Roman Grill (born March 1, 1966) is a German former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who is now a player

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. A defender, Grill spent eleven years playing for

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

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, and made one first-team appearance, replacing

Thomas Helmer Thomas Helmer (born 21 April 1965) is a German former footballer. His preferred playing position was sweeper, but he was primarily deployed as a centre-back.Radnedge, Keir ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of European Football'' (1997, Carlton Books ...

in a

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match against Benfica in December 1995. Bayern went on to win the competition that season. After retiring, Grill worked as a

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with Bayern's youth team, before starting his own player agency in 2006. His clients include

Owen Hargreaves Owen Lee Hargreaves (born 20 January 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was known as a hard-working and "solid defensive midfielder who worked tirelessly to win the ball" and provide his teammates with posses ...

Philipp Lahm Philipp Lahm (; born 11 November 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a full-back. Considered by many to be one of the greatest full-backs of all time, Lahm was the captain of Bayern Munich, having led them to numerous ...

and

Piotr Trochowski Piotr Artur Trochowski (, born 22 March 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. According to his FIFA World Cup 2010 profile he is a playmaker known for "his speed, agility, tricky dribbling and r ...

References

External links

acta7 - Grill's agency
1966 births Living people German men's footballers FC Bayern Munich II players FC Bayern Munich footballers UEFA Cup winning players FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff Association football agents German sports agents Men's association football defenders {{Germany-footy-defender-1960s-stub