Germany competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway after not having been invited to the 1948 Winter Olympics because of their role in World War II, and because the NOC restored in 1947 as Deutscher Olympischer Ausschuß did not represent a recognized state yet. The Federal Republic of Germany was founded in 1949, the NOC for Germany was renamed and in 1951 recognized by the IOC while recognition of a separate National Olympic Committee of the GDR was declined. East Germans were told to cooperate and form a united German team, which they declined in 1952, but accepted for 1956 and later.
Benedikt Höwedes is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his playing career for Schalke 04, which he captained for six seasons, and represented the Germany national football team from 2011 to 2017. At international level, Höwedes won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, and was one of only three players to play every single minute of the tournament. Höwedes described himself as a 'multi-functional player' in the defence, who can play in the centre or as both a left or right-sided full back.
Sonny Kittel is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Swiss club Grasshopper Club Zurich.
Kevin Volland is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker or a winger for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Germany national team.
Julian Draxler is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli. He has also played for the Germany national team at international level.
Marc-André ter Stegen is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Barcelona, which he captains, and the Germany national team. Considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world, he is known for his reflexes, passing, and ball-playing ability.
Emre Can is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, which he captains, and the Germany national team. A versatile player, he primarily plays as a central midfielder, but is also capable of playing as a defensive midfielder, centre-back, or full-back.
André Hoffmann is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or central defender for and captains Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Lena Lotzen is a former German football forward who last played for 1. FC Köln.
Patrick Rakovsky is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.
Matthias Lukas Ginter is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Germany national team.
Odysseas Vlachodimos is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United. Born in Germany, he plays for the Greece national team.
The Fritz Walter Medal is a series of annual awards given by the German Football Association to youth footballers in Germany. First awarded in 2005, it is named in honour of Fritz Walter, captain of West Germany's 1954 FIFA World Cup-winning team.
Events in the year 1992 in Germany.
The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 10th and last edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. The match was held at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 2 July 2017, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, Chile and Germany.
Arne Carl Maier is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg. He played for the Germany national under-21 team.
Noah Katterbach is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. He has won the Fritz Walter Medal in Gold in two consecutive year groups.
Luca Netz is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Jana Feldkamp is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1899 Hoffenheim and the Germany national team.
