Dietmar Hamann

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Dietmar Hamann
Personal information
Full name	Dietmar Hamann
Date of birth	August 27, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth	Waldsassen, Germany
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)
Nickname	Didi
Position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Manchester City
Number	21
Youth clubs
	Wacker Munich [1]
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1989–1998 1998–1999 1999–2006 2006 2006-	Bayern Munich Newcastle United Liverpool Bolton Wanderers Manchester City	106 (6) 023 (4) 191 (8) 000 (0) 007 (0)
National team**
1997–2005	Germany	059 (5)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:42, 7 December 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of 19:45, 9 October 2006 (UTC).

Dietmar Hamann (born August 27, 1973 in Waldsassen, Bavaria) is an ex-German international midfielder who currently plays for Manchester City. At his peak, he was considered one of the best holding midfielders in the world, steady in play and solid in defending.

Contents 1 Career 2 Trivia 3 Statistics 4 Career Honours 4.1 Bayern Munich 4.2 Newcastle United 4.3 Liverpool 4.4 Germany 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Career

Hamann's previous clubs include Bayern Munich, Newcastle United and Liverpool, by whom he was signed for £8million in 1999. After stating publically that he wanted to play for Arsenal. He was the first Liverpool player since Roger Hunt (1966) to play in a World Cup Final, through his appearance in the 2002 Final against Brazil. He has 51 caps and has scored four goals for the national team and was part of the German squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup, and Euro 2004.

His influence on the Liverpool team was evident when he came on as a substitute in the second half of the 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul in which Liverpool had a disastrous start, trailling 3-0 at half-time to an AC Milan side. Hamann's introduction changed everything as Liverpool started their amazing comeback. He was responsible for neutralizing Kaká who was creating lots of problems for Liverpool during the first half. Hamann's solidity in midfield gave his Liverpool teammate Steven Gerrard the freedom to go forward and attack. The combination was devastating for Milan as Liverpool came to level terms in a space of just seven minutes.

In June 2005, Hamann agreed to a new one-year contract with Liverpool, with the option of another year. He had previously expressed his desire to stay with the club and manager, Rafael Benítez expressed his delight at the new deal calling Didi a "very important player" for the club.

Hamann won the English FA Cup with Liverpool in May 2006, coming on as a substitute in the second-half when Liverpool were 2-3 down to West Ham United. Once again his introduction was crucial, a steadying influence when he was most needed. His solid display in the centre of midfield provided the basis for Liverpool's comeback to 3-3. Liverpool would go on to win the Cup on penalties after a goalless extratime in which Hamann scored the first penalty.

As a result of not making Jürgen Klinsmann's German squad for the 2006 World Cup, Hamann announced his retirement from international football in May 2006. ^[2]

In June 2006, Didi Hamann was given permission to talk to Bolton about a potential transfer to the North West club. Hamann admitted that he would be saddened to leave Liverpool but would make "the best decision for my future". Hamann actually signed a contract in June 2006, to become a Bolton Wanderers player but had a "change of heart"^[3] and decided not to join them at the Reebok. On 12 July he instead signed for Manchester City, with City agreeing to pay £400,000 compensation to Bolton.

[edit] Trivia

• Hamann played half the game of the miraculous 2005 UEFA Champions League Final win with a broken toe. However, this did not stop him from taking and scoring the vital first penalty with that broken toe, with Milan having already missed one penalty.
• Hamann was the last player to score at the old Wembley stadium, when Germany beat England 1-0 in 2000 in the World Cup Qualifiers for Japan/Korea 2002.
• Hamann holds the record for the number of completed passes in the English Premiership.^{[citation needed]}
• He has two daughters Luna and Chiara

[edit] Statistics

Club Performance

Club	Season	Premiership		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Manchester City	2006-07	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liverpool	2005-06	17	0	1	0	1	0	11	0	1	0	31	0
	2004-05	30	0	0	0	3	0	10	1	0	0	43	1
	2003-04	25	2	4	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	35	3
	2002-03	30	2	1	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	42	2
	2001-02	31	1	2	0	1	0	13	0	1	0	48	1
	2000-01	30	2	5	1	5	0	13	0	0	0	53	3
	1999-00	28	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
Newcastle United	1998-99	23	4	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	5
Club	Season	Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Liga-Pokal		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Bayern Munich	1997-98	28	2	5	3	2	0	8	1	0	0	41	6
	1996-97	23	1	4	0	-	-	2	0	0	0	30	1
	1995-96	20	2	2	0	-	-	7	0	0	0	29	2
	1994-95	30	0	1	0	-	-	6	0	0	0	37	0
	1993-94	5	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	1	0	6	1
Total		316	18	34	5	15	0	83	3	4	0	451	26

[edit] Career Honours

[edit] Bayern Munich

Winner

• 1993–94 German Bundesliga
• 1995–96 UEFA Cup
• 1996–97 German Bundesliga
• 1997–98 Liga-Pokal
• 1997–98 German Cup

Runner Up

• 1994–95 German Super Cup
• 1995–96 German Bundesliga
• 1997–98 German Bundesliga

[edit] Newcastle United

Runner Up

• 1998–99 FA Cup

[edit] Liverpool

Winner

• 2000–01 League Cup
• 2000–01 FA Cup
• 2000–01 UEFA Cup
• 2001–02 Charity Shield
• 2001–02 European Super Cup
• 2002–03 League Cup
• 2004–05 UEFA Champions League
• 2005–06 European Super Cup
• 2005–06 FA Cup

Runner Up

• 2001–02 FA Premier League (Level 1)
• 2002–03 Charity Shield
• 2004–05 League Cup
• 2005 FIFA Club World Championship

[edit] Germany

Runner Up

• 2002 FIFA World Cup

[edit] References

1. ^ FC Wacker München. German wikipedia. Retrieved on 25 May 2006.
2. ^ http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N152415060520-0816.htm
3. ^ http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,1004~866346,00.html

[edit] External links

• Dietmar Hamann career stats at Soccerbase

	Germany squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Köpke | 2 Wörns | 3 Heinrich | 4 Kohler | 5 Helmer | 6 Thon | 7 Möller | 8 Matthäus | 9 Kirsten | 10 Häßler | 11 Marschall | 12 Kahn | 13 Jeremies | 14 Babbel | 15 Freund | 16 Hamann | 17 Ziege | 18 Klinsmann | 19 Reuter | 20 Bierhoff | 21 Tarnat | 22 Lehmann | Coach: Vogts

	Germany squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Runners-up
1 Kahn | 2 Linke | 3 Rehmer | 4 Baumann | 5 Ramelow | 6 Ziege | 7 Neuville | 8 Hamann | 9 Jancker | 10 Ricken | 11 Klose | 12 Lehmann | 13 Ballack | 14 Asamoah | 15 Kehl | 16 Jeremies | 17 Bode | 18 Böhme | 19 Schneider | 20 Bierhoff | 21 Metzelder | 22 Frings | 23 Butt | Coach: Völler

Manchester City F.C. - Current Squad
1 Isaksson | 2 Richards | 3 Thatcher | 4 Jordan | 5 Dabo | 6 Reyna | 7 Ireland | 8 Barton | 11 Vassell | 12 Weaver | 14 Dickov | 15 Distin | 16 Onuoha | 17 Sun | 18 D. Mills | 20 Samaras | 21 Hamann | 22 Dunne | 24 Beasley | 25 Hart | 26 M. Mills | 27 Trabelsi | 28 Sinclair | 30 Corradi | 33 Johnson | 39 Laird | 43 Miller | Manager: Pearce