Thomas Hitzlsperger

He grew up in Forstinning, Wagmühle, Upper Bavaria. Hitzlsperger made his debut in club sports with the local "VfB Forstinning". By the time he finished school, he was able to have a steep career leading to becoming a professional. In 2000 he managed to move to the second team of the record champions "FC Bayern Munich", where he was able to further draw attention to his talent. At the end of the 2000/01 season he moved to the English Premier League club "Aston Villa" on a free transfer. Thomas Hitzlsperger played here until the 2005/2006 season and played 99 games for Aston in which he scored 7 goals. He then moved to the first division club "VfB Stuttgart" in the Bundesliga. As a midfielder, he developed into one of the most popular players in the league at Stuttgart. He shines not only in the left offensive positions but also in the defensive and left defense positions.

Meanwhile, he celebrated his debut in the German national team in the Germany / Iran encounter in Tehran on October 9, 2004. For the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Thomas Hitzlsperger was nominated as a midfielder for the national team by national coach Jürgen Klinsmann. The 1.83 m tall kicker was one of the brightest hopes of the DFB squad. After the German national team won the World Cup on June 30, 2006 with a 5-3 victory. After reaching the semi-finals against Argentina, the team under captain Michael Ballack lost 0-2 goals in extra time against Italy on July 4, 2006. In the game for third place on July 8th in Stuttgart, the German team won 3-1 against Portugal. The triumph of the 2006 World Cup title went to Italy in the final on July 9th, to which France lost on penalties. In August 2006, Federal President Horst Köhler awarded the German national team the "Silver Laurel Leaf", the highest award that Germany can give to athletes.