General |
Toni Kroos | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Toni Kroos | |
Date of birth: | 4 January 1990 | |
Place of birth: | Greifswald, | |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
Playing position: | Midfielder | |
Youth clubs | ||
1997–2002 2002–2006 2006–2007 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2007–2008 2007–2014 2009–2010 2014–2024 Total |
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130 (13) 43 (10) 306 (22) 492 (49) | 13 (4)
National team | ||
2005–2007 2009 2008–2009 2010–2024 |
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5 (3) 10 (2) 114 (17) | 36 (18)
Toni Kroos (born 4 January 1990) is a German former professional footballer. Regarded as one of the best midfielders of all time, he is known for his vision, passing, creativity, crossing and set-piece ability. Kroos played mainly as a central midfielder, but had also been deployed as a deep-lying playmaker in his career. With 34 titles won, Kroos is the most successful German football player.
Kroos began his senior club career playing for Bayern Munich, where he made his debut at age 17 in 2007. He was sparingly used, and opted for an 18-month loan spell at fellow Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, where he became a key contributor, and returned to his parent club with an increased profile in 2010. With Bayern, Kroos won two consecutive league titles, a UEFA Champions League title, two DFB-Pokal titles, and was voted into the league team of the season three times. In 2014, he joined Real Madrid in a transfer worth €25 million
In Madrid, Kroos won nine trophies, including two La Liga titles and three UEFA Champions League titles, which he won consecutively from 2016 and 2018, each time being selected in the competition's team of the season. He has been selected in the FIFPro World11 and UEFA Team of the Year three times, and the league's team of the season twice. He was voted the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker in 2014 and German Footballer of the Year in 2018.
Kroos won Golden Player at the 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he also finished as top goalscorer, and won the Golden Ball at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He made his senior debut for Germany in 2010, at age 20, and appeared in five major tournaments. Kroos helped Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he was top assist provider and voted to the All-Star Team, Dream Team, and German Player of the Year. At UEFA Euro 2016, he was selected to the Team of the Tournament. He announced his international retirement after his team's elimination from Euro 2020 in 2021.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Bundesliga: 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14
- DFB-Pokal: 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14
- DFB-Ligapokal: 2007
- DFL-Supercup: 2010, 2012
- UEFA Champions League: 2012–13
- UEFA Super Cup: 2013
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2013
- Real Madrid
- La Liga: 2016–17, 2019–20
- Supercopa de España: 2017, 2019–20
- UEFA Champions League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- UEFA Super Cup: 2014, 2017
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
National team[]
- FIFA World Cup: Winner 2014, Third place – Bronze medal 2010
- FIFA U-17 World Championship: Third place – Bronze medal 2007
- UEFA U-17 Championship: Fourth Place 2007
Individual[]
- UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Golden Player: 2006
- UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Top Scorer: 2006
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball: 2007
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Bronze Shoe: 2007
- Fritz-Walter-Medal U18 Gold Medal: 2018
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- FIFA FIFPro World11: 2014, 2016, 2017
- FIFA FIFPro World11 2nd team: 2015, 2018
- FIFA FIFPro World11 nominee: 2019 (9th midfielder)
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2014, 2016, 2017
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker: 2014
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2014
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
- FIFA World Cup top assist provider: 2014
- FIFA World Cup 2014 Man of the Match: Brazil vs Germany (SF)
- Castrol Performance Index: 2014 FIFA World Cup Castrol Index Winner
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2014
- Germany national team Player of the Year: 2014
- FIFA World Club Cup top assist provider: 2014, 2016
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016
- UEFA La Liga Team of the Season: 2016–17
- EA Sports FIFA Team of the Year: 2016
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker Bronze award: 2016
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker Silver award: 2017
- IFFHS Men's World Team: 2017
- Footballer of the Year in Germany: 2018
- GQ Athlete of The Year in Germany: 2019
External links[]
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Germany – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Third place |
1. Neuer
2. Jansen
3. Friedrich
4. Aogo
5. Tasci
6. Khedira
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Özil
9. Kießling
10. Podolski
11. Klose
12. Wiese
13. Müller
14. Badstuber
15. Trochowski
16. Lahm
17. Mertesacker
18. Kroos
19. Cacau
20. Boateng
21. Marin
22. Butt
23. Gómez
Manager: |
Germany – UEFA Euro 2012 – Semi-Finals |
1. Neuer
2. Gündoğan
3. Schmelzer
4. Höwedes
5. Hummels
6. Khedira
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Özil
9. Schürrle
10. Podolski
11. Klose
12. Wiese
13. Müller
14. Badstuber
15. L. Bender
16. Lahm
17. Mertesacker
18. Kroos
19. Götze
20. Boateng
21. Reus
22. Zieler
23. Gómez
Manager: |
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: |
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: |
Germany – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
1. Neuer (c)
2. Plattenhardt
3. Hector
4. Ginter
5. Hummels
6. Khedira
7. Draxler
8. Kroos
9. Werner
10. Özil
11. Reus
12. Trapp
13. Müller
14. Goretzka
15. Süle
16. Rüdiger
17. Boateng
18. Kimmich
19. Rudy
20. Brandt
21. Gündoğan
22. Ter Stegen
23. Gómez
Manager: |
Germany – UEFA Euro 2020 – Round of 16 |
1. Neuer (c)
2. Rüdiger
3. Halstenberg
4. Ginter
5. Hummels
6. Kimmich
7. Havertz
8. Kroos
9. Volland
10. Gnabry
11. Werner
12. Leno
13. Hofmann
14. Musiala
15. Süle
16. Klostermann
17. Neuhaus
18. Goretzka
19. Sané
20. Gosens
21. Gündoğan
22. Trapp
23. Can
24. Koch
25. Müller
26. Günter
Manager: |
Germany – UEFA Euro 2024 – Quarter-finals |
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1. Neuer
2. Rüdiger
3. Raum
4. Tah
5. Groß
6. Kimmich
7. Havertz
8. Kroos
9. Füllkrug
10. Musiala
11. Führich
12. Baumann
13. Müller
14. Beier
15. Schlotterbeck
16. Anton
17. Wirtz
18. Mittelstädt
19. Sané
20. Henrichs
21. Gündoğan (c)
22. Ter Stegen
23. Andrich
24. Koch
25. Can
26. Undav |