Bastian Schweinsteiger facts for kids
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Bastian Schweinsteiger | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolbermoor, Bavaria, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -1992 1992-1998 1998-2002 |
FV Oberaudorf TSV 1860 Rosenheim Bayern München |
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002-2015 | Bayern Munich | 342 | (45) |
| 2015-2017 | Manchester United | 18 | (1) |
| 2017- | Chicago Fire S.C. | 55 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 2004-2016 | Germany | 121 | (24) |
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Bastian Schweinsteiger (born 1 August 1984, in Kolbermoor, Germany) is a German football player. He plays as midfielder for Chicago Fire and the Germany national team. He has a brother, Tobias, who is also a footballer and is playing for Unterhaching on loan in the third German league. As of 11 July 2015, Schweinsteiger was transferred under a disclosed fee to Manchester United after Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge announced the transfer in a press conference. Schweinsteiger has been in a relationship with Ana Ivanovic since September 2014. The couple married on 12 July 2016 in Venice.
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Career
Club
Schweinsteiger signed with Bayern Munich as a youth team player on 1 July 1998 and soon was successful with the youth teams and the second team. He made his debut in the first team as substitute in an UEFA Championsleague match versus RC Lens in November 2002. onla a short time later he signed a professional contract for the first team. He shot his first Bayern goal against VfL Wolfsburg in September 2003.
At the beginning of the 2005/06 season he was sent back to the second team but soon came back. Over the next three seasons, up until the end of 2007–08, Schweinsteiger made 135 appearances in all competitions for Bayern Munich (UEFA Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup), scoring 10 goals. In December 2010, he prolonged his contract with Bayern until 2016. However, in July 2015 Schweinsteiger made a move to Manchester United.
International
Schweinsteiger made his international debut in 2004 in a friendly against Hungary. Since that time he played regularly in the German football national team. He was member of the Euro 2004 and 2008 - and World Cup 2006, 2010 and 2014 squads.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 June 2005 | Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany |  Russia |
1 – 1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 8 June 2005 | Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany | Russia |
2 – 1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 18 June 2005 | Rhein-Energie Stadion, Cologne, Germany |  Tunisia |
2 – 0 | 3–0 | FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 |
| 4. | 29 June 2005 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany |  Mexico |
2 – 1 | 4–3 | FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 |
| 5. | 22 March 2006 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany |  United States |
1 – 0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 30 May 2006 | BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany |  Japan |
2 – 2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 7. | 2 June 2006 | Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany |  Colombia |
2 – 0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 8. | 8 July 2006 | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany |  Portugal |
1 – 0 | 3–1 | FIFA World Cup 2006 |
| 9. | 8 July 2006 | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany | Portugal |
3 – 0 | 3–1 | FIFA World Cup 2006 |
| 10. | 6 September 2006 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino |
0 – 2 | 0–13 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying |
| 11. | 6 September 2006 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino | San Marino |
0 – 7 | 0–13 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying |
| 12. | 7 October 2006 | Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany |  Georgia |
1 – 0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 13. | 11 October 2006 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Slovakia |
0 – 3 | 1–4 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying |
| 14. | 19 June 2008 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | Portugal |
1 – 0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
| 15. | 25 June 2008 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland |  Turkey |
1 – 1 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
| 16. | 20 August 2008 | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany |  Belgium |
1 – 0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 17. | 6 September 2008 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein |
0 – 4 | 0–6 | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying |
| 18. | 28 March 2009 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany | Liechtenstein |
3 – 0 | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying |
| 19. | 12 August 2009 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Azerbaijan |
0 – 1 | 0–2 | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying |
| 20. | 3 June 2010 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 – 1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 21. | 3 June 2010 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 – 1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 22. | 10 August 2011 | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Germany |  Brazil |
1 – 0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 23. | 7 October 2011 | Turk Telekom Arena, Turkey | Turkey |
3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
Club career statistics
- As of 10 May 2014[update]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref. | ||||||||
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| Club | League | Season | App. | Gl. | App. | Gl. | App. | Gl. | App. | Gl. | App. | Gl. | App. | Gl. | |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Ligapokal | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||||
| Bayern Munich II | Regionalliga Süd | 2001–02 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2002–03 | 23 | 2 | — | 23 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |||||
| Bayern Munich II | Regionalliga Süd | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 2004–05 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bayern Munich II total | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | — | |||||
| Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 2004–05 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 3 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 6 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |||||
| 2008–09 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 44 | 9 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 4 | |||||||
| 2010–11 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 8 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 36 | 5 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 8 | |||||
| Bayern Munich total | 322 | 40 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 96 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 473 | 63 | — | ||
| Career totals | 355 | 42 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 96 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 506 | 65 | — | ||
- 1.Statistics includes DFL-Supercup.
International career statistics
| Germany national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 14 | 4 |
| 2006 | 18 | 9 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 4 |
| 2009 | 10 | 2 |
| 2010 | 12 | 2 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 107 | 23 |
Honours
Club: Manchester United F.C
- Bayern Munich Junior Team
- Under 17 Bundesliga (1): 2001
- Under 19 Bundesliga (1): 2002
- Bayern Munich II
- Regionalliga Süd (1): 2004
- Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga (5): 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13
- DFB-Pokal (5): 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10
- DFB-Ligapokal (2): 2004, 2007
- DFB-Supercup (1): 2010
- UEFA Champions League (1): 2012–13
- FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2013
- UEFA Super Cup (1): 2013
International
- Germany
- FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place: 2005
- FIFA World Cup Third Place: 2006 & 2010
- UEFA European Football Championship Runner-up: 2008
Individual
- FIFA World Cup All Star Team: 2010
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (2): 2006, 2010
Images for kids
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Schweinsteiger playing for Bayern Munich in 2007
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Schweinsteiger during training in January 2013
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Schweinsteiger in 2014
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Schweinsteiger playing for Manchester United in 2015
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Schweinsteiger prepares to take a corner kick for Chicago in 2017.
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Schweinsteiger taking a shot for Germany in 2009
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Schweinsteiger in action for Germany at Euro 2012
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Schweinsteiger celebrates with the World Cup trophy after winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final.
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