Philipp Bargfrede (born 3 March 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen II.[1]

Philipp Bargfrede
Bargfrede in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Zeven, West Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Werder Bremen II (player)
Werder Bremen (U-17 assistant)
Number 44
Youth career
1995–2004 TuS Heeslingen
2004–2007 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Werder Bremen II 19 (1)
2008–2020 Werder Bremen 205 (6)
2020– Werder Bremen II 36 (6)
2021 Werder Bremen 1 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Germany U21 4 (1)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Werder Bremen II (player-assistant)
2022– Werder Bremen (U-17 assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:11, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Career edit

TuS Heeslingen edit

Bargfrede joined the Heeslingen youth system at the age of 6, in 1995. He stayed with them until 2004.

Werder Bremen edit

Bargfrede joined the Werder Bremen youth academy in 2004 and debuted for Werder Bremen II in 2007. On 1 July 2008, Bargfrede was offered a senior team contract. He picked up his first appearance for the senior team on 8 August 2009 in a 2–3 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. He came on as a substitute in the 74th minute, replacing Tim Borowski.[2] Since then, he has racked up over 150 appearances for the club. In March 2018, Werder Bremen announced that Bargfrede had signed a contract extension which included arrangements to keep him at the club after the end of his playing career.[3]

In August 2020, Bargfrede was released by Werder Bremen after 16 years at the club. He stated his intention of returning to the club in the future in a non-playing role.[4] However, on 24 October 2020, he re-signed for Werder on a one-year deal, joining the reserves.[5] On 24 April 2021, he made his comeback for Werder's first team in the Bundesliga in a 3–1 defeat against Union Berlin.[6]

Alongside his playing career for Werder Bremen's reserve team, Bargfrede was also appointed assistant coach of the team in July 2021.[7] A year later, in June 2022, Bargfrede took on a new role as assistant coach of the club's U17 team, still alongside his playing career.[8]

Personal life edit

 
Bargfrede in a match for Werder Bremen in July 2009

His father, Hans-Jürgen Bargfrede, played for FC St. Pauli in the German Bundesliga. His brother, Bent Bargfrede, plays for Heeslingen.[9]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 13 June 2022[1][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen II 2007–08 Regionalliga Nord 4 0 4 0
2008–09 3. Liga 15 1 15 1
2021–22 3. Liga 18 1 18 1
Total 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 2
Werder Bremen 2009–10 Bundesliga 23 0 5 0 7[a] 0 35 0
2010–11 28 0 2 0 8[b] 0 38 0
2011–12 23 0 1 0 24 0
2012–13 13 0 1 0 14 0
2013–14 20 3 0 0 20 3
2014–15 16 1 0 0 16 1
2015–16 14 0 3 0 17 0
2016–17 11 1 0 0 11 1
2017–18 27 1 3 1 30 2
2018–19 15 0 2 1 17 1
2019–20 15 0 1 0 1[c] 0 17 0
2020–21 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 206 6 19 2 15 0 1 0 241 8
Career total 243 8 19 2 15 0 1 0 278 10
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Germany - P. Bargfrede - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Amanatidis trifft und geht". kicker Online (in German). 8 August 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Spezial-Vertrag: Philipp Bargfrede bleibt noch lange bei Werder Bremen". kicker Online (in German). 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Bargfrede und Langkamp müssen Werder verlassen – Bartels noch offen". Buten und Binnen (in German). Radio Bremen. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Ohne einen Blick zurück: So lief der erste Tag von Philipp Bargfrede bei der U23 von Werder Bremen". Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Lichtblick Bargfrede". Weser Kurier (in German). 26 April 2021.
  7. ^ PHILIPP BARGFREDE ÜBER SEINE NEUE ROLLE BEI WERDER BREMEN: „ICH BIN EIN STÜCK WEIT CO-TRAINER“, deichstube.de, 23 July 2021
  8. ^ PHILIPP BARGFREDE MACHT BEI WERDER BREMEN WEITER – NICHT NUR ALS SPIELER, deichstube.de, 19 June 2022
  9. ^ "Bent Bargfrede: Besser als Philipp - bei FIFA".
  10. ^ "Philipp Bargfrede - Werder Bremen - 1. Bundesliga: alle Spielerstatistiken, News und alle persönlichen Informationen - kicker". kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2016.

External links edit