Arjen Robben

April 26th, 2010 by EricA

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Arjen Robben is a left winger who plays for German side Bayern München and Netherlands’ national team.
Robben arrived at Bayern München in August 2009. In his first season at the club they won the German Bundesliga, were runners-up in the Champions League and Robben named Player of the Year in Germany.
Robben came to Bayern München after two seasons in Real Madrid. The Spanish club had bought several new top quality players and decided to sell Robben when Bayern München made a €25 million offer. Before Real Madrid Robben had spent three seasons with English side Chelsea, where he often struggled with injuries. Prior to going abroad he had enjoyed two seasons in Holland with PSV Eindhoven and two senior seasons with Groningen, where he had come up through the youth ranks. In 2003 Robben was Netherlands’ Young Player of the Year.
Robben is a real impact player with high techincal skills and a brilliant dribbler. In addition to his strong season with Bayern München, 2010 also saw him with Netherlands as runners-up in the FIFA World Cup.

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Hamit Altıntop

April 25th, 2010 by EricA

Hamit Altintop

Hamit Altıntop is a midfielder who plays for Spanish side Real Madrid and the Turkish national team. Altıntop is of Turkish parentage but is born and bred in Germany. He started his career with local German side Wattenscheid 09 with his twin brother Halil Altıntop. Hamit was soon picked up by Schalke 04 while Halil went to Kaiserslautern. At Schalke he won the German League Cup and they were also twice runners-up in the Bundesliga. The 2006-07 season was his last at Schalke and Hamit was then also joined by his brother Halil, by then a successful striker. Ahead of the 2007-08 season Hamit Altıntop went to Bayern München on a free transfer. His versatility in midfield soon secured him a spot amongst Bayern’s starting XI. With Bayern he has won 2 Bundesliga titles, 2 German Cups, 1 German League Cup and been runners-up in the 2010 UEFA Champions League final. In May 2011 he moved on a free transfer to Real Madrid, signing a four year contract.
Hamit Altıntop has played for Turkey since 2004 and was their best player in Euro 2008, where Turkey made it to the semifinals. His brother also plays for Turkey and since January 2010 with Eintracht Frankfurt.

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Franck Ribéry

April 21st, 2010 by EricA

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Franck Ribéry is a left winger who plays for German side Bayern München and the French national team. Ribéry is a real impact player and was named French Footballer of the Year in 2007 and 2008. He was also Player of the Year in Germany in 2008. He arrived at Bayern München in June 2007 and won the German double with the club in the 2007-08 season and the 2009-10 season. In the latter they were also runners-up in the Champions League. Prior to this Ribéry had played for various French clubs, except for a brief stint at Galatasary in Turkey. He had two exceptional seasons for Olympique de Marseille in 2005-06 and 2006-07. He was included in the French national team just before the 2006 FIFA World Cup and went on to enjoy a great World Cup with France reaching the final. After that several top clubs in Europe were seeking his signature but Bayern München were successful paying Marseille a then club-record €25 million.

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Martín Demichelis

April 20th, 2010 by CarloS

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Martín Demichelis is a centre back who plays for German side Bayern München and Argentina. Demichelis arrived from Argentinian side River Plate to Bayern München in 2003. He used to play as a midfielder but was transformed to a defender at Bayern. Ahead of the 2010-11 season Demichelish had a fall-out with Bayern’s head coach Louis van Gaal. He has so far not played any matches this season and might be leaving the club. Demichelish had his debut for Argentina in 2007 and was part of the Argentinian squad in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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Daniel van Buyten

April 20th, 2010 by EricA

Daniel van Buyten

Daniel Van Buyten is a centre back who plays for German side Bayern München and the Belgian national team. The early years of his professional career were with Belgian Clubs Sporting Charleroi and Standard Liège. In 2001 he went to Olympique de Marseille in France. While playing for Marseille he became a regular in Belgium’s national team.
Van Buyten had a brief spell with Manchester City in 2004, on loan from Marseille, but eventually made a move to Hamburger SV in Germany. He got a solid reputation while at HSV and rivals Bayern München secured his transfer ahead of the 2006-07 season. At Bayern he has enjoyed his greatest achievements, having won 2 Bundesliga titles, 2 German Cups and 1 German League Cup with the team. They were also runners-up in the 2010 UEFA Champions League final.

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