Former footballer; who played for Chemnitz (1995-97), Kaiserslautern (1997-99), Bayer Leverkusen (1999-2002, 2010-12), Bayern Munich (2002-06), and Chelsea (2006-10).
Won the German Bundesliga championship four times (1998, 2003, 2005, 2006) and the German DFB-Pokal cup three times (2003, 2005, 2006). Has also won the English Premier League once (2010), and the English FA Cup three times (2007, 2009, 2010).
Selected in FIFA's 100 Greatest Living Players of All Time.
Won 98 caps and scored 42 goals for Germany between 1999-2010. He represented Germany in the 2002 and 2006 World Cup tournaments.
Sons; Louis (b.2001), Emilio (b.2002) and Jordi (b.2005).