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2005–06 FC Bayern Munich Season
FC Bayern Munich won the domestic double, beating Werder Bremen by five points in Bundesliga, and defeating Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 in the DFB-Pokal final, thanks to a goal from Claudio Pizarro. The season was in spite of that tainted due to a big defeat to Milan in the UEFA Champions League, losing out 5–2 on aggregate in the Last 16. At the end of the season, Bayern signed German football's wonderkid Lukas Podolski from Köln. This was the club's first season at the Allianz Arena. Squad Goalkeepers * Oliver Kahn * Michael Rensing * Bernd Dreher Defenders * Willy Sagnol * Lúcio * Martín Demichelis * Andreas Görlitz * Philipp Lahm * Valérien Ismaël * Bixente Lizarazu Midfielders * Mehmet Scholl * Ali Karimi * Zé Roberto * Michael Ballack * Jens Jeremies * Julio dos Santos * Hasan Salihamidžić * Owen Hargreaves * Bastian Schweinsteiger * Sebastian Deisler * Andreas Ottl Attackers * Roy Makaay * Claudio Pizarro * Roque Santa Cruz * Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional association football, football team, who play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. Bayern are the most successful club in German football and are among List of football clubs by competitive honours won, the world's most decorated, having won a record 34 List of German football champions, national titles, including eleven consecutive titles from 2013 to 2023 and a record 20 DFB-Pokal, national cups, alongside numerous European titles. Bayern Munich was founded in 1900 by eleven players, led by Franz John. Although Bayern won its first national championship in 1932 German football championship, 1932, the club was not selected for the Bundesliga during Introduction of the Bundesliga, its inception in 1963. The club found suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rensing
Michael Rensing (born 14 May 1984) is a German former Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He has played for FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich, 1. FC Köln, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen and Fortuna Düsseldorf. Club career Early career Born to a German father and a Serbian mother, Rensing joined Bayern in 2000 from TuS Lingen, and went on to develop his talent in the club's youth sides. He made two appearances for the FC Bayern Munich II, reserve side in the 2001–02 Regionalliga, 2001–02 season and spending the 2002–03 Regionalliga, 2002–03 season in the Regionalliga Süd (1994–2012), Regionalliga Süd, making 34 league appearances and a cup appearance, and won a place in the UEFA Champions League squad at the start of the following campaign as he moved up the Bayern pecking order to become Oliver Kahn's deputy. Bayern Munich Rensing made his Bundesliga debut on 21 February 2004, playing the entire 90 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Jeremies
Jens Jeremies (born 5 March 1974) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Best known for his tackling abilities, he played for three clubs during his professional career, most notably Bayern Munich where he won six Bundesliga titles, four DFB-Pokal trophies, and one Champions League title. He retired at the age of 32 following persistent injury problems. Jeremies won 55 caps for Germany, representing the nation in two World Cups and two European Championships. He started in the 2002 World Cup final, which Germany lost to Brazil. Club career Beginnings; 1860 Munich Born in Görlitz, East Germany, Jeremies joined the youth system of one of the most important clubs in the country, Dynamo Dresden, at the age of 12. As a professional, he appeared rarely over the course of two seasons, all the matches being played in 1994–95, his debut coming on 1 April 1995 in a 1–3 away loss against TSV 1860 München, as the team ended a four-year stay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ballack
Michael Ballack (; born 26 September 1976) is a German former professional footballer. He was selected by Pelé as one of FIFA's 100 Greatest Living Players, and as the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year in 2002. He won the German Footballer of the Year award three times – in 2002, 2003 and 2005. Ballack was known for his passing range, powerful shot, physical strength and commanding presence in midfield. Ballack began his career as a youth at enterprise sports community BSG Motor "Fritz Heckert" Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1983. He then joined the youth department of football club FC Karl-Marx-Stadt. Ballack made his debut for Germany's under-21 side on 26 March 1996. Although the team were relegated in his first season, his performances in the Regionalliga the following 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 season and also earned his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zé Roberto
José Roberto da Silva Júnior (born 6 July 1974), commonly known as Zé Roberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left wing-back or as a midfielder. He is most well-known for his time with Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, as well as Portuguesa, Grêmio and Palmeiras in the Brazilian league. He made his debut for Portuguesa where he played for two seasons before joining Real Madrid in January 1997. He left Real Madrid later that year to get more playing time and increase his chances of selection for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He joined Flamengo before returning to Europe in the summer of 1998, signing for Bayer Leverkusen. At Bayer Leverkusen, Zé Roberto challenged Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title, as Leverkusen finished runner-ups on three occasions. Leverkusen also made it to the 2002 UEFA Champions League final which they lost to Real Madrid. In 2002, Zé Roberto joined Bayern Munich where he won four Bundesliga tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Karimi (footballer, Born 1978)
Mohammad Ali Karimi ( ; born 8 November 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former professional footballer. During his professional football career, he has played as a playmaker in the Iran Pro League, UAE Pro League, Qatar Stars League and Bundesliga. Karimi has scored 38 goals in 127 matches for the Iran national team. In 2004, he was recognized as the best scorer of the AFC Asian Cup and received the Asian Footballer of the Year award in the same year. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2013–14 season and, on 11 April 2014, played the final game of his 18-year career. Karimi's professional career began with Fath Tehran, where he made his first-team debut in 1996, aged 18. He then played three seasons with Persepolis, winning the Iranian league twice and the Hazfi Cup once with the club. In July 2001, Karimi signed a two-year contract with UAE Pro League club Al-Ahli Dubai. While an Al-Ahli player, Karimi won two cup titles, and was the top goalscorer in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehmet Scholl
Mehmet Tobias Scholl (born Mehmet Tobias Yüksel; 16 October 1970) is a German Association football, football manager and former player. He played most of his career as an attacking midfielder for FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich. During his career he won the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup in 1995–96 UEFA Cup, 1996 (scoring a goal in each leg of the final), 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, Euro 1996, and the UEFA Champions League in 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, 2001, as well as eight German football champions, German Championships (all with Bayern Munich). He retired at the end of the 2006–07 Bundesliga season as one of the most successful German football players of all time. Club career Scholl played for SV Nordwest Karlsruhe (from 1976 to 1982) and Karlsruher SC (from 1982 to 1992) before joining FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich in July 1992. He stayed at Bayern for the rest of his career, wearing the number 7 shirt. Scholl retired from professional football after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bixente Lizarazu
Bixente Jean Michel Lizarazu (, born 9 December 1969) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He rose through the ranks at Bordeaux, where he was part of a team that finished second in the French First Division in 1989–1990, were administratively relegated to the Second Division at the end of the 1990–1991 due to financial problems, and then won promotion from the Second Division in the 1991–92 season. His Bordeaux team finished runners-up in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup. Due to his Basque heritage, he was able to join Athletic Club in 1996, but did not nail down a starting spot during his one season at the club. In 1997, he joined German giants Bayern Munich, where he enjoyed much success. He won six Bundesliga championships with the team, as well as the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, where he scored his penalty in the shootout in the final. In a 12-year international career from 1992 to 2004, Lizarazu earned 97 caps for the France nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valérien Ismaël
Valérien Alexandre Ismaël (born 28 September 1975) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers. A centre-back, Ismaël played for Strasbourg, Crystal Palace, Lens, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich and Hannover 96. As a player, he won the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue twice, the Bundesliga twice, as well as the DFB-Pokal on two occasions. Following his retirement, he moved into management, first as a reserve coach for a number of clubs before moving into senior management with spells at 1. FC Nürnberg, VfL Wolfsburg and with Austrian Bundesliga club LASK, before spells with English Championship clubs Barnsley, West Bromwich Albion and Watford. Early years Ismaël was born to a Guadeloupean father and an Alsatian mother, growing up in Strasbourg on the border with Germany. Ismaël's grandfather is German. Playing career Strasbourg Ismaël made his debut for Strasbourg against Cannes on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philipp Lahm
Philipp Lahm (; born 11 November 1983) is a German former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Full back (association football), full-back. Widely regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time, Lahm was the longtime Captain (association football), captain of FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich, having led them to numerous honours including the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, 2013 UEFA Champions League as part of the Treble (association football), Treble. Lahm is also a former captain of his Germany national football team, national team, which he led to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup, before retiring from international football. He was included in the FIFA World Cup, World Cup team of the tournament in 2006 FIFA World Cup#Awards, 2006, 2010 FIFA World Cup#All-Star Team, 2010, and 2014 FIFA World Cup#All-Star Team, 2014, and the UEFA Team of the Tournament in Euro 2008#Awards, 2008 and Euro 2012#Awards, 2012 and in the UEFA Team of the Year 2006, 2008, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Görlitz
Andreas Görlitz (born 31 January 1982) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Born in Weilheim in Oberbayern, Bavaria, West Germany, Görlitz began his professional career as a midfielder with TSV 1860 Munich, by then in the Bundesliga; his first match came on 10 February 2002, in a 2–1 loss at 1. FC Nürnberg, but he could only amass a further four league games in his first two seasons combined. In the 2003–04 season, Görlitz made the transition to defender, and appeared in 32 matches for TSV, scoring his first professional goal on 27 March 2004, at Eintracht Frankfurt, through a header (3–0 triumph), as his side was finally relegated, after ranking 17th. Görlitz signed with TSV neighbours FC Bayern Munich in the 2004 summer. He even started some matches in the new season but, following an injury in a UEFA Champions League contest against Juventus FC, on 3 November, spent almost two years in the sidelines. In the summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martín Demichelis
Martín Gastón Demichelis (; born 20 December 1980) is an Argentine professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Association football, footballer who played usually as a centre-back, although he could also operate as a defensive midfielder. Demichelis spent most of his professional career with FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich in Germany (seven and a half years), winning 11 major titles with the team. He also competed in his home country with Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate, in Spain with RCD Espanyol, Espanyol, Atlético Madrid, Atletico Madrid, and Málaga CF, Málaga and in England with Manchester City F.C., Manchester City. He earned 51 Cap (sport), caps for Argentina national football team, Argentina, representing the country in two FIFA World Cup, World Cups – finishing second in 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 – and the 2015 Copa América, where the team were also runners-up. Demichelis began his coaching career as an assistant at Málaga a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
