Famous players

Diego Ribas da Cunha 

(short: Diego)

Personal information
Full name	Diego Ribas da Cunha
Date of birth	28 February 1985 (age 27)
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	VfL Wolfsburg
Number	10
Youth career
1996–2001	Santos
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Santos	64	(21)
2004–2006	Porto	48	(4)
2006–2009	Werder Bremen	84	(38)
2009–2010	Juventus	33	(5)
2010–	VfL Wolfsburg	30	(6)
2011–2012	Atlético Madrid	30	(3)
National team
2004–2008	Brazil U23	15	(6)
2003–2009	Brazil	33	(4)

Claudio Pizarro

 

Personal information
Full name	Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio
Date of birth	3 October 1978 (age 34)
Place of birth	Callao, Peru
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Bayern Munich
Number	14
Youth career
	AD Cantolao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Deportivo Pesquero	42	(11)
1997–1999	Alianza Lima	44	(22)
1999–2001	Werder Bremen	56	(29)
2001–2007	Bayern Munich	174	(71)
2007–2009	Chelsea	21	(2)
2008–2009	Werder Bremen	26	(17)
2009–2012	Werder Bremen	77	(43)
2012–	Bayern Munich	5	(0)
National team
1999–	Peru	61	(16)

Mesut Özil

Personal information
Full name	Mesut Özil
Date of birth	15 October 1988 (age 24)
Place of birth	Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid
Number	10
Youth career
1995–1998	Westfalia 04 Gelsenkirchen
1998–1999	Teutonia Schalke-Nord
1999–2000	Falke Gelsenkirchen
2000–2005	Rot-Weiss Essen
2005–2007	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Schalke 04	30	(0)
2008–2010	Werder Bremen	71	(13)
2010–	Real Madrid	79	(10)
National team
2006–2007	Germany U19	11	(4)
2007–2009	Germany U21	16	(5)
2009–	Germany	43	(14)

Marko Marin

Personal information
Full name	Marko Marin
Date of birth	13 March 1989 (age 23)
Place of birth	Bosanska Gradiša, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Winger Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chelsea
Number	21
Youth career
–1996	SG 01 Hoechst
1996–2005	Eintracht Frankfurt
2005–2006	Borussia M'bach
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Borussia M'bach	16	(3)
2007–2009	Borussia M'bach	68	(8)
2009–2012	Werder Bremen	87	(8)
2012–	Chelsea	0	(0)
National team
2005	Germany U16	9	(0)
2006	Germany U17	16	(5)
2006–2007	Germany U18	4	(2)
2007–2010	Germany U21	12	(1)
2008–	Germany	16	(1)

Miroslav Klose

Personal information
Full name	Miroslav Josef Klose
Date of birth	9 June 1978 (age 34)
Place of birth	Opole, Poland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Lazio
Number	11
Youth career
1987–1997	SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf
1998–1999	FC 08 Homburg II	15	(10)
1998–1999	FC 08 Homburg	18	(1)
1999–2001	1. FC Kaiserslautern II	50	(26)
1999–2004	1. FC Kaiserslautern	120	(44)
2004–2007	Werder Bremen	89	(53)
2007–2011	Bayern Munich	98	(24)
2011–	Lazio	35	(19)
National team
2001–	Germany	126	(67)