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Michael Ballack
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Ballack in 2014

Personal information
Full name Michael Ballack[1]
Date of birth (1976-09-26) 26 September 1976 (historic period 45)
Place of nativity Görlitz, East Germany
Meridian 1.88 chiliad (6 ft 2 in)[two]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1983–1988 BSG Motor "Fritz Heckert" Karl-Marx-Stadt
1988–1995 Chemnitzer FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Chemnitzer FC II 18 (five)
1995–1997 Chemnitzer FC 49 (ten)
1997–1998 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2 17 (8)
1997–1999 one. FC Kaiserslautern 46 (4)
1999–2002 Bayer Leverkusen 79 (27)
2002–2006 Bayern Munich 107 (44)
2006–2010 Chelsea 105 (17)
2010–2012 Bayer Leverkusen 35 (2)
Total 456 (117)
National squad
1996–1998 Federal republic of germany U21 xix (7)
1999–2010 Deutschland 98 (42)

Honours

Men's football game
Representing Germany
FIFA World Cup
Runner-upwards 2002
Third place 2006
UEFA European Title
Runner-up 2008
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place 2005
*Order domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Ballack (High german pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaːʔeːl ˈbalak]; born 26 September 1976) is a German one-time professional footballer. He is among the top goal scorers in the history of the High german national team. Ballack wore the number 13 shirt for every squad he has played for, except one. FC Kaiserslautern. He was selected by Pelé as i of FIFA's 100 Greatest Living Players, and as the UEFA Social club Midfielder of the Yr in 2002. He won the High german Footballer of the Year award 3 times – in 2002, 2003 and 2005. Ballack was known for his passing range, powerful shot, physical forcefulness and commanding presence in midfield.[3] [4]

Ballack began his career as a youth at enterprise sports customs BSG Motor "Fritz Heckert" Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1983. He then joined the youth section of football club FC Karl-Marx-Stadt.[5] Ballack made his debut for Frg's under-21 side on 26 March 1996. Although the team were relegated in his offset season, his performances in the Regionalliga the post-obit season led to a transfer to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1997. He won the Bundesliga in his first season at the club, his first major honour. He became a first team regular in 1998–99 flavor and likewise earned his commencement senior national cap for Frg. He moved to Bayer Leverkusen for €4.one million in 1999. The 2001–02 season saw him win a slew of runners-up medals: Bayer Leverkusen finished second in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, UEFA Champions League and Germany lost to Brazil in the 2002 World Cup Final.

A €12.9 million move to Bayern Munich led to further honours: the squad won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double in 2003, 2005 and 2006. Ballack had become a prolific goalscorer from midfield, scoring 58 goals for Bayern between 2002 and 2006. He joined Premier League order Chelsea in mid-2006 and won English language honours in his first season at the order. Injury ruled him out of much of 2007, but he returned the following season to help Chelsea reach their first always Champions League final. He besides went on to win the FA Cup again in 2009 and so once more every bit office of a league and loving cup double in 2010.

Internationally, Ballack has played in the UEFA European Football Championship in 2000, 2004 and 2008, and the FIFA Earth Cup in 2002 and 2006. Jürgen Klinsmann appointed him captain of the national team in 2004. Ballack scored sequent game-winning goals in the quarter-terminal and semi-concluding to help his land to the 2002 Earth Cup final and led his team to the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup and the Euro 2008 last.

Early life [edit]

Ballack was born on 26 September 1976 in Görlitz,[six] a town in Bezirk Dresden, Due east Germany (now Saxony, Federal republic of germany). He is the only kid of Stephan Ballack, an engineer, and his married woman Karin, a secretarial assistant. The family moved to Chemnitz (and then called Karl-Marx-Stadt) when Ballack was very young and it was there that he started to play football game. He first began playing football for sports customs.

Club career [edit]

Chemnitzer FC [edit]

Ballack's parents sent him to train with sports community BSG Motor "Fritz Heckert" Karl-Marx-Stadt at the age of seven. Ballack was praised by motorbus Steffen Hänisch. Hänisch was especially impressed by the well-developed technique for Ballack's age and his ability to shoot with both anxiety. Ballack was then allowed to attend the elite Children and Youth Sports School (KSJ) "Emil Wallner" in Karl-Marx-Stadt.[vii] He and then joined the larger and more than promoted football guild FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (renamed Chemnitzer FC in 1990) in 1988. The father of Ballack had played 2nd-segmentation football himself in Germany.

In 1995, Ballack earned his outset professional contract, thanks to his performances in the office of cardinal midfielder. He was dubbed the "Little Kaiser", in reference to Franz Beckenbauer, who was nicknamed "Der Kaiser". His professional debut came on iv August 1995, on the get-go 24-hour interval of the new ii. Bundesliga season. Chemnitz lost the game 2–1, against VfB Leipzig.[8] At the end of the flavour, during which Ballack fabricated fifteen appearances, Chemnitz were relegated to the multi-tiered, regional third segmentation.[5] The following flavour, Ballack became a regular commencement-squad player as Chemnitz missed out on an immediate return to the Bundesliga. He did not miss a game and scored ten goals for the "Heaven Dejection". It was not enough for Chemnitz to be promoted, but in the summertime of 1997, passenger vehicle Otto Rehhagel of only-promoted i. FC Kaiserslautern signed Ballack at their return to peak flying football.[6]

1. FC Kaiserslautern [edit]

It was during the seventh match of the 1997–98 Bundesliga flavor, away to Karlsruhe, that Rehhagel decided to give Ballack his start Bundesliga appearance, substituting him onto the field for the final five minutes of the encounter.[nine] On 28 March 1998, Ballack made his first-squad debut-offset against Bayer Leverkusen.[ten]

Ballack made xvi appearances for his new team during the flavour equally the lodge became the kickoff-e'er newly promoted team to lift the Bundesliga championship.[six] In the post-obit season, Ballack became both a regular member of the squad (he fabricated 30 appearances, scoring 4 goals in the league) and one of the side'south leading players. Kaiserslautern reached the quarter finals of the Champions League, but were eliminated by Bayern Munich.

On 1 July 1999, Ballack moved to Bayer Leverkusen at age 22 for a transfer fee of €four.1 one thousand thousand.

Bayer Leverkusen [edit]

It was at Bayer Leverkusen that Ballack made his quantum. Coaches Christoph Daum and Klaus Toppmöller granted him an attacking function in the midfield. Ballack was instrumental to the success of Leverkusen, scoring 27 goals in the league[5] and nine in Europe over the form of his 3 seasons at the BayArena.

In 2000, Bayer Leverkusen needed but a describe against minnows SpVgg Unterhaching to win the Bundesliga championship, simply an own goal by Ballack helped send the squad to a crushing 0–two defeat,[12] while Bayern Munich clinched the title with a 3–1 victory over Werder Bremen.[13] The 2001–02 season was a disappointing ane for Bayer Leverkusen. In the Bundesliga, the team surrendered a v-indicate atomic number 82 at the top of the table over the last three games of the season to finish second behind Borussia Dortmund; lost the UEFA Champions League final 2–1 to Real Madrid; and lost the DFB-Pokal final 4–2 to Schalke 04. These three runner-upwards finishes were dubbed a "Treble Horror": Bayer Leverkusen was dubbed "Bayer Neverkusen" in English, while the German nickname became Vizekusen.[six] Ballack and Leverkusen teammates Bernd Schneider, Carsten Ramelow and Oliver Neuville were also beaten finalists with Deutschland in the 2002 FIFA Globe Cup, although Ballack was suspended for the final itself. Ballack finished with 17 league goals and his performance over the flavour led to him being voted into the UEFA.com users' Squad of 2002 every bit well as being named German Footballer of the Yr.

Bayern Munich [edit]

Ballack playing for Bayern Munich in Apr 2006

In spite of Real Madrid's involvement, Ballack decided to sign with Bayern Munich in a €12.nine 1000000 bargain in 2002 afterward his impressive performances in the World Cup. In his first season with the club, Bayern won the Bundesliga with 75 points equally well as the DFB-Pokal, with Ballack scoring twice and defeating former club 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the latter's concluding.[14] In his second season, however, Bayern lost both their Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal crowns to Werder Bremen.

In his tertiary season with the Bavarians, Ballack enjoyed success in the 2004–05 season as Bayern Munich completed another double. New coach Felix Magath stated he was the just automatic starter in their midfield.[15] In 4 seasons at Bayern, Ballack won three Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal doubles, scoring 44 goals in 107 Bundesliga matches. Between 1998 and 2005, Ballack scored 61 goals in full in the domestic league.[5]

Ballack'south critics, however, noted his frequent "choking" in important Champions League matches. This resulted in open public criticism from club general manager Uli Hoeneß, communications director Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and club president Franz Beckenbauer, all former Bayern players. Beckenbauer later went as far as to accuse Ballack of "saving his strength" for prospective employers subsequently Ballack turned in an average performance in the 2006 DFB-Pokal concluding confronting Eintracht Frankfurt.[17]

Chelsea [edit]

Ballack agreed to join English Premier League club Chelsea on a free transfer on 15 May 2006.[18] During his last season with Bayern, there were rumours of involvement from Manchester United, Real Madrid, Internazionale and Milan,[nineteen] but Ballack instead chose to become to Stamford Span. Shortly afterwards arriving at Chelsea, Ballack stated that he hoped to finish his career at Chelsea.[20]

2006–07 flavor [edit]

Ballack with Chelsea in 2008

Ballack'due south debut for Chelsea came on 31 July 2006, during a do match at UCLA's intramural football game pitch. Chelsea presented him to the media the post-obit mean solar day where the club also gave him his favoured number 13 shirt, worn throughout his career. Upon doing so, William Gallas, who previously wore the number 13 shirt for Chelsea, was given the number 3 shirt. This motility created animosity between Gallas and the club equally Gallas felt that he was underappreciated.[21] On 27 August 2006, Ballack made his Premier League debut for Chelsea confronting Blackburn Rovers. On 12 September, he scored his first goal for the club on his Champions League debut against Werder Bremen.

He received the showtime straight red card of his career in Chelsea'due south 1–0 win over Liverpool on 17 September 2006, after beingness judged to have stamped on Mohamed Sissoko'southward leg.[22] Ballack scored his first Premier League goal on 21 October 2006 confronting Portsmouth at Stamford Span with a header. His outset FA Cup goal came in the 109th minute in the semi-final against Blackburn on 15 April 2007. This goal resulted in Chelsea progressing into the FA Cup final. He scored eight goals in all competitions for the club in the 2006–07 season, including a complimentary-boot against Everton at Goodison Park, likewise as a one-half-volley against Porto which sent Chelsea through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Throughout his first flavor at Chelsea, Ballack was criticised for his lethargic performances – for playing every bit though he had "a huge cigar in his mouth".[23]

On 29 Apr 2007, Chelsea released a statement on their official website, informing fans that Ballack had undergone ankle surgery in Munich.[24] Every bit a result, Ballack did not play in the FA Loving cup final confronting Manchester United, which Chelsea won 1–0 through Didier Drogba's extra time goal. This was Ballack's 2d trophy this season, his first being the League Cup, the final of which he started.

2007–08 flavour [edit]

Despite persistent rumours in the summer 2007 transfer window,[ citation needed ] Ballack denied that he wanted to exit[ citation needed ] and no such move materialised. Chelsea left Ballack out of their Champions League team for the 2007–08 group stage as they realised that his injury would prevent him from playing any useful part and preferred to select the fully fit Steve Sidwell. The German international had an ankle operation in the summertime and Chelsea could not take the risk of him not regaining full fettle earlier the stop of the grouping phase. Thus, Ballack could not play in the Champions League before the knockout stages began in Feb.[25] The lodge was just able to select 23 out of a possible 25 players for their Champions League squad due to the new UEFA regulations on "association-trained players" and "lodge-trained players". Due to this regulation, Chelsea were too unable to select young thespian Scott Sinclair and could just selection 23 players equally their only "gild-trained histrion" was John Terry. For this reason, it was accounted unwise to run a risk on Ballack existence fit at some point.[26]

Ballack made his return to the side in Chelsea's 2–0 League Cup win over Liverpool on 19 December 2007. Ballack tallied an assist belatedly in the game to striker Andriy Shevchenko. On 26 December 2007, Ballack made his Premier League return in a thrilling game confronting Aston Villa which concluded 4–4. He came on for Frank Lampard in the 26th minute subsequently the latter had picked upwardly a thigh injury. In first-one-half stoppage fourth dimension, he won a penalty after being brought down in the box by Zat Knight, which Andriy Shevchenko converted. In the 88th minute, with the score tied at 3–3, Ballack stepped up to accept a free-kick, which he cached into the bottom left corner of the goal, but the friction match ended in a iv–four depict.

Ballack in activity confronting Fulham in December 2009

Ballack captained the Chelsea team in the absence of captain John Terry and vice-captain Frank Lampard in a ii–1 win over Newcastle United on 29 December 2007. Ballack then played his 50th game in a Chelsea shirt in a two–1 win against Fulham in which he scored the winning goal for Chelsea. He also scored the only goal that won the match for Chelsea confronting Reading to extend the dejection' winning streak to a record of nine. And, on 5 March 2007, he scored again, this time against Olympiacos in the Champions League round of xvi in a iii–0 win. He scored the winning goal in the 2–0 win in the second leg of the quarter-finals against Fenerbahçe, a victory that secured Chelsea a place in the semi-finals.

Ballack continued to score vital goals and, on 26 Apr 2008, he scored a header and a punishment to give Chelsea a 2–one win over Manchester United. He was named Human of The Lucifer for his performance. Information technology brought the two teams level in the race for the Premier League title only two matchdays before the end of the flavour.

The season concluded on a low notation for Ballack every bit Chelsea finished runners-upward in the League Cup, Premier League and Champions League. This completed some other treble horror for Ballack and his club. On 29 June 2008, Germany, captained by Ballack, lost to Spain one–0 in the final of UEFA Euro 2008. This became the second flavour in Ballack'southward career afterward 2002 that he was runner-up for four major trophies.

2008–09 flavour [edit]

The 2008–09 flavour started well for Ballack, as he set upwardly Joe Cole to score the kickoff goal in a 4–0 win over Portsmouth in the offset game of the flavour. Ballack was injured presently after missing the games confronting Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. Ballack'southward render from injury has been a lift for Chelsea as he set up Deco to score a scissor kick in a two–0 win against Bolton Wanderers. Ballack'due south commencement goal of the '09 season came confronting Southend United in their FA Loving cup replay, a match which Chelsea went on to win 4–ane. Ballack's start Premier League goal of the 2008–09 season came on 11 Apr 2009 in a match against Bolton, ending 4–3 for Chelsea. He came on as a second-one-half substitute as Chelsea won the 2009 FA Cup terminal. On 2 June 2009, Ballack signed a ane-year contract extension with Chelsea.[27]

2009–10 flavor [edit]

In Chelsea's second game of the season, away at Sunderland, Ballack scored his first goal of the 2009–10 campaign in their 3–1 win. Ballack besides scored against Burnley in a 3–0 win. Ballack made his first Champions League appearance for the season against Porto. On 20 September 2009, he scored his third league goal, confronting Tottenham. On 17 January 2010, he scored his quaternary league goal and third assist in a vii–ii win against Sunderland. In Chelsea's fifth circular FA Cup tie against Cardiff City, Ballack scored the goal which put the Blues back in front; Chelsea ultimately won iv–1.

Ballack was sent off in Chelsea's iv–2 defeat against Manchester Urban center on 27 February 2010.[28] Chelsea went on to win the 2009–ten Premier League, Ballack'south first league title in England.[29] He besides started equally Chelsea were victorious against Portsmouth in the 2010 FA Cup final, however he would come up off injured before long before one-half-time after a tackle by Kevin-Prince Boateng. As a result of the injury, Ballack was not able to participate in the 2010 World Cup.[six] [30]

On 9 June 2010, it was appear that Ballack, along with teammates Joe Cole and Juliano Belletti, would leave Chelsea on a complimentary transfer after his contract was non renewed.[31] Information technology was reported that while manager Carlo Ancelotti wanted to retain Ballack, club owner Roman Abramovich was simply willing to offer a one-year deal due to Ballack's age.[30] Equally of December 2012, Ballack had the everyman loss record of any player with more than 100 appearances in the Premier League, losing merely 10 of his 105 appearances.[32]

Return to Bayer Leverkusen [edit]

On 25 June 2010, Ballack signed a 2-year contract with one-time club Bayer Leverkusen.[33] On nineteen August 2010, he scored the showtime goal for Leverkusen in a three–0 win confronting Tavriya Simferopol in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers. On half dozen October 2010, it was announced that Ballack would not play again in 2010 at the club or international level due to a shin injury sustained 11 September 2010 in a Bundesliga match against Hannover 96.

On xx February 2011, Ballack made his return from injury, coming on as a substitute for Simon Rolfes confronting VfB Stuttgart; Leverkusen won the friction match iv–2. Ballack scored his second Europa League goal confronting Metalist Kharkiv, a match Leverkusen won 2–0 and the two-legged necktie half dozen–0 on aggregate to progress to the circular of 16.[34] Ballack played the full 90 minutes confronting Schalke 04, profitable Eren Derdiyok's goal in an eventual 2–0 victory.[35]

Retirement [edit]

Ballack announced his retirement on 2 October 2012.[36] [37] He had been in talks with Major League Soccer'due south Montreal Impact and A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.[36]

On 5 June 2013, Ballack played a farewell match at Leipzig's Reddish Bull Arena. The match was won by a Globe 11 4–3 against the "Friends of Ballack", with Ballack scoring his 2nd lid-trick in his career. First he scored ii goals with "Friends of Ballack" in the first one-half and scored his 3rd goal and the winner in the second one-half for the World Xi. Participants in the lucifer included onetime teammates and friends Lothar Matthäus, Didier Drogba, Miroslav Klose, Andriy Shevchenko, Phillip Lahm, Hasan Salihamidžić, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Essien, André Schürrle, Ricardo Carvalho, Dietmar Hamann, Florent Malouda, Carsten Jancker, Torsten Frings, Jens Lehmann, Christian Wörns, Mehdi Mahdavikia and Per Mertesacker, likewise equally Formula i racing commuter Michael Schumacher. The teams were coached by Ballack's sometime Chelsea bus José Mourinho and his former national squad omnibus Rudi Völler.[38]

International career [edit]

On 26 March 1996, Ballack debuted for the Deutschland national under-21 team against Denmark, shortly later on signing for Chemnitzer FC. In all, he played nineteen matches for this side, scoring iv goals. Then, post-obit his move to i. FC Kaiserslautern, senior team head omnibus Berti Vogts chosen him upwards to the squad.

Ballack's outset senior Germany appearance, nonetheless, did not come until 28 April 1999, when he came on equally a substitute for Dietmar Hamann in a lucifer against Scotland.[39]

Ballack only played 63 minutes at UEFA Euro 2000. In the 2002 FIFA Earth Loving cup, he scored in matches against the United States and Due south Korea during the knockout rounds every bit Deutschland reached the final. However, he was booked for a tactical foul during the semi-terminal match confronting Southward Korea and was suspended for the final, which Germany went on to lose 2–0 to Brazil. He was included in the World Cup All Star Squad. Ballack missing the last ultimately led to a lasting revision of the yellowish card amnesty dominion in social club "to give the best players a risk to play in the terminal".[twoscore] Following Euro 2004, Jürgen Klinsmann replaced Rudi Völler at the helm of the national team and Ballack took over from Oliver Kahn as captain. He scored three goals — all penalties — in the 2005 Confederations Cup, in which Germany were eliminated by Brazil in the semifinals.[41]

In the 2006 Earth Cup, he was unable to outset in Germany'southward first game against Costa rica due to a calf strain, but appeared in the following v matches. Germany were eliminated in the semi-finals, only they managed to clinch tertiary place in a match confronting Portugal. He was named Human of the Match in the games against Ecuador and Argentina,[42] and was included in FIFA's World Cup All Star Team for a 2d consecutive time. Subsequently the tournmanent, Klinsmann stood downward as national team head omnibus and was succeeded past assistant Joachim Löw.

Ballack started and captained Deutschland in their first game of Euro 2008 against Poland.[43] He proved to be an influential effigy in the midfield as Deutschland came back from a stupor defeat to Croatia to make it to the final, scoring a free kick against Austria to secure Frg a one–0 win and a place in the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, he scored a header confronting Portugal to brand the score 3–1 in their three–ii win after an assist past Bastian Schweinsteiger's 60th minute free-kicking, helping Germany to accelerate to the semi-finals. Federal republic of germany went on to trounce Turkey 3–ii in the semifinals. Prior to the final, Ballack sustained a calf injury just eventually overcame information technology in time. Federal republic of germany, all the same, ended up losing 1–0 to Spain. Nevertheless, he was named in the Squad of the Tournament.[45]

Ballack scored four goals in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, but missed the 2010 World Loving cup subsequently suffering an ankle injury from a foul past Portsmouth's Kevin-Prince Boateng in the 2009-10 FA Cup final.[46] Ballack did travel to S Africa to provide moral back up for the national squad but he departed after Philipp Lahm, who was appointed team captain due to Ballack's injury, commented afterward the quarter-finals that he would non relinquish the captaincy dorsum to Ballack. Team manager Oliver Bierhoff criticized Lahm's comments and clarified the situation, maxim, "Philipp Lahm is the Globe Cup captain and Michael Ballack is notwithstanding the captain."[47]

Germany played strongly in the tournament despite Ballack's absence, including a 4–i win over England and a four–0 win over Argentina en road to finishing third, thanks to emerging midfield talents such as Sami Khedira, Thomas Müller, and Mesut Özil.[48] Former German language helm Lothar Matthäus suggested that Ballack's absence had immune these young players to blossom.[49]

Since the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Ballack had not been called up for any international matches. It was reported that Germany motorbus Joachim Löw was waiting for Ballack to retire from international football after the 2010 World Cup, still Ballack refused to surrender despite a rash of injuries suffered in 2010–eleven with Bayer Leverkusen.[50] On xvi June 2011, information technology was announced that Ballack would no longer be a role of the national team. The German Football game Clan (DFB) offered him two friendlies to attain 100 matches for Germany, which he refused, accusing Löw of disrespecting him ever since his injury dating dorsum to March 2010 and calling the invitation to compete in some other ii games for Germany a "farce".[51] [52]

Ballack organized a farewell game by himself and invited Jogi Löw and Philipp Lahm. The teams on the pit were named Worldplayers vs. Ballack and Friends. Lahm played for xc minutes. In attendance were Boris Becker, Michael Schumacher, Lothar Matthäus and Rudi Völler.[53]

Style of play [edit]

Ballack is considered to be i of the best and versatile midfielders of his generation;[54] he played in several midfield positions during his career, and was noted for his powerful shot with both feet.[3] Due to his tall frame, he was as well known for his ability in the air, which fabricated him a goal threat on set pieces.[55]

On a technical level, he was a commanding, physically strong and aggressive player, with first-class passing range, who moved the ball efficiently.[3] The technicality and intelligence of his game was extremely loftier. He started his football career as a sweeper,[56] only when he moved to Leverkusen in 1999, then-charabanc Christoph Daum moved him to midfield. He adapted to a deeper role during his spell at Chelsea.

In 2011, Ballack's international motorbus at the fourth dimension, Joachim Löw, praised him, describing him as a player who "exudes authorisation and calm on the pitch".[57]

Personal life [edit]

Ballack's surname is of Sorbian origin.[58] He was the but child of male parent Stephan, an engineer who played 3rd-division football, and mother Karin, a secretary and swimmer.[59]

On fourteen July 2008, Ballack married his long-time girlfriend Simone Lambe.[sixty] The couple had three children together: Louis (born 2001), Emilio (2002–2021), and Jordi (born 2005).[61] The couple divorced in 2012. He dated Natacha Tannous from 2015 to 2019.[62]

During Euro 2012, the 2014 World Cup, and Euro 2016, Ballack worked as a studio analyst for ESPN, ofttimes alongside Alexi Lalas.[63]

His son, Emilio, died in a quad bicycle crash on 5 August 2021 at the historic period of 18.[64]

Career statistics [edit]

Club [edit]

Appearances and goals by club, flavour and competition
Guild Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chemnitzer FC 2 1994–95 Oberliga Nordost Süd 7 ii 7 ii [16]
1995–96 Oberliga Nordost Süd 11 iii 11 iii [16]
Total 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 eighteen 5
Chemnitzer FC 1995–96 two. Bundesliga 15 0 1 0 sixteen 0 [65] [66]
1996–97 Regionalliga Nordost 34 10 1 0 35 10 [xvi] [67]
Full 49 x two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 ten
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1997–98 Bundesliga sixteen 0 two 0 eighteen 0 [68]
1998–99 Bundesliga xxx 4 2 0 1 0 6 0 39 4 [69]
Total 46 iv 4 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 57 4
Bayer Leverkusen 1999–2000 Bundesliga 23 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 25 five [70]
2000–01 Bundesliga 27 7 2 0 1 0 5 2 35 9 [71]
2001–02 Bundesliga 29 17 4 0 1 0 16 half-dozen 50 23 [72]
Full 79 27 6 0 2 0 23 10 0 0 110 37
Bayern Munich 2002–03 Bundesliga 26 10 five iv 0 0 7 i 38 15 [73]
2003–04 Bundesliga 28 7 3 two 1 2 8 0 40 11 [74]
2004–05 Bundesliga 27 13 4 iii 2 2 9 two 42 20 [75]
2005–06 Bundesliga 26 14 5 one 0 0 half dozen 1 37 16 [76]
Full 107 44 17 10 3 4 xxx 4 0 0 157 62
Chelsea 2006–07 Premier League 26 5 3 i 6 0 10 2 1 0 46 8 [77]
2007–08 Premier League 18 7 two 0 0 0 nine 2 0 0 29 nine [78]
2008–09 Premier League 29 ane 6 three 1 0 10 0 46 4 [79]
2009–10 Premier League 32 iv 4 i 2 0 6 0 ane 0 45 v [80]
Total 105 17 15 5 9 0 35 iv 2 0 166 26
Bayer Leverkusen 2010–eleven Bundesliga 17 0 0 0 iii 2 twenty 2 [81]
2011–12 Bundesliga eighteen two 1 0 6 1 25 three [82]
Full 35 2 1 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 45 v
Career total 439 109 45 15 fifteen iv 103 21 2 0 604 149
  • ane. ^ There was no other competition in Federal republic of germany other than the league, German Cup, High german League Cup, and European competitions.
  • 2. ^ Includes FA Customs Shield.

International [edit]

Appearances and goals past national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 1999 iii 0
2000 9 0
2001 9 6
2002 11 6
2003 5 ii
2004 thirteen 8
2005 11 seven
2006 fourteen 6
2007 2 0
2008 12 iv
2009 viii 3
2010 ane 0
Total 98 42
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally outset, score column indicates score after each Ballack goal.
Listing of international goals scored by Michael Ballack
No. Appointment Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 March 2001 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece Greece 2–1 iv–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 2 June 2001 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Republic of finland 2–1 2–two 2002 FIFA World Loving cup qualification
3 half dozen June 2001 Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana, Albania Albania ii–0 2–0 2002 FIFA Globe Cup qualification
4 ten Nov 2001 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine Ukraine 1–1 1–1 2002 FIFA Globe Loving cup qualification
five 14 November 2001 Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Deutschland Ukraine 1–0 four–1 2002 FIFA Earth Cup qualification
6 4–0
7 one June 2002 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan Kingdom of saudi arabia iii–0 8–0 2002 FIFA World Cup
8 21 June 2002 Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea Us one–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup
9 25 June 2002 Seoul World Loving cup Stadium, Seoul, South korea South Korea 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA Earth Loving cup
10 21 August 2002 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria 1–ane two–2 Friendly
11 7 September 2002 Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania Republic of lithuania ane–0 2–0 2004 UEFA Euro qualification
12 xvi October 2002 HDI-Arena, Hanover, Deutschland Faroe Islands one–0 2–ane 2004 UEFA Euro qualification
xiii ten September 2003 Indicate Iduna Park, Dortmund, Frg Scotland 2–0 ii–1 2004 UEFA Euro qualification
14 11 October 2003 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany Iceland 1–0 3–0 2004 UEFA Euro qualification
15 31 March 2004 Rhein Energie Stadion, Köln, Germany Kingdom of belgium iii–0 iii–0 Friendly
sixteen 27 May 2004 Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg, Frg Republic of malta 1–0 7–0 Friendly
17 2–0
18 5–0
19 6–0
20 23 June 2004 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Czech Republic i–0 1–two UEFA Euro 2004
21 16 December 2004 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan Japan 2–0 3–0 Friendly
22 nineteen December 2004 Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South korea Southward Korea 1–1 3–1 Friendly
23 4 June 2005 The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Republic of ireland 2–ane 4–1 Friendly
24 3–1
25 15 June 2005 Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt, Germany Australia iii–ii iv–3 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
26 eighteen June 2005 Rhein Energie Stadion, Köln, Deutschland Tunisia 1–0 3–0 2005 FIFA Confederations Loving cup
27 25 June 2005 Max-Morlock-Stadion, Nuremberg, Germany Brazil ii–ii 2–3 2005 FIFA Confederations Loving cup
28 29 June 2005 Red Balderdash Arena, Leipzig, Frg United mexican states 4–3 4–3 a.e.t. 2005 FIFA Confederations Loving cup
29 17 August 2005 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Netherlands 2–ane two–2 Friendly
30 22 March 2006 Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany U.s.a. 4–0 4–1 Friendly
31 two June 2006 Borussia Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany Colombia ane–0 three–0 Friendly
32 6 September 2006 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino 3–0 xiii–0 2008 UEFA Euro Qualification
33 7 October 2006 Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany Georgia ii–0 two–0 Friendly
34 11 Oct 2006 Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia Slovakia 2–0 3–0 2008 UEFA Euro qualification
35 fifteen November 2006 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus i–0 1–1 2008 UEFA Euro qualification
36 31 May 2008 Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Frg Serbia 2–1 2–i Friendly
37 sixteen June 2008 Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna, Austria Republic of austria 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008
38 xix June 2008 St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland Portugal iii–1 3–2 UEFA Euro 2008
39 11 October 2008 Point Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany Russia 2–0 2–ane 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
40 28 March 2009 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany Liechtenstein 1–0 iv–0 2010 FIFA World Loving cup qualification
41 1 April 2009 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales 1–0 two–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
42 9 September 2009 HDI Loonshit, Hanover, Germany Azerbaijan 1–0 four–0 2010 FIFA Earth Cup qualification

Honours [edit]

1. FC Kaiserslautern [83]

  • Bundesliga: 1997–98

Bayer Leverkusen

  • DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2001–02
  • UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02

Bayern Munich [83]

  • Bundesliga: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
  • DFB-Pokal: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
  • DFB-Ligapokal: 2004

Chelsea [83]

  • Premier League: 2009–10[84]
  • FA Cup: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–x
  • Football League Cup: 2006–07
  • FA Community Shield: 2009
  • UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2007–08

Deutschland [83] [five]

  • FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2002; third place: 2006
  • UEFA European Championship runner-upwardly: 2008[83]
  • FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 2005

Individual

  • UEFA Society Midfielder of the Twelvemonth: 2002
  • UEFA Team of the Year: 2002
  • ESM Team of the Year: 2001–02
  • Footballer of the Year (Deutschland): 2002, 2003, 2005; runner-upward 2008[85]
  • kicker Bundesliga Team of the Flavor: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06[86] [87] [88] [89]
  • kicker Homo of the Year (Mann des Jahres): 2002[90]
  • FIFA World Cup All-star squad: 2002, 2006
  • FIFA 11: 2002[91]
  • UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2004, 2008
  • Bayer Leverkusen Squad of the Century[92]
  • FIFA 100
  • FIFA Confederations Cup Argent Shoe Winner: 2005
  • Goal of the Year (Germany): 2008[93]

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External links [edit]

  • Official website
  • Michael Ballack at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  • Michael Ballack at ESPN FC
  • Premier League profile

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ballack

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