SV Werder Bremen retained its 6th place in
Bundesliga with a solid season, in spite of key players
Frank Rost and
Torsten Frings leaving prior to the season. Coach
Thomas Schaaf bought
Johan Micoud as replacement for Frings, with the French ex-
Parma player making an instant impact in Germany, while
Ailton once again hit 16 goals, finishing third in the goal scoring charts.
^Klasnić was born in
Hamburg,
West Germany (now
Germany), but also qualified to represent
Croatia internationally and represented Croatia at
U-19 and
U-21 level before making his international debut for
Croatia in February 2004.
^Cañizalez was born in
Quezaltepeque,
El Salvador, but was raised in
Canada and represented Canada at U-17, U-20, and U-23 level before making his international debut for
Canada in January 2003.