German Football team

FIFA world cup 2010

•Manuel Neuer • Date of Birth: 27 March 1986 • Height: 190 cm • Shirt number: 1 • Position: Goalkeeper • Current club: Schalke 04 (GER) • International Caps: 10 • International Goals: 0 • First international: United Arab Emirates - Germany (2 June 2009) • At just 24, Manuel Neuer has long enjoyed a cult status among

Schalke 04 fans.

•Tim Wiese

• Date of Birth: 17 December 1981 • Height: 193 cm • Shirt number: 12 • Position: Goalkeeper • Current club: Werder Bremen (GER) • International Caps: 2 • International Goals: 0 • First international: Germany - England (19 November 2008) • Werder Bremen’s Tim Wiese is the type of character who

polarises public opinion.

•Hans Joerg Butt• Date of Birth: 28 May 1974 • Height: 191 cm • Shirt number: 22 • Position: Goalkeeper • Current club: Bayern Munich (GER) • International Caps: 3 • International Goals: 0 • First international: Germany - Liechtenstein (7 June 2000) • Hans-Jorg Butt was supposed to be entering the twilight of his

career when he joined Germany's biggest club Bayern Munich from Portuguese giants Benfica in the summer of 2008.

•Arne Friedrich• Date of Birth: 29 May 1979 • Height: 185 cm • Shirt number: 3 • Position: Defender • Current club: Hertha Berlin (GER) • International Caps: 77 • International Goals: 1 • First international: Bulgaria - Germany (21 August 2002) • Arne Friedrich has proven to be one of the most reliable

members of the Germany national team in recent years, so it came as no surprise that the 31-year-old defender, who is just as comfortable at right back as in the centre, was included in

Joachim Low's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South ...

•Dennis Aogo• Date of Birth: 14 January 1987 • Height: 184 cm • Shirt number: 4 • Position: Defender • Current club: Hamburger SV (GER) • International Caps: 2 • International Goals: 0 • First international: Germany - Malta (13 May 2010) • Composure, tactical awareness and strength are all

qualities Dennis Aogo boasts in abundance.

•Serdar Tasci• Date of Birth: 24 April 1987 • Height: 186 cm • Shirt number: 5 • Position: Defender • Current club: VfB Stuttgart (GER) • International Caps: 12 • International Goals: 0 • First international: Germany - Belgium (20 August 2008) • In his first season as a professional in 2007, the gifted defender

lifted the German title with Stuttgart having already tasted championship glory with the Swabian club’s U-17 and U-19 teams.

•Holger Badstuber• Date of Birth: 13 March 1989 • Height: 190 cm • Shirt number: 14 • Position: Defender • Current club: Bayern Munich (GER) • International Caps: 4 • International Goals: 0• Holger Badstuber only celebrated his Bundesliga debut for

Bayern Munich against Hoffenheim on the first day of the 2009/10 campaign, though it was not long before he had become one of coach Louis van Gaal's most reliable

performers.

•Philipp Lahm• Philipp LAHM• Date of Birth: 11 November 1983 • Height: 170 cm • Shirt number: 16 • Position: Defender • Current club: Bayern Munich (GER) • International Caps: 70 • International Goals: 4 • First international: Croatia - Germany (18 February 2004) • A small man with a big role and reputation, Philipp Lahm rates

as one of the most consistent performers in the Germany squad.

•Per Mertesacker• Date of Birth: 29 September 1984 • Height: 196 cm • Shirt number: 17 • Position: Defender • Current club: Werder Bremen (GER) • International Caps: 67 • International Goals: 1 • First international: Iran - Germany (9 October 2004) • This 1.98m giant can certainly be considered the rock at the

heart of the German defence, a real bastion of strength in national coach Joachim Low’s side.

• Jerome Boateng• Date of Birth: 3 September 1988 • Height: 192 cm • Shirt number: 20 • Position: Defender • Current club: Hamburger SV (GER) • International Caps: 8 • International Goals: 0 • First international: Russia - Germany (10 October 2009) • Though Jerome Boateng often conveys a rather casual

demeanour, the 1.90m defender is one of the toughest tacklers in the Bundesliga.

• Marcell Jansen• Date of Birth: 4 November 1985 • Height: 190 cm • Shirt number: 2 • Position: Midfielder • Current club: Hamburger SV (GER) • International Caps: 33 • International Goals: 2 • First international: Slovakia - Germany (3 September 2005) • Despite his tender years, Marcell Jansen is already considered

one of his country's most experienced internationals.

•Sami Khedira• Date of Birth: 4 April 1987 • Height: 189 cm • Shirt number: 6 • Position: Midfielder • Current club: VfB Stuttgart (GER) • International Caps: 10 • International Goals: 0 • First international: Germany - South Africa (5 September 2009) • The 23-year-old has performed with tremendous consistency at

club level for VfB Stuttgart, suggesting he may make a vital contribution to his country’s cause, potentially even at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa.

•Bastian Schweinsteiger• Date of Birth: 1 August 1984 • Height: 180 cm • Shirt number: 7 • Position: Midfielder • Current club: Bayern Munich (GER) • International Caps: 78 • International Goals: 21 • First international: Germany - Hungary (6 June 2004) • Bastian Schweinsteiger has long since shed the tag of

the up-and-coming star of German football.

•Mesut Oezil• Date of Birth: 15 October 1988 • Height: 182 cm • Shirt number: 8 • Position: Midfielder • Current club: Werder Bremen (GER) • International Caps: 15 • International Goals: 2 • First international: Germany - Norway (11 February 2009) • The sigh of relief in German football was almost audible when

Mesut Ozil made the step up to international class with a string of outstanding performances.

•Thomas Mueller/Müller• Date of Birth: 13 September 1989 • Height: 186 cm • Shirt number: 13 • Position: Midfielder • Current club: Bayern Munich (GER) • International Caps: 7 • International Goals: 4 • First international: Germany - Argentina (3 March 2010) • There are easier surnames for a German footballer to possess

than Muller, especially if you happen to be a Bayern Munich striker.

•Piotr Trachowski• Date of Birth: 22 March 1984 • Height: 168 cm • Shirt number: 15 • Position: Midfielder • Current club: Hamburger SV (GER) • International Caps: 34 • International Goals: 2 • First international: Germany - Georgia (7 October

2006) • At just 1.68 metres, Piotr Trochowski has an uncanny ability to stand tall on the pitch.

•Toni Kroos• Date of Birth: 4 January 1990 • Height: 180 cm • Shirt number: 18 • Position: Midfielder • Current club: Bayer Leverkusen (GER) • International Caps: 6 • International Goals: 0 • First international: Germany - Argentina (3 March 2010) • Toni Kroos has been billed as the youthful gem of German

football for some time, and many argue he could one day attain world class status.

•Stefan Kiessling• Date of Birth: 25 January 1984 • Height: 191 cm • Shirt number: 9 • Position: Forward • Current club: Bayer Leverkusen (GER) • International Caps: 5 • International Goals: 0 • First international: Germany - Denmark (28 March 2007) • The relationship between Stefan Kiessling and the Germany

national team has been a trifle odd, to say the least.

•Marko Marin• Date of Birth: 13 March 1989 • Height: 169 cm • Shirt number: 21 • Position: Midfielder • Current club: Werder Bremen (GER) • International Caps: 11 • International Goals: 1 • First international: Germany - Belarus (27 May 2008) • Whether this slight figure of a man is striking the ball sweetly around

the park, bursting into space between defenders, or gliding, ball at feet, past flat-footed opponents, fans tend to be left open-mouthed in amazement.

•Lukas Podolski• Date of Birth: 4 June 1985 • Height: 180 cm • Shirt number: 10 • Position: Forward • Current club: FC Cologne (GER) • International Caps: 78 • International Goals: 40 • First international: Germany - Hungary (6 June 2004) • Despite his relatively young age, Lukas Podolski has already

earned numerous monikers: Germany’s shooting star, the prince of Cologne, the joker with a hammer for a left foot, and football’s darling in the nation of the three-time world champions.

•Miroslav Klose• Date of Birth: 9 June 1978 • Height: 182 cm • Shirt number: 11 • Position: Forward • Current club: Bayern Munich (GER) • International Caps: 100 • International Goals: 52 • First international: Germany - Albania (24 March 2001) • An honest pro who shuns the trappings of stardom, Miroslav

Klose has always let actions speak louder than words.

•Cacau• Date of Birth: 27 March 1981 • Height: 180 cm • Shirt number: 19 • Position: Forward • Current club: VfB Stuttgart (GER) • International Caps: 11 • International Goals: 4 • First international: China PR - Germany (29 May 2009) • Claudemir Jeronimo Barreto, better known as Cacau, could be

described as icing the cake for a Germany side whose attacking flair has developed considerably in recent years.

•Mario Gomez•  • Date of Birth: 10 July 1985 • Height: 189 cm • Shirt number: 23 • Position: Forward • Current club: Bayern Munich (GER) • International Caps: 37 • International Goals: 12 • First international: Germany - Switzerland (7 February 2007) • For German football fans, Mario Gomez is the personification of the

term 'Goal Machine'.

• Joachim Loew• Name: Joachim LOEW • Country: Germany • Date of Birth: 3 February 1960• Coaching Career• Austria Wien (AUT) : From 2003 to 2004 • Wacker Innsbruck (AUT) : From 2001 to 2002 • Adanaspor (TUR) : From 2001 to 2001 • Karlsruher SC (GER) : From 1999 to 2000 • Fenerbahçe (TUR) : From 1998 to 1999 • VfB Stuttgart (GER) : From 1996 to 1998• Playing Career• SC Freiburg (GER) : From 1985 to 1989 • Karlsruher SC (GER) : From 1984 to 1985 • SC Freiburg (GER) : From 1982 to 1984 • Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) : From 1981 to 1982 • VfB Stuttgart (GER) : From 1980 to 1981 • SC Freiburg (GER) : From 1978 to 1980