Michael Ballack
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Personal
- Full name
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- First name
- Michael
- Last name
- Ballack
- Common name
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- Date of birth
- 26 Sep 1976 age 35 at game start
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- Nationality
- Germany
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Contract
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- Joined club
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- Weekly wage
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- Needs work permit
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- Retired
- 2 Oct 2012 (Total player retirement)
Staff attributes
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Staff profile
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Playing career
23
Honours
| Winner | German First Division | 4× | 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006 |
| Winner | German Cup | 3× | 2003, 2005, 2006 |
| Winner | English FA Cup | 2× | 2009, 2010 |
| Winner | English Community Shield | 1× | 2009 |
| Winner | Capital One Cup | 1× | 2007 |
| Winner | German League Cup | 1× | 2004 |
| Winner | English Premier Division | 1× | 2010 |
| Runner-Up | German First Division | 4× | 2000, 2002, 2004, 2011 |
| Runner-Up | European Champions Cup | 2× | 2002, 2008 |
| Runner-Up | English Premier Division | 2× | 2007, 2008 |
| Runner-Up | European Football Championship | 1× | 2008 |
| Runner-Up | Capital One Cup | 1× | 2008 |
| Runner-Up | World Cup | 1× | 2002 |
| Runner-Up | German Cup | 1× | 2002 |
| Third Place | World Cup | 1× | 2006 |
| Third Place | Confederations Cup | 1× | 2005 |
| Third Place | English Premier Division | 1× | 2009 |
International
| Nation | Caps | Goals | U21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 98 | 42 | 19 / 7 |
Awards
10
Career highlights
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Favourite clubs
| Chemnitzer FC | 100 | |
| Chelsea | 70 | |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 60 |
Favourite people
Disliked people
| Joachim Löw | 85 | |
| Christian Lell | 80 | |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 75 | |
| Robin Dutt | 75 | |
| Philipp Lahm | 70 | |
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | 70 |