Robben was voted German Player of the Year

Robben was voted German Player of the Year. Bayern dominated the best selection of Kicker magazine. Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben was selected as the best player the German Bundesliga 2009/10 season. He became the best choice of Kicker magazine.

Robben is a pillar of Bavaria when reaching double last season won 445 votes. He beat fellow Bastian Schweinsteiger who got 180 votes.

Meanwhile, young star Thomas Mueller pocketed 118 votes and captain of Germany Philipp Lahm got 35 votes. The best players dominated the Bayern star. Dutch star bought from Real Madrid is a mainstay Bayern. He almost drove his club won the treble if it does not fail in the Champions League final. Bayern also complement its dominance in the category of coaches. Because, Louis van Gaal was chosen as the best.

Super Cup champions Bayern Munich Germany

Super Cup champions Bayern Munich Germany. The opening curtain competition begins 2010-2011 Bundesliga season with Bayern Munich so sweet, they won the German Super Cup after beat Schalke 04 with a score of 2-0.

Two German players who shone so brightly in the last World Cup in 2010, became the main actors of success Bayern Munich, that Miroslav Klose and Thomas Mueller.

Each of them offered one-defeating goals for Schalke in 2004, both sides lose their best compositions in this fight as well as a venue for the best performance return for the domestic league official before rolling. The first round course of action is dominated by a faction Bayern Munich, Mueller repeatedly troublesome Schalke defense, while the faction opponents only get one chance with a header his new players, Raul Gonzalez. The first half ended without goals, while new-awaited goal that came in the second round, precisely created in the 75th minute, Thomas Mueller score sheet first entry received Klose easy bait. Minutes 81atau six minutes later Miroslav Klose turns himself into the scoreboard, he could easily kick the ball from Ivica Olic post from close range. German Super Cup title this being the fourth for Die Roten, German Super Cup this year is the first officially held back since the last one 14 years ago.

Robben Player Version Kicker Bundesliga

Dutch winger, Arjen Robben, obtain its own individual awards after the 2009-2010 season was over, he was elected by his fellow football player in the German Bundesliga's best player this season. This poll was taken and it involves a professional footballer who voice their fate in the German League, and the vote was initiated by the German soccer magazine, which named Kicker. Former Real Madrid player is to get as much as 71.2 percent of the total votes of a total of 241 all respondents, then in second place belongs to Edin Dzeko, while third place belonged to teammate Robben, Bastian Schweinsteiger. Although the new season to season debut in the Bundesliga, Robben, was so impressive nan brilliant scoring 16 goals and seven assists in the domestic league, is not he bought an expensive loss by Munich, Bayern delivered grabbed two League titles and the title of the DFB Pokal (League Cup Germany). Meanwhile, elected the best coach in the position of coach of Bayern Munich's name as well, Louis Van Gaal, the coach who is also a country of origin with Robben is getting 37.4 percent. In the second and third place was occupied by Christian Gross (Stuttgart) and Felix Magath (Schalke)

Famous German Football Players

Most German soccer players follow the prototype of the strong, athletic and tactically knowledgeable footballer and despite having some exceptions throughout time, it's this type of players that made Germany reach 7 World Cup finals, winning three of them. With any other country, their national heroes in what regards soccer are usually strikers, attacking midfielders or wingers, since, let's face it, the defender's role doesn't shine out as much as that of an attacker. No one will remember a defender sweeping a ball of his own line as powerfully as they'll remember a striker's important goal. This rule doesn't apply to German soccer players, as Germans always knew how to value their defenders and often appreciated a good tackle more than a bicycle kick. The statements I made above may look written with a dramatic purpose, but rest assure they are true and all you need to do to acknowledge this is to take a look at the most famous German football players of all times. Franz Beckenbauer or Lothar Matthaus are considered some of Germany's legendary players and guess what, they were both defenders or defensive midfielders as was the case of Matthaus, and for a while Beckenbauer. One of the few exceptions to this "rule" is Uwe Seeler, who was a gifted striker for Hamburger SV and for the West Germany national team. In addition, another two famous German soccer players are Sepp Maier and Oliver Kahn, who are both goalkeepers. But enough theory work and more information I hear you say. So here's a short overview of some of these famous German soccer players. (You can find more players from other nationalities at the Famous Soccer Players section). Sepp Maier (1944) Sepp Maier, nicknamed "The Cat" was one of Germany’s finest goalkeepers and is still regarded as his country's best player on this position, despite recent talents such as Oliver Kahn. He holds the record for most minutes played uninterrupted, playing in 422 consecutive matches between 1966 and 1977! Franz Beckenbauer (1945) The "Kaiser" (the emperor) as he was named by his fans is considered the greatest German national soccer player of all times. Although it's true that his nickname was attributed to him because of his name "Franz" which resembled the name of Austrian emperors, it was given to him due to his dominant playing style in which he truly felt like an emperor. Beckenbauer played in 3 consecutive World Cups, winning the silver medal with Germany in 1966, bronze in 1970 and finally winning a well-deserved trophy in 1974. His spirit and vitality can easily be described with the help of an episode from the 1970 semi-final against Italy. Back then, a team could only make 2 substitutions during a match and Germany had already used them, when Franz Beckenbauer suffered a clavicle fracture. Most players would have gone off the pitch, writhing in pain, but Beckenbauer stayed till the end and played heroically, with one arm in a sling. Although Germany lost 3-4 in what was to be called the "Match of the Century", his gesture and attitude earned him the respect of the World. Lothar Matthaus (1961) Although Beckenbauer is considered the best player in Germany's history, Lothar Matthaus definitely wasn't far from this distinction himself. Lothar Matthaus is the most capped player in German history, with 150 appearances for his national side (for which he scored 23 goals) and he also holds the record for participating in the most World and European Cups, playing in no less than 5 World Cups (more than any other outfield player in history!) and 4 European Cups. He managed to win the 1980 European trophy and the 1990 World Cup, where he captained his team to a historic success in Italy. Jurgen Klinsmann (1964) Klinsmann's nickname at the end of his career was "the Golden Bomber" and a bomber he was, being one of the most prolific strikers in Germany's soccer history, with 47 goals scored in 108 matches for his national side. The first part of his nickname is often attributed to his golden hair, but that's only half the truth. He was also a winner, wherever he would go, he would aim for the golden medal. It's this mentality that earned him the 1990 World Cup together with West Germany's national squad, the Bundesliga championship together with Bayern or the UEFA Cup on two occasions, with Inter Milan (in 1991) and again, Bayern Munich (1996). Oliver Kahn (1969) For today's German national soccer players, Oliver Kahn was what Sepp Maier was for his national side between 1966 and 1978. His ferociousness and presence of spirit in goal, coped with his solid frame make him a goalkeeper no striker will eagerly engage in a duel with. His portfolio is equally impressive as his skills, since he won 7 German league titles, 5 German cups, and the UEFA Cup, Champions League and Intercontinental Cup once each. He was also named Best Goalkeeper of the Year in 1999, 2001 and 2002, with a runner-up position in 2000.

German National Football Team

The German people are always viewed as a pragmatic, serious and hard working one and the German national soccer team shares these qualities. England's legendary striker Gary Lineker once said about the German national soccer team that "soccer is a game played by 22 people but in the end the Germans always win".
This reflects the German team's strength in a fun manner, but believe me; Germans are never to be taken lightly. They illustrated it by playing 7 (yes, yes, SEVEN) World Cup finals, winning 3 of them. let's take a deeper look in the past of the German national soccer team and find out how the above feat of power was triggered.
German National Football Team – History
Besides being one of the national teams with the longest and hardest to pronounce names in its native language (in German, the national team is called "Die Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft"), the German national team is also one of the oldest around. Still, when it was formed in 1908, there were a few already experienced national teams around, namely those of England and Scotland.
Since there weren't a lot of national teams in Europe at that given moment, matches between the three countries were frequent, and this sparked rivalries that can even be felt today. For the German national team, England is considered its nemesis, especially since they lost a World Cup in front of the English squad in 1966.
Another negative result against their arch-rivals is that the German national soccer team suffered its biggest defeat against England, in a 1909 match when they lost 9-0 to a much more experienced and mature English squad.
German National Football
Team – Division - Due to the political events surrounding the country in the 20th century, the German national soccer team suffered immensely, being practically ripped apart into West and East. The West Germany team was one of the most successful in Europe over the last century, however East Germany also had a very talented squad of players and even managed to win the Olympic title in 1976.
Many speculate that if both teams were allowed to play as one, we would have witnessed an even more rampant German soccer team in international competitions.
German National Soccer Team – Trophies - Due to the aftermath of World War I and its poor economic condition in 1930, Germany had to withdraw from the World Cup held in Uruguay. However, 4 years later, debuting in official international competitions at the 1934 World Cup in Italy, they managed a huge performance, reaching the semi-finals and grasping the bronze medal.
This great performance did not repeat itself in 1938 for the World Cup held in France, as most of the athletes were taken in the army, as Hitler staged World War II. After the war, with the World Cup competition being suspended until 1950, Germany was not allowed to take part and was subsequently banned from the World Cup held in Brazil, for obvious reasons.
Being banned from the World Cup, even 5 years after the war was over, sparked a desire between the German national soccer players and they managed a massive performance 4 years later, being crowned champions of the tournament in Switzerland.
Although this performance was not repeated in 1958 and 1962 when they left the competition earlier than expected, they managed to reach the final in 1966, but were beaten by their arch-rivals, England, who were playing at home.
The defeat against the English team was a shock for the German national soccer team, but they still managed to pull a good performance in 1970, reaching 3rd place again and their pace increased as they would stage the 1974 World Cup at home.
Eventually, they won this and managed to add to their trophy room. But many consider that the best period of time for the German national team was between the 1982 and 1990 World Cups. A group of greatly talented German players managed to reach the finals in all 3 World Cups between these periods, however they only won the last one in Italy 1990.
After reaching yet another final in Japan and Korea's 2002, German fans were hopeful that their team would repeat the 1974 performance, when Germany won at home. For the soccer World Cup in Germany held in 2006, fans were pessimistic about their team getting a good run, as some internal problems seemed to doom them from the start. Still, in a display of ambition and with the home fans at their back, the German soccer team managed an honorable 3rd place, bringing yet another medal home.

German Football

There's a rather weird contradiction between German soccer and its English counterpart. Despite the two countries being arch-rivals in the game for over a century, you cannot hold back from noticing the close resemblance between the two.
The soccer of Germany, as is the case with English one, is based on physical athleticism, pragmatism and well rounded tactics.
German soccer fans respect a good hard tackle almost as cheerfully as the English ones and it's no wonder that most of the national Germany soccer team’s heroes are either defenders, defensive midfielders or goalkeepers.
But leaving all theories aside, soccer in Germany has a lot of stuff that makes it unique, on both club and national team levels.
Although the German league might not be the toughest in the World, usually being placed after the Italian Serie A, Spanish La Liga and English Premiership, German clubs like Bayern Munchen or Bayer Leverkusen are always tough competitors.

The History of German Football

The history of German soccer is one of the longest around, but also one of the harshest you could find. German soccer was shook up by political factors surrounding the country, but still it emerged as one of the greatest in Europe, to their credit. Well, you know Germans, they're always quick to get back on their feet and that particular bit in their history was proved over and over again in their soccer as well. And speaking of the history of German soccer, you can't avoid pointing out what England's legendary striker, Gary Lineker said, when he defined soccer as "a game with 22 players at the end of which the Germans win". History of German Soccer – Early Days Prior to an official national team being formed, Germany had several amateur and semi-professional clubs playing in regional championships. Some selections from these teams were made at the beginning of the 20th century, but not in the form of an official national team and this showed, as most of the teams they played against (usually similar English teams) translated into absolute defeats for the Germans. Even when a national team was formed in 1908, it was still lacking coordination and professionalism compared to the English side and the most conclusive example was the match between the two countries in 1909, which ended with a crushing 9-0 victory that is still marked as the most severe one in the history of German soccer. Despite these failures, things were looking up for German soccer. History of German Soccer – World Wars With the two World Wars centering on the country, German soccer history has a large gap as most sportive activities were suspended and athletes called in to join forces. Between the wars, Germany managed to get together a reasonable team for the 1934 World Cup and German soccer clubs were also starting to regain. their strength, despite the poor economic conditions in post-WWI Germany. Even after the Second World War was over, German soccer still had to suffer, as the country was divided between western and eastern forces, clubs disbanded or were turned into political tools and the national team was banned from the first post-war World Cup held in Brazil, in 1950. After things settled down a bit, the history of German soccer came back on its tracks and Germany started becoming a power in the game, especially through its national team. The Wembley Goal After recovering from the aftermath of WWII, a revitalized German soccer managed to form up a strong national team that would reach the final in 1966's World Cup. Meeting England, who were playing home on Wembley, the two teams made a memorable match that ended 2-2 after 90 minutes (with the German team equalizing in the 89th minute). Eventually England won 4-2 after extra time, with two goals scored from Geoff Hurst, of which the first one was extremely controversial, since the ball shot by Hurst hit the bar, smacked down on the ground and then came back into play. German press and fans contested this goal for a long time and it became known as the "Wembley Goal".