German national team captain michael ballack gestures during a. Ballack from germany in euro 2008 dailymotion video. Michael ballack announced his retirement from professional football yesterday, at the age of 36. Michael ballack all 42 goals in 98 games for germany. Internationally, ballack has played in the european championships in 2000, 2004 and 2008, and the fifa world cup in 2002 and 2006. First name michael last name ballack nationality germany date of birth 26 september 1976 age 43 country of birth germany place of birth gorlitz position midfielder. This is the goal michael ballack scored against portugal in the quarterfinal match on the 19th of june 2008. Thousands of fans had gathered to welcome the team after it finished second in the euro 2008 football championships the day before in vienna. Watch the goals from an exciting quarterfinal at euro 2008, including michael ballacks winning goal. Jun 06, 2008 michael ballack has admitted his concern over a polish newspapers depiction of him with a severed head. Ballack speaks out against tabloid stunt football the. Michael ballack of germany looks on after the uefa euro 2008 final. Michael ballack is beloved of german football fans indeed, he is the embodiment of all the talismanic qualities that they seek in a player.
David odonkor, michael ballack, piotr trochowski and. Michael ballack of germany reacts during the uefa euro 2008. Michael ballack born 26 september 1976 in gorlitz, germany was a german football player and is the retired captain of the germany national team. Cohosts austria toiled and probed but germanys class told in a 10 euro 2008 group b victory secured by michael ballack s freekick here monday that put the european powerhouses into the quarter. He captained his country in the euro 2008 final but the team lost to spain. Michael ballack of germany passes the ball during a uefa. Poland and germany go to war again but this time the. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Michael ballack of germany looks on during the uefa euro. Michael ballack, dan lukas podolski untuk jerman, serta franck ribery, thierry henry, dan nicolas anelka pada skuad tim prancis. Download michael ballack chelsea wallpapers michael ballack.
Ballack and low conjure creativity for germany euro 2008. Jun 15, 2008 germany captain michael ballack says his team are wary of englandslayers croatia ahead of thursdays euro 2008 group b clash which will guarantee the winner a last eight berth. Vienna reuters germany captain michael ballack will play in sundays euro 2008 final against spain despite a calf muscle injury. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 360 total. Michael ballack simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Team captain michael ballack of germany looks on during. Germany reach goal thanks to brilliant michael ballack. Chelsea and bayern munich legend michael ballack, who finished a. Germany reach goal thanks to brilliant michael ballack image 1 of 2 goodnight vienna. The case for michael ballack as footballs unluckiest superstar. Ballack scored consecutive gamewinning goals in the quarterfinal and semifinal to help his country to the 2002 world cup final, and led his team to the semifinals of the 2006 world cup and the euro 2008 final. Update 3soccereuroballack doubtful for euro 2008 final. Mai 2010, michael ballack verletzt am boden liegend im facup finale see also categories.
Lukas podolskis clash with michael ballack goes unpunished. Germany team captain michael ballack celebrates a 10 victory over austria in a uefa euro 2008 match june 16, 2008. The words spoken were like at a lower division team, says michael ballack of the players meeting that helped turn around germanys european championship. Ballack cleared to play in euro 2008 final reuters. One of the greatest sporting events on the planet is soccer, also referred to as football in several countries. Michael ballack of germany during the euro 2008 preliminary round group b match in woerthersee stadium, klagenfurt, austria, 08 june 2008. Michael ballack photos michael ballack of germany looks dejected following the uefa euro 2008 final match between germany and spain at ernst happel stadion on june 29, 2008 in vienna, austria. Michael ballack, lukas podolski and philipp lahm lr of germany applaude to their supporters after the uefa euro 2008 group b preliminary round match between croatia and germany at the woerthersee stadium in klagenfurt, austria, 12 june 2008. Between those two tournaments came euro 2008 and another runnersup medal, germany losing a tight game to spain, 10. David odonkor, michael ballack, piotr trochowski and oliver. Michael ballack s header, facilitated by a shove on paulo ferreira, was decisive in germanys 32 victory. He showed why he is an important part of our plans for euro 2008. Ballacks adidas euro 2008 tv campaign confusion footy boots. Team captain michael ballack of germany looks on during the.
Michael ballack, footballs most famous runner up, turns 40 today. Having developed on and off the pitch since joining the premier league, euro 2008 is michael ballack s last chance to silence his german doubters, writes raphael honigstein. The 2008 uefa european football championship, commonly referred to as uefa euro 2008 or simply euro 2008, was the th uefa european football championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by european nations. The case for michael ballack as footballs unluckiest. Michael ballack enjoyed a glittering career which included five domestic league titles, two champions league finals and a world cup runnersup medal.
Michael ballack will start against spain after being named on the team sheet for the european championship final. Raphael honigstein on michael ballack at euro 2008. The mudslinging reaches a climax tomorrow when poland meets germany in the euro 2008. Germany sympathises with ballack, the european champion of pain raphael honigstein the german press has taken a balanced view of the nations defeat, with michael ballack. Michael ballack s freekick ensured germanys safe passage and austrias exit. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Spain defeated germany 10 with a 33rdminute goal from fernando torres. German soccer team captain michael ballack l talks to his head coach joachim low during a training session at the robertschlienz stadium in stuttgart, germany, thursday, 31 august 2006. Michael ballack integral member of the premiership winning chelsea team. Michael ballack, german professional football soccer midfielder who was named the german footballer of the year three times 2002, 2003, 2005. Free high quality football wallpapers download now. I hadnt really kept track of his career postchelsea, mostly because he seemed plagued by chronic injuries and even more personal problems with his coaches, managers and teammates, both at the club and country level to actually be too relevant. The germans begin their campaign against australia on june before matches against serbia on 18 june and ghana on 23 june.
The 31yearold midfielder was named in the team lineup. Michael ballack of germany passes the ball during a uefa euro. Michael ballack is a legend of german football and one of the best midfield players of his generation. Michael ballack was selected in germanys squad for 2008 european championship qualifiers next month despite not having played for a month. The german team faces ireland in an euro 2008 qualifying match on saturday, 02 september 2006 in stuttgart. Michael ballack of germany during the uefa euro 2008 group. Ballack started and captained germany in their first game of euro 2008 against poland. Portugal were semifinalists in 2000 and runnersup in 2004 and scolari had hoped to take that final step at uefa euro 2008 but his farewell party fell flat at st. Football statistics of michael ballack including club and national team history. Watch the goals from an exciting quarterfinal at euro 2008, including michael ballack s winning goal. Players of chelsea fc 20062007, players of chelsea fc 2007 2008, players of chelsea fc 2008 2009 and players of chelsea fc 20092010. Strong and creative, sadly, an injury playing for chelsea kept him out of the world cup. Germany captain michael ballack is doubtful for sundays euro 2008 final against spain because of an injury to his right calf, the german football association dfb said on.
Germany sympathises with ballack, the european champion of pain raphael honigstein the german press has taken a balanced view of the nations defeat, with michael ballack the object. Lr david odonkor, michael ballack, piotr trochowski and oliver neuville of germany smile during the training session of the german national team at the woerthersee stadium on june 11, 2008 in klagenfurt, austria. Michael ballack scored on a swerving free kick in the 82nd minute to rally germany at home to a 21 victory over serbia yesterday in a tuneup for euro 2008. The heads belonged to michael ballack, germanys team captain and joachim low, the sides trainer. Michael ballack in em 2008 finale ballackfanatic site video.
Ballack started his career in a small club in eastern germany. This is the goal michael ballack scored against portugal in the quarterfinal match on. Bm2h27 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Michael ballack was born on 26 september 1976 in gorlitz, germany and developed his love for football at the youth academy of chemnitzer fc. Germany needs swift improvement ahead of euro 2008. Germany coach joachim low has not yet ruled captain michael ballack out of tomorrows euro 2008 final against spain despite the midfielder having been unable to train since yesterday. Jun 25, 2008 having developed on and off the pitch since joining the premier league, euro 2008 is michael ballack s last chance to silence his german doubters, writes raphael honigstein. Joachim loew signals end of michael ballacks international career.
References eedit eedit soorce fifa world cup germany 2006 list of players pdf. I think there is definitely a chance for germany to take the euro 2008 crown. Michael ballack chelsea, thomas hitzlsperger vfb stuttgart. Bbc sport football germany captain michael ballack ruled. Michael ballack of germany during the uefa euro 2008 group b preliminary round match between austria and germany at the ernst happel stadium in vienna, austria. The former chelsea and germany star was one of the finest midfielders in the world during the early 2005. Jurgen klinsmann appointed him captain of the national team in 2004. Michael ballack of germany looks on after the uefa euro 2008.
Jun 17, 2008 austria 0 0 germany 0 1 had michael ballack not driven home a freekick from 30 yards four minutes into the second half here in vienna, nerves might have got the better of germany. Bermain game sepakbola antara jerman dan prancis pada ajang kompetisi euro 2008. Germany progressed to the semifinals of the uefa european championship for the first time since 1996 as goals from bastian schweinsteiger, miroslav klose and michael ballack secured a 32 victory. Ballack wary of englandslayers croatia football news.
Sports mole looks back at spains 10 win over germany in the euro 2008. Jun 30, 2008 spains sergio ramos, right, blocks a shot by germanys michael ballack, front left, during the euro 2008 final between germany and spain in the ernsthappel stadium in vienna, austria, sunday, june 29, 2008, the last day of the european soccer championships in austria and switzerland. It took place in austria and switzerland both hosting the tournament for the first time from 7 to 29 june 2008. German captain michael ballack returns for his country in a 30 win over austria. Michael ballack of the german national football team is seen. He later turned to several german clubs, including bayern munich. Apr 02, 2009 lukas podolski has escaped disciplinary action after his onfield clash with germany captain michael ballack during the 20 win over wales.
Ballack sends scolari packing as germany head for the last. Ballack picked for euro 2008 qualifiers football news. May 17, 2010 ballack impressed for germany during the 2008 european championship, when they were eventually beaten 10 in the final by spain, and was considered a key figure for them again this summer. Michael ballack, lukas podolski and philipp lahm lr of. Austria 01 germany michael ballacks freekick took germany into a quarterfinal against portugal and ended austrian hopes. Michael ballack of germany reacts during the uefa euro 2008 group. Michael ballack of germany passes the ball during a uefa euro 2008 group b match against austria at ernst happel stadion. Substitute oliver neuville and captain michael ballack gave germany a 21 victory over serbia saturday in their last test match before the european championships 2008 next week. Group b of uefa euro 2008 was one of four groups of competing nations at uefa euro 2008. Oct 03, 2012 german footballer michael ballack quit his career. Michael ballack will lead germany to euro 2008 title.
Michael ballack of the german national football team is seen at the fan mile in front of the brandenburg gate upon the teams arrival on june 30, 2008 in berlin, germany. German national team captain michael ballack gestures during a uefa euro 2008 group b soccer match against austria. Germany captain michael ballack is a major doubt for this evenings euro 2008 final against spain. German soccer team captain michael ballack l talks to. The season ended on a low note for ballack as chelsea finished runnersup in the league cup, premier league and champions league. Michael ballack is a midfielder who has appeared in 18 matches this season in bundesliga, playing a total of 1216 minutes. Michael ballack of germany looks on during the uefa euro 2008 final match between germany and spain at ernst happel stadion on june 29, 2008 in vienna, austria. Update 3soccer euro ballack doubtful for euro 2008 final. Euro 2008 ballack sends scolari packing as germany head for the last four kevin. Germany captain michael ballack booked his sides place in the uefa euro 2008 quarterfinals with a thunderous freekick, ending the hopes of austria despite a valiant effort from the cohosts in. Michael ballack latest breaking news, rumours and gossip.
Sep 26, 2016 michael ballack, footballs most famous runnerup, turns 40 today. News about michael ballack on sports mole with the latest player news, biographical information, pictures and more. Michael ballack, who finished a runner up in to four major tournaments in 2002. A 90thminute strike from philipp lahm sent germany into the uefa euro 2008 final and ended the march of a brave turkey side who were unable to summon one last dramatic equaliser.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. On 29 june 2008, germany, captained by ballack, lost to spain 10 in the final of uefa euro 2008. Chelsea football club michael ballack deco didier drogba john terry joe cole peter cech. Ballack grew up in chemnitz in east germany during the era of a divided germany. For one, ballack has the same core supporting cast that led germany to a.
The knockout phase of uefa euro 2008 began with the quarterfinals on 19 june 2008, and was completed on 29 june 2008 with the final at ernsthappelstadion in vienna. The uefa euro 2008 final was a football match that took place on 29 june 2008 at the ernsthappelstadion in vienna, austria, to determine the winner of the uefa euro 2008. This completed another treble horror for ballack and his club. Ballack, who returned to bayer leverkusen last year from chelsea, also lost with germany in the 2008 euro final to spain. There he played youth football with fc karlmarxstadt chemnitzer fc.
1471 460 83 922 766 1271 162 304 1141 699 789 201 928 99 868 70 1167 1286 1312 1112 262 257 534 1171 1342 1012 1117 571 692 315 1429 1349 360 1277