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Dietmar Hamann
Personal information
Full name Dietmar Hamann
Date of birth August 27, 1973 (1973-08-27) (age 34)
Place of birth    Waldsassen, Germany
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club Manchester City
Number 21
Youth clubs
Wacker München
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1989-1998
1998-1999
1999-2006
2006
2006-		 Bayern Munich
Newcastle United
Liverpool
Bolton Wanderers
Manchester City		 105 (6)
023 (4)
191 (8)
000 (0)
032 (0)   
National team2
1993-1995
1997-2006		 Germany U-21
Germany		 010 (2)
059 (5)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 11:09, 16 December 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 19:45, 9 October 2006 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Dietmar Hamann (born August 27, 1973 in Waldsassen, Bavaria) is an ex-German international midfielder who currently plays for Manchester City. He was a Defensive Midfielder well known for his rocket shots.

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Hamann's previous clubs include Bayern Munich, Newcastle United and Liverpool, by whom he was signed for £8million in 1999.

He was an influential midfielder for Liverpool throughout his 7 years at Liverpool. Although Hamann was suffering a broken toe, he came on as a substitute in the second half of the 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul when Liverpool was trailing 3-0 at half-time to an AC Milan side. Hamann's introduction was pivotal as Liverpool started their amazing comeback. He was responsible for neutralizing Kaká[citation needed] who had been creating problems for Liverpool during the first half. Hamann's solidity in midfield gave his Liverpool teammate Steven Gerrard freedom to go forward and attack. He was the first penalty taker for Liverpool at the penalty shootout at the end of the match and scored it.

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.[citation 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 extra-time. Hamann scored the first penalty in the shoot-out.

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"[1] and decided not to join them at the Reebok. On July 12, he instead signed for Manchester City, with City agreeing to pay £400,000 compensation to Bolton. He thought he had scored his first goal for Manchester City against Bolton on 15th December 2007, but it was later credited as a Lubomir Michalik own goal.

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 59 caps and has scored five goals for the national team. Hamann was part of the German squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup, and Euro 2004.

His 30 yard free kick against England was the last goal at Wembley Stadium before it was rebuilt, and was also the winning goal in the 2002 World Cup qualifier.

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]

  • Hamann was the last player to score at the old Wembley, when Germany beat England 1-0 on 7 October 2000 in a 2002 World Cup Qualifier. When an Internet poll was to decide about the name of a bridge leading to the new Wembley Stadium, German fans massively voted for the name "Dietmar-Hamann-Bridge". After this spread word, Hamann was taken out by English officials.
  • He has two daughters, Luna and Chiara.
  • During his time at Liverpool, Hamann was known as 'The Kaiser', highlighting his influence in the Liverpool midfield.
  • He enjoys cricket despite never playing it, he admitted he became interested in the sport during the 2005 Ashes Series[3]

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 16 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Liverpool 2005-06 17 0 2 0 1 0 11 0 1 0 32 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 336 18 37 5 16 0 83 3 4 0 476 26

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  1. ^ http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,1004~866346,00.html
  2. ^ http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N152415060520-0816.htm
  3. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2007/08/hamann_enjoys_cricket_strategy.shtml

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Germany squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
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
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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
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Manchester City F.C. – current squad

1 Isaksson • 2 Richards • 3 Ball • 4 Onuoha • 5 Dabo • 6 Johnson • 7 Ireland • 8 Geovanni • 9 Mpenza • 10 Bianchi • 11 Elano • 12 Vassell • 15 Petrov • 16 Ćorluka • 17 Sun • 20 Samaras • 21 Hamann • 22 Dunne • 24 Garrido • 25 Hart • 26 M. Mills • 28 Fernandes • 29 Bojinov • 30 Castillo • 36 Sturridge • 37 Etuhu • 38 Logan • Manager: Eriksson
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