Biographical data: Date of birth: June 15, 1969 (age 43) Place of birth: Karlsruhe, Germany Nationality: Germany Position: goalkeeper Height 188 Weight 91 Nickname: Football titan 
Oliver Rolf Kahn (German Oliver Rolf Kahn; June 15, 1969, Karlsruhe) - German football goalkeeper, three times the best goalkeeper in the world (1999, 2001, 2002), four times best goalkeeper Europe according to UEFA (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) two-time best player in Germany (2000, 2001), six-time best goalkeeper of the Bundesliga (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002), best player and goalkeeper of Mundial 2002. Considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world of the late XX - early XXI centuries. 
blondie))) 
In 1985-1994 he played for Karlsruhe (in the first team - since 1990, in the national team - since 1995), on July 1, 1994 he moved to Bayern Munich. In the final of the UEFA Champions League - 2001, in a match with Valencia, he saved three penalties, ensuring the victory of his team. 
Named the best goalkeeper in the history of the World Cup in terms of the number of goals conceded (at the 2002 World Cup, Kahn conceded only three goals, one in the match against Ireland at group stage and two in the final match against Brazil). In 2006, the record was broken by Gianluigi Buffon At the 2006 World Cup in Germany, he completed his participation in the national team, playing in the match for third place against the Portuguese national team. 
On March 29, 2008, he took third place in terms of the number of matches played in the German championship, taking part in a meeting with Nuremberg (1: 1). The goalkeeper caught up with former Schalke 04 footballer Klaus Fichtel, who has 552 games. Only Manfred Kalz (581) and Karl-Heinz Kerbel (602) played more matches in the Bundesliga. At the end of the 2007/08 season, he retired. Once he almost strangled Andreas Herzog when it seemed to him that he did not play very diligently in defense. Kahn explains: “I know that it’s scary, but sometimes it scares me too. her aggression. Therefore, she sometimes comes out of me herself. Kahn's ferocious disposition also manifests itself outside football field. He repeatedly got into a variety of scandalous stories related to his family life or trouble with the police. It is not surprising that the fans, and journalists, too, did not hesitate to call him "gorilla", "Neanderthal", "beast", "bulldog", "vampire" more than once. And, it should be noted, it was very suitable for his appearance. It happened that the fans of even his own Bayern team threw bananas at Oliver in mockery, shouting offensive words. Especially if Bayern were losing. Once, in order to tease the fans in return, Kang coolly caught one of the bananas, peeled it, ostentatiously ate it, and then showed the fans a rather obscene gesture. in some match he bit a football player in the face))) 
On September 2, 2008, the Allianz Arena hosted farewell match, in which Kahn defended the gates of Bayern, which was opposed by the German national team. According to a preliminary agreement, in the 75th minute he was to be replaced by the new main goalkeeper of the club Rensing. At the 33rd minute, Trochowski brought the German national team forward - it was the last goal conceded in Kahn's career, and at the 51st minute Klose equalized. Exactly 75 minutes after the start of the match, Markus Merk stopped the match, and the goalkeeper left the field after the lap of honor, and after 3 minutes the meeting was completed ahead of schedule. 
Kahn currently works as a TV presenter on one of the German TV channels and comments on the matches of the Bundesliga and the German national team. During his career, he played 34 matches for "zero" in European competition. Likes to play golf and free time participates in golf tournaments. Kan is strict about his image and does not allow his name to be used in computer games, type football managers. Therefore, in games published in Germany, he appears under the name Jens Mustermann: the surname Mustermann (literally "model man") is often used in Germany on samples of certificates, filling out questionnaires, etc., and the name is provocative, since this is his name competitor for a place in the national team of Jens Lehmann. Kahn is dedicated to the song Olli Kahn, which was recorded by the German pop group Die Prinzen during the 2002 World Cup. 
Interesting fact: In training before the 2006 match against Arminia, Bielefeld, Bayern's reserve goalkeeper, Rensing, kneaded Kahn with shots on goal. One of the balls hit Kan in the eye, while the eye was so badly swollen that Oliver could not enter the field. With Rensing in goal, Bayern won the match 2-0. 
Oliver Kahn is currently single, his girlfriend is Verena Kert. From his first marriage he has two children: David and Katharina-Maria. With Verena 
At the age of 17, Olever fell in love for the first time - seriously. At a disco, he met Simona. Simone decided to marry after 14 years together, before the birth of her daughter Katarina. son. In all interviews, Kahn said that the family was sacred to him. But the newspapers continued to throw mud at Olever. They looked for various details. And Simone could not stand this dirt and decided to get a divorce. WITH ex-wife Simona during the presentation of the cup (I don’t know which one) 
When Simone was expecting her second child, Oliver began to openly appear in public with a new girlfriend - 21-year-old bartender of an elite club, Verena Kert. Simone did not tolerate this and put her husband out of the house. But a year later, Oliver returned to the family. Because, according to the goalkeeper himself, in 12 months away from the family, he lost control of his life. Largely because of this, Kahn began to miss too much. “I skip with or without reason. This can't help but worry. Therefore, I am increasingly thinking about leaving football, ”the goalkeeper complained to journalists and partners then. These words were published on the eve of the match between Germany and Scotland in the framework of qualifying tournament European Championship and caused outrage among the fans. Still would! Their main hope is not sure of themselves ... Then he “walked” along his former mistress. “Verena and I came to the realization that our relationship is not what we intended it to be. The life of a football pro leaves little room for everything else, and Verena is a young, spectacular woman, and she has needs that I am not able to satisfy, ”Oliver Kahn said at the time. Verena, however, also did not remain in debt and called Kahn in one of her interviews "a real psycho". However, on this moment they are together. Thank you for your attention))
One of the best goalkeepers in the world, Oliver Kahn, has long since retired. However, personalities of this magnitude are not forgotten, and my story today is about this great goalkeeper.
Oliver Kahn
- Country: Germany.
- Position: goalkeeper.
- Born: 15-06-1969.
- Height: 188 cm.
- Weight: 91 kg.
Biography and career of Oliver Kahn
Kahn was born in Karlstruhe and his father was a professional footballer. True, in the Bundesliga, Rolf Kahn has only a few matches on his account, since his career took place in clubs in the lower divisions.
But still, Oliver got into football thanks to his father - it was he who brought him to football school"Karlstruhe", where he himself then worked as a coach of the children's team.
"Karlstrue"
1997-1994
The beginning of Kahn's career cannot be called cloudless, although he got into the club's application at the age of 19. But at the same time, Kahn spent three seasons on the bench, and his debut turned out to be simply terrible.
For three meetings (the main goalkeeper of the club - Alexander Famulla earned a disqualification) of the Bundesliga, Kahn missed 9 goals, and in addition quarreled with the fans. Kahn was saved from expulsion only by the fact that there were three goalkeepers in the club's application, and playing a season with two goalkeepers is a rather risky occupation, or rather adventurous.
Regarding the quarrel with the fans, it should immediately be said about the difficult nature of the goalkeeper. "Gorilla", "bulldog", "Neanderthal", "beast" - these are not all the nicknames that fans and journalists awarded Kahn. And it wasn't just his menacing appearance.
But, apparently, the heavy character of Oliver was formed in childhood. He had a physical defect - a protruding jaw, which gave rise to slurred speech, and she, in turn, ridicule from other children.
But back to the career of a football player. Kanu's next chance came in the 1990-1991 season, when his competitor made several mistakes. This time, Kahn did not miss his goal, defended at the gate in the remaining 22 matches of the championship, and secured his post No. 1 for subsequent seasons.
In those years, I closely followed Karlstrue, since our Sergey Kiryakov played for the team and Kahn's game, although occasionally (well, there was no Internet then and such TV as now!), But I still had a chance to see.
The team was fun - they didn't fight for the championship, there wasn't enough stability, but in one particular match they could take out anyone. I well remember the meeting with Valencia in the UEFA Cup in November 1993.
The Spaniards won the first match at home 3:1, and away they started great, had a few chances, but Kahn saved Karlstruhe, and from the 29th to the 37th minute german club scored three times, and it all ended in a devastating 7-0. Kiryakov also played then, only, it seems, he did not score.
At Kalrstruhe, Kahn grew into a great goalkeeper, and in the 1993-1994 season he was recognized as the best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga.
Bayern
1994-2008
Immediately after this season, Kahn moves to Bayern - a step quite logical and predictable for a German football player. The best German club gets an excellent goalkeeper, Karlstruhe - money, and Kahn himself the opportunity to win titles, because with Karlstruhe he did not become the owner of at least some trophy.
Well, in something, but Kahn now had no shortage of club trophies. Everything that a player can win at club level, he has won. At Bayern, Kahn became one of the best goalkeepers in the world, and his role in all the club's victories cannot be overestimated.
14 full seasons, 780 official matches for the club - such is Kahn's statistics at Bayern. And it's not just about statistics, but about his reliable game in goal. True, the defenders of the team constantly had to listen to reproaches from Kahn, and not in the most parliamentary terms, but he knew his business well.
But there were also blows of fate, such as, for example, in the final against Manchester United, when Kahn impeccably defended 90 minutes of the match and conceded two untaken balls in stoppage time.
And it was Oliver Kahn who won the post-match series in the Champions League final of the 2000-2001 draw for Bayern, having managed to repel three penalties at once. By the way, the rival then was… Valencia. Apparently, "client" for Kahn, although this expression is used more for attackers.
And Kan himself, after the victory, reassured his colleague in the role - the goalkeeper of the losing team, Santiago Canizares.
Kahn did not wait until he was written off by age, and ended his career as the main goalkeeper of Bayern. On September 2, 2008, the farewell match of Oliver Kahn took place at the Allianz Arena, in which, of course, Bayern and the German national team played.
Germany national team
1994-2006
Although Kahn made his debut for the German national team in 1994 and took part in four World Cups and three continental championships, he was the main goalkeeper for the national team only at Euro 2000 and 2004, as well as at the 2002 World Cup.
The time, frankly, is not the best for the Bundesteam - at these continental championships, the German team both times failed to leave the group, and at the World Championships in Japan and South Korea, its chances were not quoted very high.
But the Germans then managed to jump above their heads, reaching the final and conceding only one goal. The truth and the list of their rivals - Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Cameroon, Paraguay, USA, South Korea, not too impressive, but this does not detract from Kahn's merits.
All three playoff matches ended with the same victory for the Germans 1:0 and Kahn rescued his team in every match. And no matter what they say about the peculiarities of that championship, the weakness of the rivals of the German national team, without Kahn, the Germans would not have seen that final as their own ears.
And in the final top scorer of that tournament, Ronaldo found the keys to the impregnable defense of the German team and hit the gates of Kahn twice. Moreover, the first goal was the result of an error by the goalkeeper, who failed to keep the ball after Rivaldo's strike. However, even this mistake did not prevent Kahn from getting the Ballon d'Or. best player that tournament.
To be honest, in that final I was rooting for the Brazilian national team, because that Germany did not deserve the title of world champion. And yet, after the game, it was a pity for two players of the German national team - this is Oliver Kahn and. They, by their skill, the scale of their personality, if you like, were worthy of the champion title, unlike the rest of the partners in the team.
His last tournament in the national team - the 2006 World Cup, home to Germany, Kahn sat behind Jens Lehmann. Still, Jurgen Klinsmann made a beautiful gesture by putting Kahn in the starting line-up for third place.
The parting with the national team was successful - having defeated Portugal, the Germans became the third winners of the championship, and it was then that the foundation was laid for the team that won the world championship in 2014.
Titles of Oliver Kahn
Command
- Eight-time German champion.
- Six-time winner of the German Cup.
- Five-time winner of the German League Cup.
- Champions League winner.
- UEFA Cup Winner.
- Winner of the Intercontinental Cup.
- European Champion.
- Vice-champion and bronze medalist of the World Championship.
Individual
- The best goalkeeper in the world in 1999, 2001, 2002.
- The best goalkeeper in Europe 2000-2002.
- The best football player in Germany 2000-2001.
- The best goalkeeper of the Bundesliga seasons 1993-1994, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 2000-2001.
- The best player and the best goalkeeper of the 2002 World Cup.
Family and personal life of Oliver Kahn
Kang is not one of those who exposes his personal life to the public. It is only known that with his first wife Simone Kahn lived for more than 20 years. The couple divorced in 2009 and Oliver has a son and a daughter from his first marriage.
Kan's second wife, Svenya, is 13 years younger than him, and the couple had a son, Julian, in 2009.
- During his career, Kahn did not score a single goal, although he tried very hard to do so. In March 2001, in a match against Hansa with a score of 2:3, Kahn came into the opponent's penalty area and scored a goal ... with his hands, for which he was removed from the field. And a year later, in a match against Energa, with a score of 6:0 in favor of Bayern, he went to shoot a penalty, but could not outplay his colleague in the role.
- In the Bundesliga, Oliver Kahn played 557 matches and this is the third highest figure in history.
- "Dry" series of Oliver in the Bundesliga - 803 minutes, the second result in history. By the way, the third place belongs to him - 736 minutes.
- On account of Kahn 188 “dry” matches in the Bundesliga, here he is already the absolute record holder.
- Kahn is also known for his antics. And if the case with the banana that the fans launched into Kahn seems to be rather harmless (Kan defiantly ate this banana), then his fight with Tomas Brdarich or grabbing Miroslav Klose's nose are far from harmless jokes.
- Kan is the author of the book “I. Success comes from within”, published in 2008.
- In 2002, Kahn sued EA Sports for a million euros in moral compensation for the use of his name and appearance in the famous FIFA computer simulator.
Concluding my story about the great goalkeeper, I’ll say that, in my opinion, modern football really lacks such not only bright, but let’s say, monolithic personalities who are able to go ahead and give themselves to the game completely and completely.
After all, Oliver Kahn did not play football - Oliver Kahn lived on the football field and the concepts of "football" and "life" were indivisible for him.
Goalkeeper
Germany
Played for clubs: "Karlsruhe" (Germany) 1986-1994; Bayern (Germany) 1994-2008;
Achievements:
Best Player and Best Goalkeeper World Cup 2002,
The best goalkeeper in the world 1999, 2001, 2002,
The best goalkeeper in Europe 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
The best football player in Germany 2001, 2002
The best goalkeeper in Germany 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Vice world champion 2002
European Champion 1996
Intercontinental Cup Winner 2001
Champions League Winner 2001
UEFA Cup Winner 1996
German Champion 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008
German Cup Winner 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008
League Cup Winner 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008
Oliver Kahn was born in 1969 in Karlsruhe. There he began to play football, where his father brought him, too, by the way, former football player. Oliver took his first steps in the Karlsruhe youth team, and at the age of 18 he got into the adult team as the third goalkeeper. Career was not easy and Kahn for a long time remained on the bench until he finally got his chance.
In 1990, after the main goalkeeper of "Karlsruhe" Famula earned a three-match suspension, Kahn finally got into
main cast. However, the first games did not impress the fans: in these three matches, Oliver conceded 9 goals. So another year Kahn spent on the bench. The situation with the goalkeepers in the team was critical at that time and left the future star in his native club. Kahn worked on himself for a long time and, when he got the chance again, he presented himself in all his glory and firmly took his place at the gate.
In many ways. thanks to him, "Karlsruhe" following the results of the 1992/1993 season, received the right to participate in the UEFA Cup. At that time, Russian Sergey Kiryakov was on the same team with Oliver Canomi. Since then, Kahn's career has been on the rise.
In the 1993/1994 season, Karlsruhe performed quite well in the UEFA Cup, reaching the semi-finals, and Oliver in the summer of 1994 “reached” Bayern Munich itself. The same season was marked by participation in the Champions League, and the next 1995/1996 - a victory in the UEFA Cup. In 1997 Oliver Kahn finally becomes the champion of Germany.
At Bayern, by that time, he was not only the number one goalkeeper, but also the real leader of the team. But relations with the fans did not develop so smoothly. Because of his outstanding appearance and rude disposition, they came up with many offensive nicknames for him: "Gorilla", "Bulldog", etc. However, over time, a much less negative "Ollie" took root.
Meanwhile, his career continues to grow rapidly and in 1999, in addition to another championship in Germany, Kahn is recognized as the best goalkeeper in the world. Unstoppable Manchester United and, in general, luck prevented winning the main trophy - the Champions Cup that season: the Champions Cup left the hands of Munich in a matter of minutes of stoppage time, when the Mancunians scored two goals. Such an event could unsettle anyone but Kahn. He waited in the wings and he was given to him two years later. The Champions League final of the 2000/2001 season, held in Milan, turned out to be unusually tense, as a result, it came to post-match penalties, where Kahn survived and finally lifted such a coveted Champions Cup over his head. It was a real triumph.
Despite the obvious success in the club, Olli could not get into the main team. And although he formally participated in the World Cup-94, Euro-96, World Cup-98, he actually remained the second, and even the third goalkeeper. Only in 1998, Kahn becomes number one in the national team in the selection for Euro 2000. At the European Championship itself, the team performed unsuccessfully, taking the last place in the group and losing heavily to the Portuguese in the last game - 0:3. Oliver's finest hour was the championship in Japan and Korea in 2002. With a generally rather inexpressive game of the team and rather weak opponents, Kang became the best figure in the national team, leading the team to the final, where no one could blame Oliver, despite the defeat by the Brazilians 0:2. In the same year, he again becomes the best goalkeeper in the world.
At Euro 2004, Kahn's place at the gate was unassailable, despite the obvious negative attitude towards him of the second number of the national team Jens Lemmann. But at the home world championship, the scales still tipped in the direction of Lemman. However, Kahn was given a place in the goal in the match for third place, where he tried on the bronze medals. On this, the legendary goalkeeper completed his career in the national team.
The 2007/2008 season was the last for Oliver Kahn. And he spent it, of course, in Bayern, which became not only his home. He himself became a symbol of Bayern. They said Bayern, they meant Oliver Kahn, and vice versa. Probably nowhere at that time there were such strong associations as this one. According to the results of the last season, the Munich team failed to take the Champions League place in the championship and were content with the performance in the UEFA Cup, taking the place of the unconditional favorite. In the final season for himself, Oliver, of course, wanted to shine and leave the winner, and partly he succeeded: Bayern won the championship and the German Cup. But in the UEFA Cup, everything turned out not so rosy. In the quarter-finals, the Bavarians only miraculously managed to go further, overcoming the resistance of the modest Getafe only in Extra time. And the last game of the legendary German goalkeeper took place in St. Petersburg, where the Zenit team not only did not let the favorites into the final, but scored four unanswered goals behind Kahn's back.
Top 5 best saves by Oliver Kahn
The legendary, world famous football goalkeeper Oliver Kahn was born in the small German town of Karlsruhe on June 15, 1969. Oliver's love for the ball was instilled in him by his father, Rolf Kahn, who used to play for a local club for several years as a midfielder.
Carier start. A series of failures
Kahn made his first steps in football as a member of the Karlsruhe club. Until the age of 17, Oliver played for the youth team, and with the onset of adulthood, he was accepted as the third goalkeeper in the main team. Lady Fortune was favorable to the novice football player, and he was almost instantly enlisted as the second goalkeeper after Alexander
Famulla.
Soon the long-awaited moment came when Kahn had the opportunity to show his skills, but it was not there. On the eve of the upcoming match with Cologne, Famulla, having received a red card, was suspended for the next three games. In the absence of the main goalkeeper, the honor of defending the goal fell to Oliver Kahn, who, not justifying the hopes of the coach, conceded 4 goals, and the team lost a clean sheet.
Oliver's troubles didn't end there. In the game with Werder Bremen, he could not rehabilitate himself in the eyes of others and gave the enemy the opportunity to hit his goal twice. In total, Kahn conceded 9 goals in 3 matches. The only reason why Oliver Kahn remained in the team is the absence of another goalkeeper to replace Famulla. For a whole year, Kahn sat on the bench.
On the road to glory
After some time, painstaking work on his football talent fully justified itself, and when Oliver once again had a chance, he showed himself in all his glory, thanks to which he firmly took his place at the gate.
After an unsuccessful game by Famulla, goalkeeper Oliver Kahn came on as a substitute. None of the opposing team managed to hit the gate guarded by Oliver, as a result, Karlsruhe won. In the same year (1992), the Kahn team received the right to take part in the UEFA Cup. From that moment on, Kahn's career began to go, as they say, uphill.
Bayern Munich
Having successfully performed at the UEFA Cup, having reached the semi-final stage, Karlsruhe began to gain its popularity, and Oliver himself aroused interest among the coaches of various teams. The turning point in the career of a novice football player came in the summer of 1994, after moving from his native club to the strongest German team - Bayern Munich. The amount of the transfer was simply astronomical at that time - 5 million marks. Oliver Kahn immediately ousted Raymond Aumann, who had been the first goalkeeper of the Munich club for many years.
Finally, in 1995, Kahn's old dream came true - he had to defend the gates of the national German team in matches against the national teams of Georgia and Switzerland. But Oliver still had to spend the championship of the year on the bench. Only after Andi Koeppke left the German national team, Oliver Kahn received the honorary place of the first goalkeeper.
First achievements
Season 1995-1996 marked by the victory of the Munich club in the UEFA Cup. And in next year Oliver becomes the gold medalist of the German Bundesliga for the first time in his career, taking first place and proving his unsurpassed skill. By this time, Kahn's popularity at Bayern was growing rapidly, and very soon he became not only the No. 1 goalkeeper, but also a real team leader.
But with all this, relations with the fans sometimes did not develop quite smoothly. Due to his rude character and non-standard appearance, especially active fans came up with various offensive nicknames for him, for example, "Bulldog", "Monkey", "Gorilla". True, over time, a completely innocent and even affectionate “Ollie” took root.
His career continues to develop successfully, and in 1999, having won a victory in the next German championship, football player Oliver Kahn was recognized as the best goalkeeper on the planet. Oliver failed to get the main European club trophy, because in the final match against Manchester United, the Germans, winning with a score of 1:0, were able to concede 2 goals in 3 minutes added by the referee. This alignment, however, did not unsettle Kahn, on the contrary, the goalkeeper found strength in himself and continued to train hard.
Peak of popularity
Oliver Kahn performed amazingly in the 2000-2001 UEFA Champions League, becoming a real championship triumph. However, despite unsurpassed results at the club level, Kahn did not manage to register in the first team of the German national team. And although he participated in the world championships in 1994 and 1998, at the 1996 European Championship, Oliver was regarded only as the second goalkeeper - "Bundesmanschaft".
In 1998, Oliver Kahn, whose photo graced the covers of numerous sports magazines, became the No. 1 goalkeeper in the German football car in the selection of the first team for the Old World Championship.
The finest hour for Olli was the 2002 Mundial, where the goalkeeper literally pulled his team into the final, thanks to which he was known as the best figure in the Bundesmanschaft. The loss to the Brazilians in the battle for gold cast a shadow over Kahn's class and skill. Nevertheless, at the end of the year, he again received the title of the best football goalkeeper on the planet.
At the 2004 European Championships, Kahn's role as the main defender of the gate was untouchable. True, having lost in the semi-finals to the Italian team, the Germans were able to win only bronze. At the same time, the whole of Berlin applauded them at the solemn ceremony, which was a kind of turning point for German football.
Final season
The 2007/2008 season was the final in Kahn's playing career. He spent it in his native Bayern Munich, which became a second home for the football player. Moreover, Oliver was recognized as a true symbol of the famous club, forever included in its history.
In the final season for himself, goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, of course, wanted to shine and leave football as a winner. To some extent, he succeeded - Bayern Munich won the Cup and the national championship.
And things have turned out worse in the European arena. The team, by a happy coincidence, was able to bypass the modest Spanish Getafe and reach the semi-finals, where it was crushed by the St. Petersburg Zenit with a huge score.
farewell match
September 2, 2008 ... There is not a single empty seat at the Munich Allianz Arena. Here was the farewell match legendary football player Oliver Kahn's Bayern against the German national team. In the 33rd minute, Olli conceded his last goal.
In total, Kahn played 86 matches for the German national team, in 49 of which he played as captain. The famous goalkeeper has chalked up 190 shutouts, a streak of 736 minutes without a single goal conceded, and other marvels of football statistics.
Personal life
Currently, Oliver Kahn, whose biography is full of bright events, is officially divorced. Married "Olli" July 10, 1999 to Simon, whose hand he sought for 14 years. The reason for the marriage was the pregnancy of the chosen one, because at the end of 1998 Oliver became a father, daughter Katarina was born.
The rumors that reached Simone about her husband's affair with the club's waitress Verena Kert led to numerous scandals. When his wife carried Kan's second child under her heart, the football player began to openly demonstrate to the public his relationship with Verona, which led to the breakup of the family. A year later, Oliver decided to return to his wife, who by that time was already raising two of his children (son David was born). However, the feelings cooled down, and the two hearts that once loved each other did not succeed in reuniting again.
Oliver Kahn is an outstanding, famous goalkeeper who has made a huge contribution to the development of German football.
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Biography, life story of Oliver Kahn
Oliver Kahn as a symbol of the modern German national football team.
Born June 15, 1969. Oliver was brought to football by his father, Rolf Kahn played for Karlsruhe as a midfielder for about 11 matches. Oliver.
Even at the age of six, the unfriendly Oliver was distinguished by great diligence and stamina. However, Oliver had problems with his bite, and he tried his best to correct this noticeable defect. That caused mocking smiles of those around. But thanks to his efforts, Oliver's speech soon became clear to others.
He played his first games under 17 for the youth team. When he was already 18 years old, he was taken as the third goalkeeper in the main team. However, they were immediately credited as the second goalkeeper after the main Alexander Famulla.
However, the moment came when Oliver was given the opportunity to show his talent, but it was not there. Before upcoming match with “Cologne” Famulla received a red card and was suspended for three games. Against Cologne, Oliver came to the defense of the gate and finished the game with a crushing defeat 0:4. But the troubles for Oliver Kahn continued, before the start of the match with Werder Bremen, and it seemed Oliver would again be able to show his talent, but the team lost with a score of 0:2. In addition, thanks to disagreements with the fans who bullied him, Oliver missed nine goals in three matches! The only thing that saved him from a forced departure was that there was no other goalkeeper to replace Famulla. After a year on the bench, Oliver was given a chance, and he did not miss it, after an unsuccessful game by Famulla, Oliver came on as a substitute and no one could hit the gate that Oliver Kahn defended. Which led his team to victory.
From these days, Kahn became the main goalkeeper in the team. In addition, around the ninety-second year, Sergey Kiryakov played with him in the same club.
According to Oliver Kahn, the brightest moments in his career were when he was still playing for Karlsruhe during the 93/94 UEFA Cup season. They managed to beat not someone there, but Valencia itself, but this is in the future. Initially, the German team lost in a foreign land 1:3 in favor of Valencia. But after this game, the team had a big appetite and they managed to keep all the mistakes of “Valencia” and beat them with a huge score of 7:0.
CONTINUED BELOW
The efforts of the German No. 1 goalkeeper were not appreciated in vain, he was invited to play by one of the most the best teams Germany and this team is Bayern. With a team that can no longer be imagined without Oliver Kahn, and on July 1, 1994, he signed a contract with Bayern. But it didn't take long for Oliver to earn a negative credibility with the fans, thanks to his rude disposition. And therefore, in itself, he received the nicknames "Bulldog", "Vampire", "Gorilla", and many, many other nicknames cutting the ear, and what is most interesting is that his teammates call him Olya. And these disgusting nicknames were a raft of the imagination of fans and journalists.
But Oliver did not remain unanswered, once the fans, out of habit calling him “Gorilla”, began to throw bananas at him, and all that Oliver did, he just caught one banana and ate it, which to some extent became famous.
In the old days, Oli was not loved by Bayern fans. To get such a dislike from the fans is that his teammates can hear from Oliver in their direction a considerable amount of German obscenity, a hard and rough type of play. Married to the beautiful Simone, there is a daughter Katarina - Maria, having married and becoming a father, Oliver became much more balanced.
He has been playing for the German national team since 1994. During the 1994 World Cup he was the number three goalkeeper, at the 1998 World Cup he became the number two goalkeeper and, finally, the main goalkeeper at the 2002 World Cup reaching the final, where Germany played Brazil, but, having conceded two goals from Ronaldo and lost to Brazil, Kanu never managed to become world champion. For the 2006 World Cup, the last coach of the German national football team, the legendary Jurgen Klinsmann, decided to leave Kahn as a substitute and make Jens Lehmann the main goalkeeper, but Kahn was able to play for the national team at the 2006 World Cup in the match for 3rd place in the match with Portugal, where he scored two goals for the German national team. a goal by Bastian Schweinsteiger and an own goal scored by the Portuguese Petit. After a tense game for 3rd place, the Germans under the leadership of Jürgen Klinsmann won the Portuguese national team 3:1. And here are the trophies won by Oliver Kahn - UEFA Cup 96; German Champion 97.99-2000; German League Cup 97-99; German Cup 98, 2000; Champions League 2001, Intercontinental Cup 2001 (Kahn earned these trophies while playing for Bayern). And finally, the rest of the trophies - 2nd place at the 2002 World Cup; 3rd place at the 2006 World Cup; Participation in the World Championships 98,2002,2006; Participation in the European Championships 96,2000,2004; Silver Ball 2001; Golden Ball 2002; Prize of the best goalkeeper of the final tournaments named after Yashin. And finally, Oliver Kahn is the best goalkeeper of his wonderful homeland, Germany, of the current decade.
Date of birth: 06/15/69
Favorite number: 1
Home club: Bayern
Height:188cm
Weight: 87 kg.
Position: goalkeeper
Approximate cost: 5.000.000 ?
