Football 101: FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04

Full name Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V.
Nickname(s) Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues)
Die Knappen (The Miners)
Founded 4 May 1904
Ground Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
(Capacity: 61,673)
President Josef Schnusenberg
Manager Felix Magath
League Bundesliga
2009–10 Bundesliga, 2nd

FC Schalke 04 Team Wear

FC Schalke 04 2010-2011 Current Squad

	No.	Position		Player
1		GK		Manuel Neuer
3		DF		Sergio Escudero
4		DF		Benedikt Höwedes
6		DF		Tim Hoogland
7		FW		Raúl
8		MF		Hao Junmin
9		FW		Edu
10		MF		Ivan Rakitić
11		MF		Alexander Baumjohann
12		MF		Peer Kluge
13		MF		Lukas Schmitz
14		DF		Kyriakos Papadopoulos
17		FW		Jefferson Farfán
19		FW		Mario Gavranović
20		MF		Vasileios Pliatsikas
21		DF		Christoph Metzelder
22		DF		Atsuto Uchida
23		MF		Jermaine Jones
24		DF		Christian Pander
26		FW		Erik Jendrišek
28		MF		Christoph Moritz
29		FW		Bogdan Müller
30		MF		Levan Kenia
31		FW		David Loheider
32		DF		Joël Matip
33		GK		Mathias Schober
34		FW		Besart Ibraimi
36		GK		Lars Unnerstall
38		FW		Marvin Pourie
39		DF		Marvin Pachan
40		MF		Predrag Stevanović

POSITIONS
GK - Goalkeeper
DF - Defender
FW - Forward
MF - Midfielder

FC Schalke 04 Squad

1 Manuel Neuer	Goalkeeper		11 Alexander Baumjohann	Midfielder
33 Matthias Schober	Goalkeeper		12 Peer Kluge	Midfielder
36 Lars Unnerstall	Goalkeeper		13 Lukas Schmitz	Midfielder
2 Hans Sarpei	Defender		18 Jurado	Midfielder
2 Heiko Westermann	Defender		19 Mario Gavranovic	Midfielder
3 Sergio Escudero	Defender		20 Vassilis Pliatsikas	Midfielder
4 Benedikt Höwedes	Defender		23 Jermaine Jones	Midfielder
5 Nicolas Plestan	Defender		27 Ciprian Deac	Midfielder
6 Tim Hoogland	Defender		28 Christoph Moritz	Midfielder
14 Kyriakos Papadopoulos	Defender		30 Lewan Kenia	Midfielder
21 Christoph Metzelder	Defender		7 Raúl	Striker
22 Atsuto Uchida	Defender		9 Edu	Striker
24 Christian Pander	Defender		17 Jefferson Agustin Farfán	Striker
32 Joel Matip	Defender		25 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Striker
8 Hao Junmin	Midfielder		26 Erik Jendrisek	Striker
10 Ivan Rakitic	Midfielder		- Felix Magath	Manager/Coach

Source: Goal.com