 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kubva 1 Chikunguru 2001, Toppmöller aive murairidzi weBayer 04 Leverkusen, uyo mumwaka wake wekutanga akatungamira kuenda kumagumo eUEFA Champions League, pamwe chete nenzvimbo yechipiri muBundesliga uye DFB-Pokal yekupedzisira. Toppmöller akazoziviswa nevatori venhau vemitambo veGerman se murairidzi wenhabvu wegore wa2002. Zvisinei, mumwaka unotevera Leverkusen yakaita zvakashata, uye muchiedza chechinzvimbo chisina kunaka cheligi icho chingadai chakatungamira mukudzikiswa, Toppmöller akadzingwa musi wa 16 Kukadzi 2003. 