| Bastian Schweinsteiger | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | August 1, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Kolbermoor, West Germany | |
| Height | 1. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Kolbermoor is a town in the district of Rosenheim, in Bavaria, Germany. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( 81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Bayern Munich | |
| Number | 31 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Until 1992 1992–1998 1998–2002 |
FV Oberaudorf TSV 1860 Rosenheim Bayern Munich |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002–2004 2002– |
Bayern Munich II Bayern Munich |
34 (2) 153 (15) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004 2004– |
Germany U-21 Germany |
7 (2) 52 (13) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Bastian Schweinsteiger (born August 1, 1984 in Kolbermoor, Bavaria, Germany) is a professional footballer from Germany who currently plays in midfield for Bayern Munich. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Kolbermoor is a town in the district of Rosenheim, in Bavaria, Germany. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern Bastian's older brother, Tobias, currently plays for the German third division club SpVgg Unterhaching. (born March 12, 1982 in Rosenheim) is a German footballer who plays for SpVgg Unterhaching in the Regionalliga Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German Sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital
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Schweinsteiger signed for Bayern Munich as a youth team player on July 1, 1998 and rose through the club's youth sides. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) A talented youth ski racer, he had to decide between pursuing a professional career in skiing and football at the age of 14. Having won the German youth championship in July 2002, Schweinsteiger quickly earned a place in the reserves, producing a string of solid third division displays.
A left midfielder, he has a hard shot, great dribbling skills and is a specialist at set pieces. He can also play as a defensive midfielder or just behind the strikers. After just two training sessions with the first team, coach Ottmar Hitzfeld gave Schweinsteiger his debut as a late substitute in a UEFA Champions League game against RC Lens in November 2002, and the youngster made an immediate impact, creating a goal for Markus Feulner within minutes. Ottmar Hitzfeld (born 12 January 1949 in Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg) is a German former football player and manager nicknamed See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais Département. Markus Feulner (born February 12, 1982 in Scheßlitz) is a footballer for 1 He signed a professional contract the following month and went on to appear in 14 Bundesliga games in 2002-03, helping Bayern to a league and cup double. The next season he played 26 Bundesliga games. The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany 's football league system.
Schweinsteiger scored his first Bayern goal against VfL Wolfsburg in September 2003.
Surprisingly sent back to Bayern's amateurs by new coach Felix Magath at the beginning of the 2004-05 season despite his international exploits of the summer in the Confederations Cup, Schweinsteiger swiftly returned to play a role in the double-winning campaign and scored in Bayern's Champions League quarter-final first-leg defeat at Chelsea. Wolfgang-Felix Magath (born July 26, 1953 near Aschaffenburg) is a German football manager The FIFA Confederations Cup is an Association football tournament for national teams currently held every four years by FIFA.
He made his international debut in 2004 in a friendly against Hungary. Bayern's number 31 earned rave reviews for his Euro 2004 performances in Portugal, showing combative skills and even setting up the opening goal for once Bayern teammate Michael Ballack in Germany's 2-1 loss against the Czech Republic. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in Görlitz, Saxony) is a German footballer. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,
He scored his first two international goals on June 8, 2005 against Russia and scored his first goal at a major tournament against Tunisia on June 18, 2005 at the Confederations Cup in Germany. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Russia national football team (Сборная России по футболу is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the seventh FIFA Confederations Cup. This was followed up by two strikes in the third place play-off game at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, also in his home country. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the knockout stage was the second and final stage of the World Cup following the group stage The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament He almost performed a hat-trick with his two goals and a Portuguese own goal, also off his shot, by Petit, which led the Germans to a third place win over Portugal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts For the musician see Armando Teixeira (musician. Armando Gonçalves Teixeira born on 25 September1976 in Strasbourg, France The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament
During Euro Cup 2008 qualifiers, he scored two goals enroute to a 13-0 win over San Marino in San Marino. He scored the third goal in Germany's 4-1 win over Slovakia in Bratislava. The Slovakia national football team is the national football team of Slovakia and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association.
At the age of 22, he had already played 41 matches for the German national team, a record for any German player at the time. This record was soon to be broken, however, by Schweinsteiger's close friend Lukas Podolski who was capped 44 times at the age of 22. Lukas Podolski ( (born as pl Łukasz Podolski on June 4, 1985 nicknamed (Prinz Poldi) is a German footballer who plays as a At the same age, Lothar Matthäus (German all-time record holder with 150 caps) had only played 13 times for the German national team. Lothar Herbert Matthäus (born March 21, 1961) is a German former football player and now manager currently managing Israeli club
| Club | Season | Bundesliga | DFB Cup | UEFA | Total | ||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich | |||||||||
| 02-03 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| 03-04 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| 04-05 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 4 | |
| 05-06 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
| 06-07 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 6 | |
| 07-08 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
| Total | 153 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 211 | 20 | |
| Career Totals | 153 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 211 | 20 | |
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