title: 2002–03 VfL Bochum season
text: # 2002–03 VfL Bochum season
  
  The 2002–03 VfL Bochum season was the 65th season in club history.
  
  ## Matches
  
  ### Legend
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## Squad
  
  ### Squad and statistics
  
  **Squad, appearances and goals scored**
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | NED | Rein van Duijnhoven | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | GER | Michael Bemben | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | GER | Martin Meichelbeck | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | GER | Mirko Dickhaut (until 31 December 2002) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 4 | MF | NGA | Sunday Oliseh (since 1 January 2003) | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | DEN | Søren Colding | 38 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
  | 6 | DF | CMR | Raymond Kalla | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | GER | Paul Freier | 36 | 10 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
  | 8 | MF | GER | Sebastian Schindzielorz | 27 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | ESP | Thomas Christiansen | 36 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
  | 10 | MF | GER | Dariusz Wosz | 34 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
  | 11 | FW | DEN | Peter Graulund (until 31 December 2002) | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | 12 | DF | NED | Anton Vriesde | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 13 | GK | GER | Christian Vander | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | ISL | Þórður Guðjónsson | 31 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
  | 15 | DF | GER | Frank Fahrenhorst | 30 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
  | 16 | FW | IRN | Vahid Hashemian | 37 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
  | 17 | MF | GER | Björn Joppe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 18 | MF | CRO | Filip Tapalović | 22 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | AUT | Dietmar Berchtold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 20 | FW | RUS | Sergei Mandreko | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | FW | RSA | Delron Buckley | 32 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
  | 22 | DF | GER | Thomas Reis | 21 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
  | 23 | MF | ESP | Cristian Fiél (since 1 January 2003) | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 26 | FW | ITA | Luciano Velardi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 27 | MF | GER | Danny Woidtke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 29 | FW | GER | Alexander Thamm (since 22 March 2003) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 31 | FW | GER | Marcus Fischer (since 22 February 2003) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 33 | MF | GER | Sascha Höhle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 34 | MF | GER | David Zajas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 44 | GK | CRO | Toni Tapalović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  * Source:
  
  ### Transfers
  
  **Summer**
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | DF | CMR | Raymond Kalla (from CF Extremadura) |
  | 12 | DF | NED | Anton Vriesde (from KFC Uerdingen 05) |
  | 14 | MF | ISL | Þórður Guðjónsson (from UD Las Palmas, previously on loan at Preston North End F.C.) |
  | 18 | MF | CRO | Filip Tapalović (from TSV 1860 Munich) |
  | 26 | FW | ITA | Luciano Velardi (from VfL Bochum II) |
  | 34 | MF | GER | David Zajas (from VfL Bochum II) |
  | 44 | GK | CRO | Toni Tapalović (from FC Schalke 04 II) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 2 | DF | CRO | Samir Toplak (to NK Varteks) |
  | 12 | DF | GER | Thomas Stickroth (retired) |
  | 15 | DF | GER | Rouven Schröder (to MSV Duisburg) |
  | 19 | FW | GER | Mike Busch (loan return to VfL Wolfsburg) |
  | 23 | MF | GER | Dino Toppmöller (to Eintracht Frankfurt) |
  | 27 | MF | GER | Markus Ehrhard (to SG Wattenscheid 09) |
  | 28 | DF | GER | Hilko Ristau (to 1. FC Saarbrücken) |
  | 29 | DF | GER | Axel Sundermann (to SC Verl) |
  | 30 | GK | GER | Sebastian Selke (to KFC Uerdingen 05) |
  
  **Winter**
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | MF | NGA | Sunday Oliseh (on loan from Borussia Dortmund) |
  | 23 | MF | ESP | Cristian Fiél (from 1. FC Union Berlin) |
  | 29 | FW | GER | Alexander Thamm (from VfL Bochum II) |
  | 31 | FW | GER | Marcus Fischer (from VfL Bochum II) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 4 | DF | GER | Mirko Dickhaut (to SC Schwarz-Weiss Bregenz) |
  | 11 | FW | DEN | Peter Graulund (on loan to AGF Aarhus) |
  
  ## VfL Bochum II
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Oberliga Westfalen | Oberliga Westfalen |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | | MF | GER | Marek Barudi | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | | MF | AUT | Dietmar Berchtold | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
  | | GK | GER | Robert Bochtrup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | GER | David Czyszczon | 29 | 4 | 29 | 4 |
  | | DF | GER | Mirko Dickhaut (until 31 December 2002) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | GER | Tim Erfen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | | DF | GER | Thomas Falkowski | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
  | | FW | GER | Marcus Fischer | 24 | 9 | 24 | 9 |
  | | GK | GER | Bastian Görrissen | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
  | | MF | POL | Arek Grad | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
  | | FW | DEN | Peter Graulund (until 31 December 2002) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | GER | Sascha Höhle | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
  | | MF | GER | Björn Joppe | 18 | 8 | 18 | 8 |
  | | DF | GER | Christoph Keim | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
  | | MF | GER | Sascha Lindner | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
  | | FW | ITA | Gaetano Manno | 27 | 13 | 27 | 13 |
  | | DF | GER | Mirko Mustroph | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
  | | FW | GER | Gökhan Özdemir | 25 | 12 | 25 | 12 |
  | | MF | GER | Thomas Reis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | | MF | GER | Roger Schajor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | GK | GER | Henning Schubert | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | | MF | CRO | Filip Tapalović | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | GK | CRO | Toni Tapalović | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | | FW | GER | Alexander Thamm | 27 | 3 | 27 | 3 |
  | | GK | GER | Christian Vander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | ITA | Luciano Velardi | 32 | 17 | 32 | 17 |
  | | DF | NED | Anton Vriesde | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | | MF | TUR | Ali Vural | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | | MF | GER | Danny Woidtke | 33 | 6 | 33 | 6 |
  | | MF | TUR | Engin Yavuzaslan | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
  | | MF | GER | David Zajas | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
  
  * Source:
  
  ## Sources
  
  * ↑ "1. FC Nürnberg - VfL Bochum 1:3" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - Energie Cottbus 5:0" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Bayer 04 Leverkusen - VfL Bochum 2:4" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - Borussia Dortmund 0:0" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - Hansa Rostock 0:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Hannover 96 - VfL Bochum 2:2" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - Werder Bremen 1:4" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Bayern München - VfL Bochum 4:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - VfL Wolfsburg 4:2" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "1. FC Kaiserslautern - VfL Bochum 0:2" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - Hertha BSC 3:0" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfB Stuttgart - VfL Bochum 3:2" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - FC Schalke 04 0:2" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Bor. Mönchengladbach - VfL Bochum 2:2" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - Arminia Bielefeld 0:3" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Hamburger SV - VfL Bochum 1:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - 1860 München 1:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - 1. FC Nürnberg 2:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Energie Cottbus - VfL Bochum 2:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Borussia Dortmund - VfL Bochum 4:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Hansa Rostock - VfL Bochum 1:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - Hannover 96 1:2" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Werder Bremen - VfL Bochum 2:0" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - Bayern München 1:4" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Wolfsburg - VfL Bochum 2:0" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Hertha BSC - VfL Bochum 1:0" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - VfB Stuttgart 3:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "FC Schalke 04 - VfL Bochum 1:2" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - Bor. Mönchengladbach 1:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Arminia Bielefeld - VfL Bochum 1:3" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - Hamburger SV 1:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "1860 München - VfL Bochum 2:4" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Erzgebirge Aue - VfL Bochum 1:3" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Holstein Kiel - VfL Bochum 1:2" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "Hamburger SV - VfL Bochum 0:1" (in German). kicker.
  * ↑ "VfL Bochum - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3:4" (in German). kicker.
  