winning their first eleven games under Tuchel. Weidenfeller continued to play in the club's European matches. On 5 February 2016, Weidenfeller signed a new one-year deal with Dortmund, keeping him at the club until 2017. On 9 May 2017, he extended his contract until 2018. At the end of the 2017–18 season, he retired after making his final appearance as a substitute for Bürki, but announced that he would continue to work for Dortmund in another capacity. His farewell match took place on September 7, 2018 in the Signal Iduna Park where Roman & Friends won against the BVB All Stars and Weidenfeller scored two goals. Following Weidenfeller's retirement, he remained at Borussia Dortmund as an international ambassador. International career In November 2013, Weidenfeller was called up to the German national squad for his first time for the friendlies against Italy and England. He received his first cap when he started against England at the Wembley Stadium on 19 November 2013, making him the oldest ever German goalkeeper débutant. He then appeared for the game against Cameroon, where the game ended tied at 2–2. He made his third appearance in the next game against Armenia where Germany won 6–1. Both games were international friendlies. He was nominated as a reserve keeper behind Manuel Neuer for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, where the German team won the title a fourth time, but Weidenfeller wasn't used in any match. Weidenfeller made his first appearance for the German national team in a competitive match against Gibraltar during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying in June 2015. His international farewell came with this match after winning five caps in total. Career statistics Club 1.Includes German Cup 2.Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Intertoto Cup 3.Includes German League Cup and German Super Cup International Source: Honours Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga: 2010–11, 2011–12 DFB-Pokal: 2011–12, 2016–17 DFL-Supercup: 2013 UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2012–13 Germany U16 UEFA European Under-16 Championship third place: 1997 Germany FIFA World Cup: 2014 References External links Roman Weidenfeller football profile from Yahoo! Sports UK 1980 births Living people Association football goalkeepers German footballers Germany under-21 international footballers Germany B international footballers Borussia Dortmund players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players Bundesliga players Germany international footballers 2014 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup-winning players German Roman Catholics Borussia Dortmund non-playing staff