1. Tim Wiese made 13 appearances for the German under-21 squad between 2003 and 2005, before making his full international debut three years later against England.
16 Facts About Tim Wiese
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Tim Wiese went on to win five further caps and was part of the German 2010 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not make an appearance in that tournament.
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Tim Wiese started his playing career at DJK Durscheid, in 1987.
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Tim Wiese remained the first goalkeeper for Kaiserslautern until late November 2004, when he lost his place to veteran Thomas Ernst.
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Tim Wiese moved to Werder Bremen in 2005 and was favoured to replace the aging Andreas Reinke, but tore his cruciate ligaments twice and missed the entire first part of the season.
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Tim Wiese, who is often compared to former German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn for his emotional outbursts, had a shaky start, with an error against Juventus in the second round of the UEFA Champions League on 7 March 2006 being of particular note.
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On 2 May 2012, Tim Wiese signed for 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee, and was made club captain in August.
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In November 2012, it was announced that Tim Wiese had injured his knee in a training session and would be unavailable until January.
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In March 2013, Muller announced that Tim Wiese could leave the club on a free transfer if they were relegated, prompting several of his teammates to come to his defence, including Weis and team captain Sejad Salihovic.
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Tim Wiese earned his first international cap for Germany against England on 19 November 2008, when he came in as a substitute for Rene Adler at the beginning of the second half.
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Tim Wiese was a squad member for Germany in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but was the only player not seeing any action as an understudy to Schalke 04 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and was denied an appearance in the third-place playoff due to injury, enabling Bayern Munich veteran Hans-Jorg Butt to step in.
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In September 2014, Tim Wiese claimed he had been offered a development contract by WWE to join their NXT division.
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Tim Wiese appeared as a guest timekeeper at a WWE live event in Frankfurt.
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On 7 June 2016, it was reported that Tim Wiese accepted Triple H's invitation to train at WWE's developmental facility, the WWE Performance Center.
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Tim Wiese made his professional wrestling debut at a WWE live event in Munich on 3 November 2016, teaming with Sheamus and Cesaro to defeat The Shining Stars and Bo Dallas.
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Tim Wiese completed his Realschulabschluss at a comprehensive school in Kurten.