Biography
Who is Tim Wiese?
Early football career
Tim Wiese began his organized football training in 1987 at the youth club DJK Dürscheid. He remained there for two years before transferring to the Bayer Leverkusen youth system. He eventually moved to Fortuna Köln, where he made his first-team debut in the Regionalliga during the 2000 season.
Time at Werder Bremen
In 2005, Tim Wiese moved to Werder Bremen to replace Andreas Reinke. He missed the first part of his debut season due to tearing his cruciate ligaments twice. He made his Bundesliga debut for the club in February 2006 against VfB Stuttgart following an injury to Reinke. He held the starting goalkeeper position for the remainder of that season.
International play and Hoffenheim
Tim earned his first international cap for Germany on November 19, 2008, when he substituted for René Adler against England. Between 2003 and 2005, he also made 13 appearances for the German under-21 squad. He was a member of the German team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup but did not play in the tournament. He was also part of the squad that earned third place at the UEFA European Championship in 2012.
Retirement and wrestling
Tim Wiese announced his retirement from professional football on September 17, 2014. He stated that he was a realist who believed his best years were behind him. In March 2017, he made a one-off return to football for the eighth-division side SSV Dillingen, which lost to TSV Haunsheim on April 1, 2017.
Birthday and age
Tim Wiese was born on December 17, 1981, which makes Tim 44 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Tim shares the date with 28 other famous people.
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