| General |
| Oliver Kahn | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Oliver Rolf Kahn | |
| Date of birth: | 15 June 1969 | |
| Place of birth: | Karlsruhe,  Germany
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| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position: | Goalkeeper | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1975-1987 | Karlsruher SC
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 1990–1994 1994–2008 |
Karlsruher SC II Karlsruher SC Bayern Munich
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73 (0) 128 (0) 429 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1995–2006 | Germany
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86 (0) |
Oliver Rolf Kahn, nicknamed Der Titan (the Titan); born 15 June 1969) is a former German football goalkeeper. He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team in 1975. Twelve years later, Kahn made his debut match in the professional squad. In 1994, he was transferred to Bayern Munich for the fee of DM4.6 million, where he played until the end of his career in 2008.
Kahn is one of the most successful German players in recent history, having won eight Bundesliga titles, six DFB-Pokals, the UEFA Cup in 1996, the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup, both achieved in 2001. His individual contributions have earned him four consecutive UEFA Best European Goalkeeper awards, three IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper awards, and two German Footballer of the Year trophies. At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Kahn became the first and only goalkeeper in the tournament's history to win the Golden Ball.
From 1994 to 2006, Kahn was part of the German national team, in which he played as a starter after the retirement of Andreas Köpke. In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the team reached the final. While Germany was several times derided for their poor performance, Kahn's prowess proved to be the deciding factor in several games up until the final, where Germany lost 0–2 to Brazil. He was named the tournament's best player and received the Golden Ball award.
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| Germany – 1994 FIFA World Cup |
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1. Illgner
2. Strunz
3. Brehme
4. Kohler
5. Helmer
6. Buchwald
7. Möller
8. Häßler
9. Riedle
10. Matthäus (c)
11. Kuntz
12. Köpke
13. Völler
14. Berthold
15. Gaudino
16. Sammer
17. Wagner
18. Klinsmann
19. Kirsten
20. Effenberg
21. Basler
22. Kahn
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Template:Germany squad (UEFA Euro 1996) Template:Germany squad (1998 FIFA World Cup) Template:Germany squad (UEFA Euro 2000) Template:Germany squad 2002 (FIFA World Cup)
| Germany – UEFA Euro 2004 – Semi-Final |
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1. Kahn
2. Hinkel
3. Friedrich
4. Wörns
5. Nowotny
6. Baumann
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Hamann
9. Bobic
10. Kurányi
11. Klose
12. Lehmann
13. Ballack
14. Brdarić
15. Kehl
16. Jeremies
17. Ziege
18. Ernst
19. Schneider
20. Podolski
21. Lahm
22. Frings
23. Hildebrand
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Template:Germany squad (2005 FIFA Confederations Cup)
| Germany – 2006 FIFA World Cup – Third place |
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1. Lehmann
2. Jansen
3. Friedrich
4. Huth
5. Kehl
6. Nowotny
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Frings
9. Hanke
10. Neuville
11. Klose
12. Kahn
13. Ballack (c)
14. Asamoah
15. Hitzlsperger
16. Lahm
17. Mertesacker
18. Borowski
19. Schneider
20. Podolski
21. Metzelder
22. Odonkor
23. Hildebrand
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