Michael Ballack: Quick Facts

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Born	September 26, 1976 (age 50) • Görlitz • Germany

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Michael Ballack of Chelsea in a blue jersey runs with the ball on the field during a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, with spectators in the background.

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Carlo Ancelotti

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Michael Essien

Ghanaian football (soccer) player

Miroslav Klose lifts the World Cup trophy surrounded by jubilant German teammates, including Bastian Schweinsteiger and Benedikt Howedes, after winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Miroslav Klose

German football (soccer) player

German footballer Juergen Klinsmann, wearing jersey number 18, prepares to kick the ball during a match, with the field and blurred spectators in the background.

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German football (soccer) player and coach

Manuel Neuer

Manuel Neuer

German football (soccer) player

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Gerd Müller

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Lothar Matthaus, wearing a dark jacket and blue shirt, speaks into a UEFA Nations League RTL microphone at a soccer match in Amsterdam.

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Oliver Kahn

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Alexia Putellas and Harry Kane stand onstage holding Ballon d'Or trophies, Putellas in a white gown and Kane in a black tuxedo.

Harry Kane

English football (soccer) player

Inter Milan head coach Jose Mourinho holds the Champions League trophy as his players celebrate after defeating Bayern Munich 2-0 in the final at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid.

José Mourinho

Portuguese football (soccer) manager

Pep Guardiola gestures and speaks to Cole Palmer, who wears a Manchester City jersey, during a Premier League match at Etihad Stadium with a referee in the background.

Pep Guardiola

Spanish football (soccer) manager and player

Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah

Egyptian football (soccer) player

Didier Drogba in a blue Chelsea jersey strikes the ball during his winning penalty at the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, with spectators and team staff in the background.

Didier Drogba

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Samuel Eto'o Fils of Barcelona, wearing a red and blue jersey, controls a soccer ball on the field during a UEFA Champions League match at Camp Nou stadium.

Samuel Eto’o

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Rinus Michels

Dutch football (soccer) player and coach

German football (soccer) player Franz Beckenbauer is one of only three people to win the World Cup as a player and as a coach (1974 and 1990, respectively)

Franz Beckenbauer

German football (soccer) player

German footballer Birgit Prinz

Birgit Prinz

German football (soccer) player

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Tommy Burns

Scottish association football player and manager

Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing a light green Portugal national team training top, jogs on a soccer field before a FIFA 2018 qualification match.

Cristiano Ronaldo

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Lionel Messi, wearing Argentina number 10 jersey, looks upward with his hands raised in prayer as he celebrates scoring his team second goal during a FIFA World Cup 2026 group-stage match against Algeria at Kansas City Stadium in Missouri.

Lionel Messi

Argentine-born football (soccer) player

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts after breaking the world record with a time of 19.30 to win the gold medal as Churandy Martina (left) of Netherlands Antilles and Brian Dzingai of Zimbabwe come in after him in the Men's 200m Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Summer Olympics, track and field, athletics)

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