Michael Ballack is a German former professional footballer. He was selected by Pelé as one of FIFA's 100 Greatest Living Players, and as the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year in 2002. He won the German Footballer of the Year award three times – in 2002, 2003 and 2005. Ballack was known for his passing range, powerful shot, physical strength and commanding presence in midfield.
Wolfgang Wolf is a German football coach and a former player.
Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry is a French former professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, preferably on the left side, and was known for his pace, energy, skill, and precise passing. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest wingers in the history of the sport.
René Adler is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
The 2. Bundesliga is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below the Bundesliga and above the 3. Liga in the German football league system. All of the 2. Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal, the annual German Cup competition. A total of 127 clubs have competed in the 2. Bundesliga since its foundation.
Simon Rolfes is a German professional football official and a former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the managing director of sport for Bayer Leverkusen.
Matthias Lehmann is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Mario Eggimann is a Swiss former footballer who played as a defender. He also earned caps for the Swiss national team.
Henning Jensen was a Danish football player who played professionally for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Spanish club Real Madrid and Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he won the domestic league championship in each country. He scored nine goals in 21 games for the Denmark national team from 1972 to 1980.
Jørgen Kristensen, nicknamed Troldmanden, is a Danish former football player who played professionally for a number of foreign clubs and won the 1974 UEFA Cup with Dutch club Feyenoord Rotterdam. He played as an attacking midfielder or winger, and was one of the most technical ballplayers in Danish football. He played 19 matches and scored three goals for the Denmark national football team.
Rouwen Hennings is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Horst Ehrmantraut is a German former professional football player and manager who played as a defender.
Daniel Haas is a retired German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Björn Kopplin is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club Randers FC.
Henning Bürger is a German professional football coach and a former player. He is the manager of FC Carl Zeiss Jena. As a player, he spent three seasons in the DDR-Oberliga with FC Carl Zeiss Jena, as well as five seasons in the Bundesliga with FC Schalke 04, 1. FC Saarbrücken, 1. FC Nürnberg, FC St. Pauli, and Eintracht Frankfurt.
Nils Pichinot is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thüringenliga side 1. FC Eichsfeld.
Tobias Strobl is a retired German professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.
VfL Oldenburg is a German sports club from the town of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony which is best known for its football team, which plays in the Niedersachsenliga, the fifth level of the German football league system. The club has over 2,000 members in nine different sports departments including handball, American football, badminton, athletics, gymnastics and volleyball.
The 2010–11 SV Werder Bremen II season took place between 24 July 2010 and 14 May 2011.
