Bayer 04 stand for attractive top quality football – in Germany and beyond. The club was promoted to the Bundesliga in 1979 and seven years later saw the Werkself qualify for Europe for the first time. The Werkself have now been on the European stage for decades and in the top-flight for more than 40 years. Around 300 people currently work for Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball Gmbh.To document and reward loyalty to, and identity with, the club Bayer 04 honoured the first player with the title of honorary with Ulf Kirsten in 2004 in Ulf Kirsten. six others have joined in the following years: Carsten Ramelow in 2008, Bernd Schneider in 2010, Simon Rolfes in 2015, Stefan Kießling and Rüdiger Vollborn in 2019 plus Lars Bender in 2021. They all meet three appointment criteria to enter the illustrious ranks of Werkself legends: at least ten years at the club, at least 300 appearances and outstanding personality and character. When our players posed for a team photo in October 1908, they wore a black "costume", as kits was called back then, with a red collar and cuff The Bayer Cross appeared as the club badge from 1936. In 1994, after a period with the club colours of red and white, the Bayer 04 fans encouraged the team to go back to their roots and wear black and red st
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