German footballer
Philipp Lahm
(
German pronunciation:
[?f?l?p
?laːm]
; born 11 November 1983) is a German former professional
footballer
who played as a
full-back
. Considered by many to be one of the greatest full-backs of all time,
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
Lahm was the longtime
captain
of
Bayern Munich
, having led them to numerous honours including the
2013 UEFA Champions League
as part of the
Treble
.
Lahm is also a former captain of his
national team
, which he led to win the
2014 FIFA World Cup
, before retiring from international football.
[2]
[7]
He was included in the
World Cup
team of the tournament in
2006
,
2010
, and
2014
, and the UEFA Team of the Tournament in
2008
and
2012
and in the
UEFA Team of the Year
2006, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014. With 113 international appearances, Lahm is one of the 10 players with the most
caps for Germany
.
Club career
[
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]
Early career
[
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]
Lahm developed into a professional football player within the
Bayern Munich Junior Team
.
[2]
He joined the team at the age of 11 after a youth coach, Jan Pienta, had scouted him several times while he was playing for the local youth team in his hometown Gern, Munich.
[8]
He was already considered very talented; one of his coaches,
Hermann Hummels
, even stated that "If Philipp Lahm will not make it in the
Bundesliga
, nobody will anymore."
[9]
He twice won the Bundesliga youth title, the second time as
captain
of his team,
[8]
and then was introduced into the
B team
at the age of 17. His former amateur coach
Hermann Gerland
considers Lahm to be the most talented player he has ever coached
[10]
and made him the captain of the B team during his second season. Up to this point Lahm played as a
defensive midfielder
,
right midfielder
or right
full-back
.
[11]
On 13 November 2002, Lahm made his debut for the Bayern Munich first team as a 92nd-minute substitute in a 3?3 draw with
RC Lens
in the
group stage
of the
Champions League
.
[12]
However, since
Willy Sagnol
and
Bixente Lizarazu
were established as Bayern's first choice full-backs, and the club's midfield was also well-staffed, Lahm made no further appearances during the
2002?03
season and was loaned to
VfB Stuttgart
for the
2003?04
and
2004?05
seasons to gain first team experience in the Bundesliga.
[13]
VfB Stuttgart (loan)
[
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]
Lahm was originally signed as a back-up for
Andreas Hinkel
, who played as right back, but coach
Felix Magath
moved him to the left back position, on which he toppled the German international
Heiko Gerber
.
[14]
He made his Bundesliga debut on the first day of the season 2003?04 against
Hansa Rostock
as he came in as a substitute left back in the 76th minute for midfielder
Silvio Meissner
. He made his first professional start as a left back on the fourth matchday as a 63rd-minute substitute for Gerber and his first game over the full 90 minutes followed on the sixth matchday against
Borussia Dortmund
. Thereafter he established himself as a regular left back for Stuttgart.
[15]
On 29 September 2003, Lahm made his first
Champions League
appearance as a starter against
Manchester United
. On 3 April 2004, he scored his first ever Bundesliga goal in a 5?1 away win for Stuttgart against
VfL Wolfsburg
. During the 2003?04 season Lahm appeared for Stuttgart in 31 Bundesliga and seven
Champions League
matches overall and came second in the election for the
Germany Footballer of the year
.
During his second season in Stuttgart, Lahm had substantially more difficult time.
[14]
After the
Euro 2004
tournament and the resulting shorter vacation and pre-season training, he had difficulties getting off the ground and also in conforming with the tactics and system of the new coach
Matthias Sammer
. However, he still made 16 Bundesliga appearances for Stuttgart before the Christmas break, 14 of them over the full 90 minutes, and six appearances in the
UEFA Cup
.
[16]
In January 2005, Lahm suffered a stress-fracture in his right foot and was thus sidelined for four months, making his comeback on 9 April 2005, against
FC Schalke 04
. Only around five weeks later, he was injured again, this time suffering a torn
cruciate ligament
which ended his season and simultaneously his career in Stuttgart.
[8]
Bayern Munich
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In July 2005, Lahm returned to Bayern Munich.
[2]
However, the torn cruciate ligament he had suffered just before his return forced him to start his professional time at FC Bayern on rehabilitation. He returned to the field at the end of November, playing twice for the B team and thereafter making his first professional Bundesliga appearance for Bayern in November 2005 against
Arminia Bielefeld
.
[17]
During the
2005?06
season he appeared for Bayern 20 times in the
Bundesliga
and thrice in the
Champions League
, contending over field-time evenly with
Bixente Lizarazu
.
During the
2006?07
season, Lahm played in all of Bayern's 34
Bundesliga
games and in nine of the ten
Champions League
games and was only substituted twice, mainly because he was the only left back in the team but also due to his sufficiently solid performances during a season that was one of the worst for Bayern in many years. On 20 August 2006, in Bayern's first away match of the season, a 2?1 win over
VfL Bochum
, he scored his first goal for the club.
For the
2007?08
season, Bayern bought the German international left back
Marcell Jansen
and Lahm was supposed to revert to right, both to accommodate Jansen and to replace French right back
Willy Sagnol
. Due to injuries (both his and Jansen's) he still mainly ended up playing left for Bayern and remained left for the end of the season, although he expressed his wish to play on right several times during the year 2008. During the whole season there were various rumors suggesting that Lahm would leave Bayern in the summer of 2008 to join
FC Barcelona
and the transfer seemed to be almost a done deal.
[18]
However, on 16 May 2008 FC Bayern signed a new contract with Lahm. His new contract kept him in
Munich
through 20 June 2012.
[19]
Lahm had his most prolific goalscoring season in
2008?09
, scoring three times in the
Bundesliga
and once in the
DFB-Pokal
. However, the season was a poor one for Bayern, leading to the sacking of head coach
Jurgen Klinsmann
after less than a year in charge.
On 8 November 2009, Lahm was given the highest fine in the history of Bayern Munich to date (estimated to be over €25,000) after giving an unauthorised interview in the
Suddeutsche Zeitung
. He criticised the transfer policy of the club and the lack of game philosophy and strategic planning.
[20]
Back in May 2008 Lahm had turned down lucrative offers from
Manchester United
and
F.C. Barcelona
to stay with Bayern as club president
Uli Hoeneß
promised to build a team that could challenge in Europe.
[21]
[22]
[23]
This incident drew mixed reactions from fans and the media, both local and foreign, with some saying that Lahm should have kept his opinions to himself and others praising him for his honesty.
[24]
Although he was fined and heavily criticised by the club, he kept his place in the Bayern starting lineup and went on to have a good season.
During the
2009?10
season under the new coach
Louis van Gaal
, Lahm was able to play in his preferred position as a right back. After some difficulties in early games he played one of his best seasons ever, forming an excellent partnership on the right wing with
Arjen Robben
, scoring one goal and giving 12 assists in all of his games.
[25]
Lahm was also chosen as vice-captain by Van Gaal, and played full-time in all of Bayern's competitive matches apart from the first-round game in the
DFB-Pokal
. Bayern went on to win the league and cup
double
and reached the
2010 UEFA Champions League Final
, where Lahm played 90 minutes as right-back as they lost to
Inter Milan
2?0.
After the departure of captain
Mark van Bommel
in January 2011, Lahm was made the new captain for the remainder of the
2010?11
season and eventually named club captain.
[26]
On 19 May 2012, Lahm captained Bayern in the
2012 UEFA Champions League Final
against
Chelsea
at the
Allianz Arena
. He scored the team's first penalty in the
shootout
but Bayern finished as runner-up for the second time in three seasons.
[27]
In the
2012?13
season, Lahm captained Bayern to an historic
treble
of the
Bundesliga
,
DFB-Pokal
and
Champions League
. In the
final
of the Champions League on 25 May 2013, Lahm helped his side to a 2?1 victory over fellow Bundesliga side
Borussia Dortmund
at historic
Wembley Stadium
in London.
[28]
After the game, he revealed how happy he was at winning the title, saying "It's incredible ? a huge joy and huge relief. The pressure was enormous after losing in the Champions League final twice."
[29]
From the start of the
2013?14
season, under new manager
Pep Guardiola
, Lahm was utilised as a
defensive midfielder
.
[30]
[31]
[32]
Guardiola said of Lahm: "[He] is perhaps the most intelligent player I have ever trained in my career. He is at another level."
[31]
That season brought a new milestone for Lahm and the club, as he captained Bayern to a record 24th Bundesliga title and the earliest league championship in Bundesliga history, retaining the title with seven games to spare, which beat the mark set by the club in the previous season.
[33]
[34]
In June 2014, Lahm signed a new contract keeping him at Bayern until 2018.
[35]
On 18 October, he scored the first brace of his career in a 6?0 defeat of
SV Werder Bremen
in the
Bundesliga
.
[36]
On 26 April 2015, Bayern were confirmed as Bundesliga champions for the third consecutive season, giving Lahm the seventh league championship of his career.
[37]
On 28 April 2015, Lahm was one of four Bayern players to miss in a 2?0 penalty shootout defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the
DFB-Pokal
semi-final.
[38]
Leading up to the
2015?16 season
, Bayern head coach Pep Guardiola stated that Lahm could return to his role at fullback with the arrivals of
Arturo Vidal
and
Joshua Kimmich
.
[39]
On 24 February 2016, Lahm made his
100th UEFA Champions League appearance
in a 2?2 draw with
Juventus
in Turin.
[40]
He equaled Kahn's record "in Germany" of 103 matches on 13 April 2016.
[41]
The
2015?16 season
ended with Lahm captaining Bayern to a fourth consecutive Bundesliga title; the first time a team had won four back-to-back championships in the competition's history.
[42]
On 4 February 2017, Lahm made his 500th appearance for FC Bayern in a 1?1 Bundesliga draw with Schalke 04.
[43]
Three days later, Lahm confirmed that he would be retiring at the end of the
2016?17 season
.
[44]
He had rejected an offer from the club to become a sporting director.
[45]
On 20 May 2017, Lahm, along with teammate
Xabi Alonso
, made their final career appearances before retiring, Lahm captaining Bayern as they ended the season as champions for the fifth consecutive year.
[20]
He was substituted in the 87th minute and received a standing ovation from the Allianz Arena crowd in a 4?1 win over
SC Freiburg
.
[46]
It was confirmed on 19 July that
Manuel Neuer
would succeed Lahm as team captain.
[47]
Lahm entered Bayern Munich's Hall of Fame on 27 May 2017; he won eight Bundesliga titles and the Champions League while playing for the club.
[48]
International career
[
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Youth teams and Euro 2004
[
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Lahm started his international career in the
U19 national team
. He was part of the team that won silver for Germany in the
2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
playing in all games in the final tournament and scoring a crucial goal in the 90th minute (2?3) against
England
in a game that ended 3?3.
[49]
Afterwards he played a few
U20
and
U21
matches for Germany before impressing
Rudi Voller
enough to hand the youngster his debut on 18 February 2004,
[50]
at 20 years of age. His first game was a 2?1 win over
Croatia
, where he played the full 90 minutes and was chosen as the man of the match by German football magazine
Kicker
.
[51]
He was also part of Germany's team in
UEFA Euro 2004
in Portugal and played full 90 minutes in all three games. Although Germany did not make it past the group stage, Lahm's performance was considered very promising and many German papers saw this as the sole positive aspect in Germany's lack of accomplishment in the tournament.
2006 FIFA World Cup
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Lahm missed more than a year of international football between January 2005 and March 2006
[52]
due to injuries (stress-fracture on foot and a torn
cruciate ligament
), including the
2005 Confederations Cup
, but after his recovery he immediately made it back to the starting line-up. Even though he injured his elbow in a friendly game right before the
2006 FIFA World Cup
and thus had to wear a special cast on his left arm,
[53]
Jurgen Klinsmann
still chose him as first option for the left back position. He scored the first goal in the opening game of the World Cup in Germany against
Costa Rica
in the sixth minute, cutting inside the area and launching a right foot shot into the top-right corner of the net. He was awarded
Man of the Match
for his performance in the second
group
game against
Poland
. He was also the only German player to play the complete 690 minutes of the World Cup and was also elected to the
All Star Team
of the tournament.
Euro 2008
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During
UEFA Euro 2008
he was in Germany's starting line-up in all games and was only substituted in the
final
after getting a cut needing stitches on his foot. Lahm started the tournament as a right back but replaced the under-performing Jansen as left back midway through the second game. On 25 June 2008, he scored the winning goal of the
Euro 2008
semi-final against
Turkey
in the 90th minute. He described this as the most important goal of his career and although he was elected
Man of the Match
, he himself did not consider this as well-deserved.
[54]
On 29 June 2008 ? in the Euro 2008 final against
Spain
? on 33 minutes
Xavi
played a piercing ball through the German defence and a lack of communication between Lahm and German goalkeeper
Jens Lehmann
allowed
Fernando Torres
to net the decisive goal in the game; Spain prevailed 1?0 to win its second European Championship title in 44 years.
2010 FIFA World Cup
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Lahm was ever present during Germany's
2010 World Cup qualifying
campaign and was the only player to play every single minute.
Following the withdrawal of regular
captain
Michael Ballack
from the
2010 FIFA World Cup
squad due to injury, Lahm was chosen to captain the team at the upcoming tournament.
[55]
[56]
On 13 June 2010, he captained the national team in the opening game of the
2010 FIFA World Cup
against
Australia
, becoming the youngest player to captain a German side in a World Cup tournament. The team advanced all the way to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by Spain 1?0. Lahm did not play in the third-place (bronze) match against Uruguay due to an infection, so in his absence
Bastian Schweinsteiger
captained the team which won 3?2.
[57]
Lahm's captaincy would later become permanent, when coach
Joachim Low
announced that Ballack would not be considered to play for Germany anymore.
[58]
[59]
Euro 2012
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Captain Lahm's solid defending helped Germany win all ten
qualification
matches for
UEFA Euro 2012
, and he also provided one assist each for
Mesut Ozil
and
Mario Gomez
. He was an ever-present in the German defence that attracted praise from a variety of sources. Germany won all three group games against Portugal, Netherlands, and Denmark. Lahm scored the opening goal in their 4?2 victory over
Greece
in the quarter-finals. Germany was eliminated 2?1 by Italy in the semi-finals.
2014 World Cup and retirement
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On 6 September 2013, Lahm was awarded his
100th
cap
for the Germany national team in a 3?0 win over
Austria
during
qualification
for the
2014 World Cup
.
[60]
On 16 June 2014, Lahm started for Germany in central midfield in their first match of the
2014 FIFA World Cup
, a 4?0 defeat of
Portugal
in
Salvador
,
[61]
and remained in the position for the other two group games and the
round of 16
match against
Algeria
.
Lahm reverted to right back for the
quarter-final
against
France
, and remained there in Germany's
7?1
victory over
Brazil
in the
semi-final
. On 11 July 2014, Lahm was named on the 10-man shortlist for FIFA's
Golden Ball
award for the tournament's best player.
[62]
On 13 July 2014, Lahm led Germany to a World Cup victory, a 1?0 win against
Argentina
in the
final
, the fourth time Germany have won the competition and the first for a reunified Germany.
[63]
Fritz Walter
,
Franz Beckenbauer
, and
Lothar Matthaus
had skippered
West Germany
to the World Cup title.
[64]
On 18 July 2014, Lahm, at the age of 30,
[64]
announced his retirement from international football.
[50]
[64]
He had scored five goals
[50]
in 113 appearances.
[7]
[50]
[64]
On 2 September 2014,
Bastian Schweinsteiger
succeeded Lahm as captain of the Germany national team.
Germany Euro 2024
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]
On 8 December 2017, Lahm was named honorary ambassador for Germany's bid to host the
UEFA Euro 2024
.
[65]
Lahm was a
UEFA Euro 2020
ambassador and later became the tournament director for UEFA Euro 2024.
[66]
In August 2022, Lahm criticised the awarding of the
2022 FIFA World Cup
to
Qatar
, citing human rights violations in the country and claimed that he would boycott the tournament.
[67]
Style of play and reception
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Although Lahm is right-footed, he was able to play on both sides of the pitch due to his tactical intelligence,
crossing
ability, and versatility.
[20]
[68]
[69]
[70]
[71]
He played as a
left-back
for much of his early career before switching to
right-back
later on. He often cut from the flank to the inside of the pitch to either shoot and/or pass. In particular, he was renowned for his pace, technique, stamina, and precise tackling abilities, as well as his small stature, which earned him the nickname the "Magic Dwarf"; despite his size and playing role, he was described in 2010 by Matthew Scianitti of
CBC Sports
as having "deceptive strength and impressive shooting skills," which allowed him to assist his teams both offensively and defensively.
[72]
[73]
[74]
During his time under manager Pep Guardiola, Lahm also occasionally played as a
central
or defensive midfielder, in a pivot role in a 3?4?3 formation, which has been likened to that of a
metodista
("centre-half," in Italian football jargon), due to his ability to dictate play in midfield and act as a
playmaker
by starting attacks in addition to assisting his team defensively by winning back possession.
[20]
[75]
[76]
[77]
Owing to his positioning, tactical sense, and tackling ability despite his small stature, as well as his wide range of skills, such as ability to read the game, leadership qualities, consistency, and ability on the ball,
[70]
[71]
[78]
[79]
he is widely regarded by pundits as one of the best full-backs of all time.
[3]
[4]
[5]
Guardiola once described Lahm as "perhaps the most intelligent player" he had ever coached.
[31]
During their time together at Bayern Munich, Lahm also formed an efficient partnership with winger
Arjen Robben
along the right flank. Robben's improved defensive work?rate at the club allowed him to track back and cover for Lahm's overlapping runs.
[80]
Personal life
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]
Lahm is known as a private person who maintains a low-profile outside of football; his best friend
Andreas Ottl
was the only footballer present at his wedding to Claudia Schattenberg.
[81]
[82]
The couple have a son, Julian,
[83]
and a daughter, Lenia.
[84]
A
Munich
native, Lahm is a lifelong Bayern fan and served as a ball boy at the
Olympic Stadium
.
[85]
Lahm is involved in many charity campaigns and events. In June 2007,
FIFA
announced that Lahm and
Owen Hargreaves
would visit South Africa in advance to support the
2010 FIFA World Cup
.
[86]
Although Hargreaves never managed to take part in the trip due to injury, Lahm and Germany national teammate
Piotr Trochowski
visited the country taking time not only to visit the
2010 FIFA World Cup
organizers but also to visit a local SOS Children's Village and to take part in the Kick-AIDS event.
[87]
Lahm has established a foundation, Philipp Lahm-Stiftung, to support underprivileged children and is also an official ambassador representing "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages".
[88]
In addition he was an ambassador of the 2007, 2008 and 2009
World AIDS Day
. He has also taken part in a campaign against speeding and various others such as
Bundnis fur Kinder
, a campaign against child abuse.
[18]
[89]
Lahm was awarded a Tolerantia-Preis on 20 September 2008, due to his outstanding contribution against intolerance and
homophobia
in sports, particularly in football. He also stated that it's a "pity that being gay in football is still a taboo subject" and he would have no problem with a homosexual teammate and is "not afraid of homosexuals".
[90]
However, Lahm does not advise footballers to publicly admit to being homosexual, because of the abuse they would suffer.
Autobiography
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In August 2011 at age 27 Lahm released his
autobiography
,
Der feine Unterschied: Wie man heute Spitzenfußballer wird
(The Subtle Difference ? How to Become a Top Footballer), reviewing his football career and personal experiences, the general football environment, football in the social context and the effectiveness of different coaching and training methods. The number-one bestselling book received extensive media attention in Germany, and has been criticized for parts in which Lahm discerningly analyzed his former coaches' work; among the critics were
Rudi Voller
(himself criticized by Lahm in the book) and
Ottmar Hitzfeld
.
[93]
Career statistics
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Club
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International
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]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Germany
|
2004
|
15
|
1
|
2005
|
0
|
0
|
2006
|
15
|
1
|
2007
|
7
|
0
|
2008
|
15
|
1
|
2009
|
11
|
0
|
2010
|
12
|
1
|
2011
|
10
|
0
|
2012
|
10
|
1
|
2013
|
9
|
0
|
2014
|
9
|
0
|
Total
|
113
|
5
|
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lahm goal.
List of international goals scored by Philipp Lahm
[114]
No.
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Competition
|
1
|
28 April 2004
|
Stadionul Giulesti
,
Bucharest
, Romania
|
Romania
|
1?5
|
1?5
|
Friendly
|
2
|
9 June 2006
|
WM-Stadion Munchen
, Munich, Germany
|
Costa Rica
|
1?0
|
4?2
|
2006 FIFA World Cup
|
3
|
25 June 2008
|
St. Jakob Park
,
Basel
, Switzerland
|
Turkey
|
3?2
|
3?2
|
UEFA Euro 2008
|
4
|
3 June 2010
|
Commerzbank-Arena
, Frankfurt, Germany
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1?1
|
3?1
|
Friendly
|
5
|
22 June 2012
|
PGE Arena Gda?sk
,
Gda?sk
, Poland
|
Greece
|
1?0
|
4?2
|
UEFA Euro 2012
|
Honours
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Bayern Munich
[115]
- Bundesliga
:
2005?06
,
2007?08
,
2009?10
,
2012?13
,
2013?14
,
2014?15
,
2015?16
,
2016?17
- DFB-Pokal
:
2005?06
,
2007?08
,
2009?10
,
2012?13
,
2013?14
,
2015?16
- DFL-Ligapokal
:
2007
- DFL-Supercup
:
2010
,
2012
,
2016
- UEFA Champions League
:
2012?13
- UEFA Super Cup
:
2013
- FIFA Club World Cup
:
2013
Germany U19
Germany
Individual
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
: 2006, 2010, 2014
[116]
[117]
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
:
2006
,
2010
[118]
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team
:
2010
- FIFA World Cup Castrol Index All Star Team
:
2014
- UEFA Team of the Year
:
2006
,
2008
,
2012
,
2013
,
2014
[119]
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament
:
2008
,
2012
- ESM Team of the Year
:
2013
,
2014
- FIFA Club World Cup
Silver Ball
: 2013
- FIFA FIFPro World XI
:
2013
,
2014
[120]
[121]
- FIFA FIFPro World XI 2nd team: 2015
[122]
- FIFA FIFPro World XI 3rd team: 2016
[123]
- FIFA FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2017
[124]
- UEFA Champions League Team of the Season
:
2013?14
- FIFA Ballon d'Or
:
6th place 2014
[125]
- UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year
(published 2015)
[126]
- UEFA European Championship All-time XI
(published 2016)
[127]
- Footballer of the Year in Germany
: 2017
[128]
- Honorary citizen
of
Munich
: 2019
[129]
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team
(Bronze): 2020
[130]
- IFFHS World team of the decade
2011?2020
[131]
- IFFHS UEFA team of the decade
2011?2020
[132]
- IFFHS
All-time Europe Men's Dream Team: 2021
[133]
See also
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]
References
[
edit
]
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a
b
"2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Germany"
(PDF)
. FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 16. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 3 February 2020.
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
"Philipp Lahm"
. Bayern Munich. Archived from
the original
on 9 September 2010
. Retrieved
23 June
2010
.
- ^
a
b
Max, Cooper (12 August 2020).
"The Best Right-Backs of All Time"
. 90min.com
. Retrieved
9 December
2021
.
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