Complete Michael Ballack Biography and Records and Achievements in Football

Michael Ballack is a legendary German soccer player. He is a player who plays as a central midfielder. He is known as a German national team legend and has defended several clubs such as Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich and Chelsea. Ballack became a mainstay of the German national team during the 2002 World Cup (runner up) and the 2006 World Cup (ranked 3). This time we will discuss the profile and biography of Michael Ballack along with the club career, Michael Ballack's record and achievements in full.

Michael Ballack's bio

Full name: Michael Ballack

TTL: Gorlitz, East Germany, 26 September 1976

Germany

Height: 188 cm

Position: Midfielder

Biography of Michael Ballack

Michael Ballack began his club career at Chemnitzer FC. He then moved to Kaiserlsautern before joining Bayer Leverkusen since 1999. Together with Leverkusen, Ballack was a finalist in the 2002 Champions League before losing to Real Madrid. He was later bought by Bayern Munich and won several Bundesliga titles.

Ballack had a chance to try out the English League competition when joining Chelsea. He ended his football career at the Leverkusen club before retiring in 2012. Together with the German national team, Ballack collected 98 caps and scored 42 goals. He became the mainstay of Germany in the 2002 World Cup when Germany ran as runner up before being defeated by the Brazilian national team.

Club Career Michael Ballack

1995-1997 - Chemnitzer FC

1997-1999 - Kaiserslautern

1999-2002 - Bayer Leverkusen

2002-2006 - Bayern Munich

2006-2010 - Chelsea

2010-2012 - Bayer Leverkusen

1999-2010 - German national team (98 plays, 42 goals)

Michael Ballack's achievements

With the German national team

FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2002;

FIFA World Cup Third-Place: 2006

UEFA EURO runner-up: 2008

Third Place FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005

With Kaiserslautern

Bundesliga: 1997–98

With Bayer Leverkusen

UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2002

Bundesliga runners-up: 1999–2000, 2001–02

DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2001–02

With Bayern Munich

Bundesliga: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06

DFB-Pokal: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06

DFB-Ligapokal: 2004

With Chelsea

Premier League: 2009-10

FA Cup: 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10

League Cup: 2006–07

FA Community Shield: 2009

UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2008

Michael Ballack's record

FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2002, 2006

UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2004, 2008

UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year: 2002

UEFA Team of the Year: 2002

FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Shoe Winner: 2005

ESM Team of the Year: 2001–02

German Footballer of the Year: 2002, 2003, 2005

FIFA World Cup Top Assist Provider: 2002

DFB-Pokal Top Goalscorer: 2002–03

Bundesliga Top Assist Provider: 2003–04

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