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Bastian Schweinsteiger | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Bastian Schweinsteiger | |
Date of birth: | 1 August 1984 | |
Place of birth: | Kolbermoor, Germany | |
Height: | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
Playing position: | Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Chicago Fire | |
Number: | 31 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1990-1992 1992-1998 1998-2002 |
FV Oberaudorf TSV 1860 Rosenheim Bayern Munich | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2002-2004 2002-2015 2015-2017 2017– |
Bayern Munich II Bayern Munich Manchester United Chicago Fire |
342 (45) 18 (1) 5 (0) | 33 (2)
National team | ||
2004- | Germany | 121 (24) |
Bastian Schweinsteiger (born 1 August 1984) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for American club Chicago Fire and the Germany national team. A right-footed player, he usually plays as central midfielder. Earlier in his career, he primarily played as a wide midfielder. On 2 September 2014, Schweinsteiger was named captain of the national team following Philipp Lahm's international retirement.
He spent 13 seasons at Bayern Munich, playing in exactly 500 matches across all competitions and scoring 67 goals. His honours at the club include eight Bundesliga titles, seven DFB-Pokal titles, a UEFA Champions League title, a FIFA Club World Cup title and two DFB-Ligapokals. He joined Manchester United in 2015.
Since making his international debut in 2004, he has earned over 100 caps for Germany, scoring 23 goals. He was selected in their squads for three European Championships and as many World Cups, including their victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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External links[]
- Official website (German)
- Bastian Schweinsteiger at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Bastian Schweinsteiger at Sportepoch.com
- Bastian Schweinsteiger FIFA competition record
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Germany |
Germany – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Winner |
1. Neuer 2. Großkreutz 3. Ginter 4. Höwedes 5. Hummels 6. Khedira 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Özil 9. Schürrle 10. Podolski 11. Klose 12. Zieler 13. Müller 14. Draxler 15. Durm 16. Lahm (c) 17. Mertesacker 18. Kroos 19. Götze 20. Boateng 21. Mustafi 22. Weidenfeller 23. Kramer Manager: Joachim Löw |
Germany – UEFA Euro 2016 – Semi-Final |
1. Neuer 2. Mustafi 3. Hector 4. Höwedes 5. Hummels 6. Khedira 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Özil 9. Schürrle 10. Podolski 11. Draxler 12. Leno 13. Müller 14. Can 15. Weigl 16. Rüdiger 17. Boateng 18. Kroos 19. Götze 20. Sané 21. Kimmich 22. Ter Stegen 23. Gómez Manager: Joachim Löw |