Simon Rolfes is a German footballer who currently plays for Bayer Leverkusen.

Year 2005 came out to be a crucial year for Rolfes, with Bayer Leverkusen signing him and since then he has become a fan favorite, quickly winning a regular spot and not much after, captaincy in the full squad. He became somewhat of a cult hero for Leverkusen with his strong mental attributes – high working rate, teamwork, sportsmanship, and influence on the pitch. Rolfes suffered a serious knee injury on 2 July 2009, missing the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa. After he recovered from the injury, he played his first 2010–11 season match against VfL Wolfsburg, where he substituted Patrick Helmes in the 63rd minute, with Leverkusen down by 2–0. He scored the first goal three minutes after he was subbed in, won a penalty for Leverkusen that was successfully taken by Arturo Vidal, and to make things even better – he scored the last goal in the match, to give his team a 3–2 win. He was elected the player of the match.

On 28 January 2011, he made another impressive performance for the "Werkself", this time against Hannover 96, getting on the scoresheet in the process. His impressive form continued with further putting impressive performances and scoring goals against FSV Frankfurt on 12 February in a 3-0 win, and against SV Werder Bremen in a 2-2 draw on 27 February.<\/P>","C403D9D9F071ACF5":"8387","e_index":9};