Dietmar Hamann

Birth Date: August 27 1973
Birth Place: Waldsasson
Birth Nation: Germany
Height: 189cm
Weight: 73Kg
Nationality: German
Position: Midfielder

Hamann started his career at Wacker Munich But in 1989 at 16 years old he joined top German Club Bayern Munich In his nine years there he won two Bundesliga titles, the German Cup and Uefa Cup. He then joined Newcastle United in the summer of 1998 after the World Cup for a ?5.5 million fee but spent just one season at St James' Park before deciding to move on to Liverpool, having had the choice of Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal

The 1999/00 campaign started badly when he injured his ankle ligament on the opening day and missed the first two months of the season. During the 2000/01 season Hamman was back to his best and helped Liverpool reach three cup finals. The German international made history in October 2000 when he scored the last ever goal at Wembley as Germany triumphed 1-0 over England in a World Cup qualifying match.

Hamann was also a member of the German team that finished runners-up to Brazil in the 2002 World Cup and was the first Liverpool player since Roger Hunt to appear in a World Cup final

Dietmar Hamann