I got into football thanks to my father. Rolf Kahn was not a great player, he played only 11 matches in the Bundesliga, but he became known as the coach of the Karlsruhe children's team. Little Oliver took his first steps in it.
An unsociable six-year-old child was distinguished by gigantic diligence and perseverance. However, Oli spent the greatest strength on correcting the main defect - malocclusion, because of the protruding jaw, his speech was incomprehensible to others, which caused a lot of ridicule, but gradually he managed to correct diction.
Until the age of 17, Oliver played for the youth team. From the age of 18, he was enlisted as the third goalkeeper in the main team, but immediately became number 2 and sat in reserve with the main goalkeeper, Alexander Famulla.
A nightmare debut took place a year later - Famulla received a red card and was suspended for 3 games. Kahn became the full owner of the "frame" and set his "record" in 3 games, conceding 9 goals and quarreling with the fans.
He was practically expelled, but his absence of applicants for Famulla's understudy saved him.
Three years of sitting on the bench - the consequences of that series of three games. The next chance came after Famulla's mediocre game in 1990 against Bochum, when he conceded 2 stupid goals and was replaced by Kan, he did not miss his chance, without missing more than one ball, and his team won.
Since then, Kahn has become the team's main goalkeeper. Since 92, his teammate has been Sergey Kiryakov.
According to his memoirs, best match Oli played for Karlsruhe in the 93/94 season in the UEFA Cup against Valencia, losing the first game away 1:3, at home, thanks to the courage caught by Kahn, the Spaniards did not have the slightest chance and Karlsruhe won 7: 0. The consequence of this was the invitation of Kahn to the national team and recognition as the goalkeeper of the year in Germany.
Best of the day
Also in 1994, Kahn was invited to Bayern Munich and signed a contract on July 1, 1994. The command with which his name is now associated. Thanks to his violent temper, Kan quickly ruined relations with the fans, earned nicknames: "Gorilla", "Vampire", "Bulldog" and others, and these nicknames are given by fans and journalists, but in the team they call him Oli (with emphasis on the first syllable).
Olya weaned fans from nicknames in a very original way, when he was called "Gorilla", the fans threw bananas at him, Kahn calmly caught one of the bananas, peeled it and ate it.
Paradoxically, until recently, Kahn was the most disliked player of the Bayern fans. This was facilitated by a peculiar demeanor on the field: in 90 minutes of the game, teammates can hear the entire supply of German profanity, plays very hard on the exits (which cost only a kick with a straight leg Herrlich), failures also infuriate the Bulldog - Timo Lange and Andreas Meller were bitten.
Olya became much calmer after the wedding with Simona, whom they had been dating for 14 years and the birth of their daughter Katharina-Maria.
The collection of trophies collected by Kahn in Bayern deserves respect:
German Champion 1997, 1999-2000.
Winner of the German Cup 1998, 2000.
Winner of the German League Cup 1997-99.
Winner of the Champions League 2001.
UEFA Cup Winner 1996.
Winner of the Intercontinental Cup 2001.
Member of the German national team since 1994. He was the third number at the World Cup-94, the second at the World Cup-98. Yes, admirers of Kahn will forgive me, but he became the first in the national team after the voluntary departure of Klos, who announced that he was concentrating on club career and the end of the speeches by Andreas Koepke. Since then, Kahn has been synonymous with the reliability of goalkeepers, stopping one step away from the 2001 Golden Ball. Let's see what happens in 2002.
Other titles:
Vice World Champion 2002.
Member of the European Championship 1996, World Cup 1998, European Championship 2000.
Winner of the Silver Ball 2001.
Germany's best goalkeeper of the last decade.
Oliver Kahn was born on June 15, 1969 in Karlsruhe. His father, Rolf, was once a very famous football player and played for the KSC Karlsruhe from 1963 to 1965. Later, Rolf Kahn was even a coach and consultant to his eminent son. Despite the excellent data, Oliver Kahn was never included in the youth national team of Germany, and in the Karlsruhe team he was only a substitute goalkeeper. "I have only one goal - no later than at the age of 23 to get into the main team," he said in one of the interviews given then.
In the main team
The opportunity came in 1990 after some poor performances by Karlsruhe first goalkeeper Alexander Famulla. Oliver immediately managed to prove himself and, thanks to his skill, the players from Karlsruhe began to play so well that in 1993 they received the right to play in the UEFA Cup, and they dropped out of the fight for this honorary trophy only in the semi-finals. In October of the same year, Kahn was invited to the German national team for the first time. However, despite the fact that in 1994 the German journalists elected him the "Best Goalkeeper of the Year", he had to be content with the role of a substitute goalkeeper here for several more years.
Five million marks and a career change
However, in 1994, after his transfer from Karlsruhe to the strongest German team of all time, Bayern Munich, Kahn's career came to a turning point. By the way, for this action the Munich club had to transfer to the bank account of "Karlsruhe" an astronomical amount for that time - five million marks. Kahn immediately ousted Raimond Aumann, who had been the first goalkeeper of the Munich club for many years.
In 1995, Oliver Kahn's old dream finally came true - he had the honor of defending the gates of the German national team in two matches - against the national teams of Switzerland and Georgia. But at the 1996 European Championships and the 1998 World Championships, he again had to come to terms with the role of a substitute goalkeeper. Only after Andi Köpke left the national team did Oliver Kahn become the first goalkeeper.
Oliver Kahn achieved his biggest successes as part of Bayern Munich. So far four times - in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001 - he has been the champion of Germany. In 1996, Oliver Kahn, together with Bayern, won the UEFA Cup, and in 1998 he won the national cup. In 1999, Bayern reached the final of the European Champions League against Manchester United. Two minutes before the end of this meeting, the Munich players were leading with a score of 1:0, but, in the end, they lost - 1:2. Football fans will surely remember this match for a long time, as well as the 2001 European Champions League Cup final, in which Bayern managed to snatch victory from Valencia after extra time as a result of penalty kicks. The hero of this match, by right, should be called Oliver Kahn, who repelled three opponent's penalties.
The best goalkeeper in the world
And this happens in the career of a goalkeeper: naked fans on the field.
In 1999, Oliver Kahn was named the best goalkeeper in the world. That same year, and for the next two years, best football player Germany, and in 2002 - the best football player in the world.
The final match against the Brazilians at the 2002 World Cup could have been Oliver Kahn's finest hour, but his not-so-successful game put an end to the claims of the national team and his own.
Last meeting for national team Cannes spent the summer of 2006 - in the game for third place, he helped his partners win the bronze of the world championship.
In January 2007, the Bayern Munich goalkeeper announced that he intended to retire after his current contract expired in June 2008. "Until 2008 I will fulfill my duties, and at the age of 39 I intend to hang up my boots," he added. right time to switch to something else."
early years
One of the greatest goalkeepers, Oliver Rolf Kahn, was born on June 15, 1969, in the German city of Karlsruhe, which was located near the French-German border.
Since childhood, the future footballer had a problem with an overbite, which caused ridicule from others. But the diligence and diligence of young Oliver helped to cope with the defect and achieve intelligible speech. Now the footballer’s diction is all right, but because of a childhood problem, such nicknames as a bulldog, a gorilla, a pithecanthrope and a vampire have stuck to him. See also .
Oliver Kahn had a desire for football since childhood, especially since he received a good example from his father. At one time, his father, Rolf Kahn, played as a midfielder in football club Karlsruhe, where he later became the coach of the children's team. Many of the coach's natives received the status of famous players, but the football player Oliver Kahn turned out to be the most successful.
Oliver tried himself in almost all roles, but his father decided to make a first-class goalkeeper out of the boy. “There are many footballers, but one goalkeeper,” Rolf Kahn said. At the age of seven, he presented Oliver Kahn with Sepp Mayer gloves, which determined the future career of a football player. See also .
Football career of Oliver Kahn
Until his seventeenth birthday, the football player spent in the youth team. After the player turned eighteen (1990), he was transferred to the team as the third goalkeeper. But thanks to his abilities, he was immediately appointed second goalkeeper, after goalkeeper Alexander Famulla. Oliver Kahn waited a long time for his turn in order to enter the field in the position of the first goalkeeper. Such an opportunity presented itself to him when Famulla receives a red card and is suspended for 3 games. It would seem that all the cards are in the hands of Oliver Kahn. But everything went awry, and the player failed to prove himself in the game.
First comes the defeat with a score of 0:4, in favor of Cologne, then in the battle with Werder, Oliver Kahn concedes two goals. In three games, the goalkeeper concedes almost nine goals. But since there was no alternative replacement for Alexander Famulla, the football player avoided a forced departure. After spending a year on the reserve bench, Oliver Kahn again has the opportunity to defend the team's goal, and the football player shows his best side and leads the team to victory, since not a single goal could be in the goal, which was guarded by Oliver Kahn. After the end of the "successful" match, Oliver Kahn becomes the main goalkeeper of the team.
In 1993, he was honored to defend the gate at the UEFA Cup and was invited to play in the German national team. But for five years, Oliver Kahn was content exclusively with the position of reserve goalkeeper. Only in 1995, Oliver Kahn got the opportunity to prove himself as the goalkeeper of the national team in meetings against the Georgian and Swiss teams. Then the bench followed again, and only after the departure of Andi Koeppke, the German was awarded the title of the main goalkeeper of the national team.
In the 94th year, the football player signs a contact with the Munich "". The amount of the transfer at that time was quite a record - 2.3 million euros. The player's salary is no less impressive - 2.5 million. Oliver Kahn immediately ousts Raymond Aumann, who occupied long time the position of the main goalkeeper of the club. The football player achieves the greatest success precisely among Bayern. In 1996, the UEFA Cup was won, and in the 98th, the National Cup. Oliver becomes a six-time German champion six (in 97,99,2000,2001,2003,2005). By the way, such leading clubs as "" and "" fought for the football player, but as soon as the football player stuttered about leaving, he was offered a more lucrative contract by the leadership of Bayern. As a result, Oliver Kahn's annual salary was 4.5 million euros and the goalkeeper was recognized as the highest paid footballer in Germany.
In 1999, 2001 and 2002 he became the best goalkeeper in the world, and in 2000-2001 he was awarded the title best player Germany.
In 2006, at the World Cup matches in Germany, he ends his career in the national team, and in 2008 he ends his career as a goalkeeper in Bayern.
Throughout his football career, Oliver played eight hundred and sixty-four games, including five hundred and fifty-four Bundesliga matches, one hundred and forty-one Euro cup matches and eighty-six games as a goalkeeper for the national team.
Oliver Kahn has a reputation for being a ruthless and bloodthirsty gambler. A lot of obscene chants were dedicated to him, they threw bananas at him (because of the nickname Gorilla), they threw a golf ball at his head, but the football player came out of all situations with his head held high and even played along with the attackers.
At one of the training sessions of the Bayern club, the goalkeeper clutched at the neck of his teammate, because of his dishonest attitude to his football duties. And in the match against Borussia, the midfielder of the team was bitten by the goalkeeper, to which he replied that he now knows how bulldogs bite (again, because of the footballer's nickname).
Goalkeeper
Germany
Played for clubs: "Karlsruhe" (Germany) 1986-1994; Bayern (Germany) 1994-2008;
Achievements:
best player and best goalkeeper
World Cup 2002,
The best goalkeeper in the world 1999, 2001, 2002,
The best goalkeeper in Europe 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
The best football player in Germany 2001, 2002
The best goalkeeper in Germany 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Vice world champion 2002
European Champion 1996
Intercontinental Cup Winner 2001
Champions League Winner 2001
UEFA Cup Winner 1996
German Champion 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008
German Cup Winner 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008
League Cup Winner 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008
Oliver Kahn was born in 1969 in Karlsruhe. There he began to play football, where his father brought him, too, by the way, former football player. Oliver took his first steps in the Karlsruhe youth team, and at the age of 18 he got into the adult team as the third goalkeeper. The career was not easy and Kahn remained on the bench for a long time, until he finally had a chance.
In 1990, after the main goalkeeper of "Karlsruhe" Famula earned a three-match suspension, Kahn finally got into
main cast. However, the first games did not impress the fans: in these three matches, Oliver conceded 9 goals. So another year Kahn spent on the bench. The situation with the goalkeepers in the team was critical at that time and future star left in his native club. Kahn worked on himself for a long time and, when he got the chance again, he presented himself in all his glory and firmly took his place at the gate.
Largely. thanks to him, "Karlsruhe" at the end of the 1992/1993 season received the right to participate in the UEFA Cup. At that time, Russian Sergey Kiryakov was on the same team with Oliver Canomi. Since then, Kahn's career has been on the rise.
In the 1993/1994 season, Karlsruhe performed quite well in the UEFA Cup, reaching the semi-finals, and Oliver in the summer of 1994 “reached” Bayern Munich itself. The same season was marked by participation in the Champions League, and the next 1995/1996 - a victory in the UEFA Cup. In 1997 Oliver Kahn finally becomes the champion of Germany.
At Bayern, by that time he was not only the number one goalkeeper, but also a real team leader. But relations with the fans did not develop so smoothly. Because of his outstanding appearance and rude disposition, they came up with many offensive nicknames for him: "Gorilla", "Bulldog", etc. However, over time, a much less negative "Ollie" took root.
Meanwhile, his career continues to grow rapidly and in 1999, in addition to another championship in Germany, Kahn is recognized as the best goalkeeper in the world. Unstoppable Manchester United and, in general, luck prevented winning the main trophy - the Champions Cup that season: the Champions Cup left the hands of Munich in a matter of minutes of stoppage time, when the Mancunians scored two goals. Such an event could unsettle anyone but Kahn. He waited in the wings and he was given to him two years later. The final of the Champions League of the 2000/2001 season, held in Milan, turned out to be unusually tense, as a result, it came to post-match penalties, where Kahn survived and finally lifted such a coveted Champions Cup over his head. It was a real triumph.
Despite the obvious success in the club, Olli could not get into the main team. And although he formally participated in the World Cup-94, Euro-96, World Cup-98, he actually remained the second, and even the third goalkeeper. Only in 1998, Kahn becomes number one in the national team in the selection for Euro 2000. At the European Championship itself, the team performed unsuccessfully, taking the last place in the group and losing heavily to the Portuguese in the last game - 0:3. Oliver's finest hour was the championship in Japan and Korea in 2002. With a generally rather inexpressive game of the team and rather weak opponents, Kang became the best figure in the national team, leading the team to the final, where no one could blame Oliver, despite the defeat by the Brazilians 0:2. In the same year, he again becomes the best goalkeeper in the world.
At Euro 2004, Kahn's place at the gate was unassailable, despite the obvious negative attitude towards him of the second number of the national team Jens Lemmann. But at the home world championship, the scales still tipped in the direction of Lemman. However, Kahn was given a place in the goal in the match for third place, where he tried on the bronze medals. On this, the legendary goalkeeper completed his career in the national team.
The 2007/2008 season was the last for Oliver Kahn. And he spent it, of course, in Bayern, which became not only his home. He himself became a symbol of Bayern. They said Bayern, they meant Oliver Kahn, and vice versa. Probably nowhere at that time there were such strong associations as this one. According to the results of the last season, the Munich team failed to take the Champions League place in the championship and were content with playing in the UEFA Cup, taking the place of the unconditional favorite. In the final season for himself, Oliver, of course, wanted to shine and leave the winner, and partly he succeeded: Bayern won the championship and the German Cup. But in the UEFA Cup, everything turned out not so rosy. In the quarter-finals, the Bavarians only miraculously managed to go further, overcoming the resistance of the modest “Getafe” only in extra time. BUT last game the legendary German goalkeeper took place in St. Petersburg, where the Zenit team not only did not let the favorites into the final, but scored four unanswered goals behind Kahn's back.
Top 5 best saves by Oliver Kahn