A bioelectrode comprising a skin-side, electrically conducting adhesive layer (7) and a flexible electrical connecting cable (4) which in an electrically insulating cable sheath (5) includes at least one electrical conductor (6), preferably in the form of a braid comprising a plurality of individual wires or conducting individual fibers, wherein the electrode-side end (4a) of the connecting cable (4) is arranged between two thermoplastic layers (2, 3) which are welded together at least region-wise, wherein both thermoplastic layers (2, 3) are electrically conducting and are electrically connected to the electrical conductor (6) of the connecting cable (4).