Dietmar Hamann
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| Dietmar Hamann | ||
| Image:Dietmar hamann.jpg | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dietmar Hamann | |
| Date of birth | August 27 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Waldsassen, Germany | |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Manchester City | |
| Number | 21 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Wacker München | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989-1998 1998-1999 1999-2006 2006 2006- | Bayern Munich Newcastle United Liverpool Bolton Wanderers Manchester City | 105 (6) 23 (4) 191 (8) 0 (0) 33 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1993-1995 1997-2006 | Germany U-21 Germany | 10 (2) 59 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
Dietmar Hamann (born August 27, 1973 in Waldsassen, Bavaria) is an ex-German international midfielder who currently plays for Manchester City. He was a Defensive Midfielder well known for his rocket shots.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
Hamann's previous clubs include Bayern Munich, Newcastle United and Liverpool, by whom he was signed for £8million in 1999.
[edit] Liverpool
He was an influential midfielder for Liverpool throughout his 7 years at Liverpool. Although Hamann was suffering a broken toe, he came on as a substitute in the second half of the 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul when Liverpool was trailing 3-0 at half-time to an AC Milan side. Hamann's introduction was pivotal as Liverpool started their amazing comeback. He was responsible for neutralizing Kaká who had been creating problems for Liverpool during the first half. Hamann's solidity in midfield gave his Liverpool teammate Steven Gerrard freedom to go forward and attack. He was the first penalty taker for Liverpool at the penalty shootout at the end of the match and scored it.
Hamann won the English FA Cup with Liverpool in May 2006, coming on as a substitute in the second-half when Liverpool were 2-3 down to West Ham United. Once again his introduction was crucial, a steadying influence when he was most needed. His solid display in the centre of midfield provided the basis for Liverpool's comeback to 3-3. Liverpool would go on to win the Cup on penalties after a goalless extra-time. Hamann scored the first penalty in the shoot-out.
[edit] Manchester City
In June 2006, Didi Hamann was given permission to talk to Bolton about a potential transfer to the North West club. Hamann admitted that he would be saddened to leave Liverpool but would make "the best decision for my future". Hamann actually signed a contract in June 2006, to become a Bolton Wanderers player but had a "change of heart"[1] and decided not to join them at the Reebok. On July 12, he instead signed for Manchester City, with City agreeing to pay £400,000 compensation to Bolton. He thought he had scored his first goal for Manchester City against Bolton on 15th December 2007, but it was later credited as a Ľubomír Michalík own goal.
[edit] International career
He was the first Liverpool player since Roger Hunt (1966) to play in a World Cup Final, through his appearance in the 2002 Final against Brazil. He has 59 caps and has scored five goals for the national team. Hamann was part of the German squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup, and Euro 2004.
His 30 yard free kick against England was the last goal at Wembley Stadium before it was rebuilt, and was also the winning goal in the 2002 World Cup qualifier.
[edit] Trivia
- Hamann was the last player to score at the old Wembley, when Germany beat England 1-0 on 7 October 2000 in a 2002 World Cup Qualifier. When an Internet poll was to decide about the name of a bridge leading to the new Wembley Stadium, German fans massively voted for the name "Dietmar-Hamann-Bridge". After this spread word, Hamann was taken out by English officials.
- He has two daughters, Luna and Chiara.
- During his time at Liverpool, Hamann was known as 'The Kaiser', highlighting his influence in the Liverpool midfield.
- He enjoys cricket despite never playing it, he admitted he became interested in the sport during the 2005 Ashes Series[2]
[edit] Statistics
| Club | Season | Premiership | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2006-07 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2005-06 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
| 2003-04 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2002-03 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| 2001-02 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| 2000-01 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | |
| 1999-00 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Newcastle United | 1998-99 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| Club | Season | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Liga-Pokal | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich | 1997-98 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 |
| 1996-97 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 1995-96 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 1994-95 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 1993-94 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 336 | 18 | 37 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 83 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 476 | 26 | |
[edit] Career honours
- Bundesliga (2): 1994, 1997
- UEFA Cup (2): 1996, 2001
- DFB Liga-Pokal (1): 1997
- DFB Pokal (1): 1998
- Football League Cup (2): 2001, 2003; Runner-up 2005
- FA Cup (2): 2001, 2006; Runner-up 1999
- Charity Shield (1): 2001; Runner-up 2002
- European Super Cup (2): 2001, 2006
- UEFA Champions League (1): 2005
- World Cup: Runner-up 2002
- Club World Cup: Runner-up 2005
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Germany squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
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| 1 Köpke • 2 Wörns • 3 Heinrich • 4 Kohler • 5 Helmer • 6 Thon • 7 Möller • 8 Matthäus • 9 Kirsten • 10 Häßler • 11 Marschall • 12 Kahn • 13 Jeremies • 14 Babbel • 15 Freund • 16 Hamann • 17 Ziege • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Reuter • 20 Bierhoff • 21 Tarnat • 22 Lehmann • Coach: Vogts | Image:Flag of Germany.svg |
Germany squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Runners-up | |
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| 1 Kahn • 2 Linke • 3 Rehmer • 4 Baumann • 5 Ramelow • 6 Ziege • 7 Neuville • 8 Hamann • 9 Jancker • 10 Ricken • 11 Klose • 12 Lehmann • 13 Ballack • 14 Asamoah • 15 Kehl • 16 Jeremies • 17 Bode • 18 Böhme • 19 Schneider • 20 Bierhoff • 21 Metzelder • 22 Frings • 23 Butt • Coach: Völler | Image:Flag of Germany.svg |
Manchester City F.C. – current squad |
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1 Isaksson • 2 Richards • 3 Ball • 4 Onuoha • 5 Dabo • 6 Johnson • 7 Ireland • 8 Geovanni • 9 Mpenza • 10 Bianchi • 11 Elano • 12 Vassell • 14 Dickov • 15 Petrov • 16 Ćorluka • 17 Sun • 19 Schmeichel • 20 Samaras • 21 Hamann • 22 Dunne • 24 Garrido • 25 Hart • 26 M. Mills • 28 Fernandes • 29 Bojinov • 30 Castillo • 33 Evans • 36 Sturridge • 37 Etuhu • 38 Logan • Manager: Eriksson |
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