Ivica Olić

April 27th, 2010 by EricA

Ivica Olic Bayern Muenchen

Ivica Olić is a forward who plays for German side Bayern München and Croatia. Except for his first stint in the German Bundesliga playing for Hertha Berlin, Olić has had success as a prolific goal scorer wherever he has played. In Croatia he played for Marsonia, before and after Hertha Berlin, and for NK Zagreb and Dinamo Zagreb (winning the Croatian League with both those teams). He then played for CSKA Moscow, winning the Russian Premier League three times, the Russian Cup twice and the 2005 UEFA Cup. In January 2007 Olić joined German side Hamburger SV where he enjoyed another two strong seasons before moving to his current club Bayern München in January 2009. The following season he won the Bundesliga, the German Cup and Super Cup with Bayern München, in addition to reaching the Champions League final. The Croatian national team have also enjoyed his fast pace and high work rate. With the start of the Euro2012 qualifiers he has passed 70 caps for his country. Olić was also Croatian Player of the Year in 2009.

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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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