Michael Ballack
German association football player
Michael Ballack (born 26 September 1976 in Görlitz, Germany) was a German football player and is the retired captain of the Germany national team. He last played for Chelsea, an English club.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Ballack | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Görlitz, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983-1995 | Chemnitzer FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2002 2002-2006 2006- |
Chemnitzer FC Kaiserslautern Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich Chelsea | ||
| National team | |||
| 1999- | Germany | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Ballack started his career in a small club in Eastern Germany. He later turned to several German clubs, including Bayern Munich. In 2006/07 he arrived England to join the big club, Chelsea.
Ballack has attended the World Cup Twice in 2002 and 2006, but has not won it with the Germany national football team. He is considered as one of the strongest midfield players to ever play for the German national team. Also he is regarded as the current talent on German national team, and very few German football players achieve this.
Club career statisticsEdit
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Premiere Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1995/96 | Chemnitzer FC | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 1996/97 | Regionalliga | 34 | 10 | - | - | 34 | 10 | |||||
| 1997/98 | Kaiserslautern | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1998/99 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |||
| 1999/00 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | |
| 2000/01 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 34 | 8 | |||
| 2001/02 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 1 | - | 15 | 7 | 48 | 25 | |||
| 2002/03 | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | - | 7 | 1 | 38 | 15 | |
| 2003/04 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | 8 | 0 | 39 | 9 | |||
| 2004/05 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 3 | - | 9 | 2 | 40 | 18 | |||
| 2005/06 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 37 | 16 | |||
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2006/07 | Chelsea | Premier League | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 8 |
| 2007/08 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 9 | ||
| 2008/09 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2009/10 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 5 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Premiere Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2010/11 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Country | Germany | 282 | 85 | 27 | 11 | 57 | 14 | 366 | 110 | |||
| England | 105 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 163 | 26 | ||
| Total | 387 | 102 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 91 | 18 | 510 | 136 | ||
International career statisticsEdit
| Germany national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 6 |
| 2002 | 11 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 |
| 2004 | 13 | 8 |
| 2005 | 11 | 7 |
| 2006 | 14 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 12 | 4 |
| 2009 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 98 | 42 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Michael Ballack". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Michael Ballack - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.
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