Oliver Kahn
Oliver Kahn
Oliver Rolf Kahn 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. His commanding presence in goal and aggressive style earned him nicknames such as Der Titanfrom the press and Vol-kahn-ofrom fans...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth15 June 1969
CityKarlsruhe, Germany
CountryGermany
If I play, I try to concentrate on producing my best.
I've never really seen myself in the role of the victim.
It looked pretty wild, but I was actually in control of myself. I've never really injured anyone throughout my career.
We are Bayern Munich and English teams always have trouble as soon as they leave the island.
It's part of my game to occasionally send a message, one that may be unpopular to the outside world, but can be important for the team.
After the 2006 World Cup, I knew that you don't always need success, success, success on the pitch.
I want to successfully make the transition from a life in professional sports to another life, without running into major upheavals.
A Germany team should not be afraid going into a tournament. History shows that we can raise the level of our game when it matters.
We knew before the tournament that this would be like a final for us, that it would be a tough group and that it wouldn't be a cakewalk. But everything is in our hands and that's why I am very confident,
Why do we always win 1-0? It is because the other teams build up barricades for us,
We are not saying we are going to run them into the ground, but we have to get our credit back. You can notice the tension in the team. It's good to have some pressure before the game.
We can achieve something unique in German soccer and that's giving us an extra push.
We are aiming high in the Champions League and you will see a different team on Tuesday,
With this offer from the Far East I most likely would have had to renounce the World Cup. This was too high a price to pay.