsen (on loan from Brøndby)
15 MF   GER Tobias Rau
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   DEN Thomas Rytter
20 DF   ARG Pablo Quatrocchi
21 FW   BUL Martin Petrov
22 FW   GER Roy Präger
23 MF   GER Sven Müller
26 MF   BRA Robson Ponte (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
27 MF   CZE Miroslav Karhan
30 GK   DEN Jesper Christiansen (on loan from Rangers)
31 MF   GHA Hans Sarpei
32 FW   POL Michał Janicki
33 DF   GER Maik Franz
35 MF   POL Bartosz Romanczuk
36 MF   GER Michael Habryka
37 DF   GER Stefan Lorenz
40 GK   GER Patrick Platins

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF   DEN Michael Madsen (to Farum)
10 MF   GER Stefan Effenberg (released)
16 DF   AUT Gernot Plassnegger (on loan to Waldhof Mannheim)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   NGA Emeka Ifejiagwa (on loan to Waldhof Mannheim)
DF   SCG Dušan Petković (to 1. FC Nürnberg)
FW   AUS Joshua Kennedy (to Stuttgarter Kickers)

Results

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Bundesliga

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1 Schalke 04 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg
Vermant   88'

References

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  1. ^ "VfL Wolfsburg - 2002/03". FootballSquads. Retrieved 15 May 2014.