Michael Ballack

Michael Ballack (born 26 September 1976 in Görlitz, Germany) was  a German football player and is the retired captain of the Germany national team. He last played for Chelsea, an English club.

Ballack started his career in a small club in Eastern Germany. He later turned to several German clubs, including Bayern Munich. In 2006–07 he arrived England to join Chelsea.

Ballack attended the World Cup twice, in 2002 and 2006, but did not win it with the Germany national football team. He is considered as one of the strongest midfield players to ever play for the German national team.

 Career statistics 

 Club 
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChemnitzer FC II1994–95Oberliga Nordost Süd72––––721995–96Oberliga Nordost Süd113––––113Total18500000000185Chemnitzer FC1995–962. Bundesliga15010–––1601996–97Regionalliga Nordost341010–––3510Total49102000000051101. FC Kaiserslautern1997–98Bundesliga16020–––1801998–99Bundesliga304201060–394Total46440106000574Bayer Leverkusen1999–2000Bundesliga233000022–2552000–01Bundesliga277201052–3592001–02Bundesliga29174010166–5023Total7927602023100011037Bayern Munich2002–03Bundesliga2610540071–38152003–04Bundesliga287321280–40112004–05Bundesliga2713432292–42202005–06Bundesliga2614510061–3716Total107441710343040015762Chelsea2006–07Premier League2653160102104682007–08Premier League187203072003092008–09Premier League2916310100–4642009–10Premier League32441206010455Total105171551203342016726Bayer Leverkusen2010–11Bundesliga17000–32–2022011–12Bundesliga18210–61–253Total35210009300455Career total43910945151841012120605149

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGermany19993020009020019620021162003522004138200511720061462007202008124200983201010Total9842

Scores and results list ' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each  goal.

+ List of international goals scored by No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece2–14–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification2Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1–22–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification	3Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania2–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification	4Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine1–11–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification	5Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany1–04–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification	64–07Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan3–08–02002 FIFA World Cup8Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea1–01–02002 FIFA World Cup	9Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea1–01–02002 FIFA World Cup	10Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia, Bulgaria1–12–2Friendly11Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania1–02–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying12Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany1–02–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying	13Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany	2–02–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying	14Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany1–03–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying	15RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany3–03–0Friendly16Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany1–07–0Friendly172–0185–0196–020Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal1–01–2UEFA Euro 200421Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan2–03–0Friendly22Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea1–11–3Friendly23Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland2–14–1Friendly243–125Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany3–24–32005 FIFA Confederations Cup26RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany	1–03–02005 FIFA Confederations Cup	27Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany2–22–32005 FIFA Confederations Cup	28Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany4–34–32005 FIFA Confederations Cup	29De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands1–22–2Friendly30Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany	4–04–1Friendly31Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany1–03–0Friendly32San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino3–013–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying33Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany2–02–0Friendly34Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia2–04–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	35GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus1–01–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	36Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany2–12–1Friendly37Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria1–01–0UEFA Euro 200838St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland3–23–2UEFA Euro 200839Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany	2–02–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification40Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany	1–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification	41Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales1–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification	42Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany	1–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification	

Honours
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Bundesliga: 1997–98

Bayer Leverkusen
DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2001–02
UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02

Bayern Munich
Bundesliga: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
DFB-Pokal: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
DFB-Ligapokal: 2004

Chelsea
Premier League: 2009–10
FA Cup: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
Football League Cup: 2006–07; runner-up: 2007–08
FA Community Shield: 2009
UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2007–08

Germany
FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2002; third place: 2006
UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2008
FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 2005

Individual
UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year: 2002
UEFA Team of the Year: 2002
ESM Team of the Year: 2001–02
Footballer of the Year (Germany): 2002, 2003, 2005; runner-up 2008
kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
kicker Man of the Year (Mann des Jahres): 2002
FIFA World Cup All-star team: 2002, 2006
FIFA XI: 2002
UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2004, 2008
Bayer Leverkusen Squad of the Century
FIFA 100
FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Shoe Winner: 2005
Goal of the Year (Germany): 2008

References

Category:1976 births
Category:Living people
Category:German footballers
Category:Sportspeople from Saxony