Luca Toni is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer, Toni scored over 300 goals throughout his career, and is one of the top-five highest scoring Italians in all competitions; with 322 career goals, he is currently the fourth-highest scoring Italian player of all time, second only to Alessandro Del Piero in the post-World War II era. At international level, he represented the Italy national team on 47 occasions, scoring 16 goals.
Bernd Schuster is a German former professional footballer of the late 1970s through early 1990s, who won club titles playing for the Spanish sides FC Barcelona (1980–1987) and Real Madrid (1988–1990). He played as a midfielder and was nicknamed "der Blonde Engel". After retiring as a player, he managed a number of European clubs, including Real Madrid, taking them to the league title in the 2007–08 season.
Ivica Vastić is an Austrian retired professional footballer, who played as a midfielder and as a striker, who is currently youth head coach of HNK Šibenik U19.
The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga.
Tobias Schweinsteiger is a German former footballer who played as a forward. He most recently coached VfL Osnabrück. He is the older brother of former German international Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Fußball-Club Würzburger Kickers e.V. is a German association football club playing in Würzburg, Bavaria. In pre-World War II football, the club competed briefly at the highest level in the Bezirksliga Bayern, and during the war, in the Gauliga Bayern. Post-war, it made a single appearance in professional football in the southern division of the 2. Bundesliga in 1977–78. After a long stint in amateur football, dropping as low as the seventh tier, the club began a recovery. The Kickers reached professional football again in 2014–15 after winning promotion to the 3. Liga and the following season were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.
Rouwen Hennings is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Toni Kroos is a German former professional footballer. Regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, he was known for his vision, passing, crossing, and set-piece ability. Kroos played mainly as a central midfielder and occasionally played as a defensive midfielder. Kroos is the most decorated German football player, as he won 34 trophies over his 17 year career.
The Nordrhein-Westfalen-Liga was the highest football league in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) from 2008 to 2012. It was one of the eleven Oberliga groups in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system.
Dennis Diekmeier is a German professional football manager and former player who currently works as an assistant coach for 3. Liga club SV Sandhausen.
Aleksandar Ignjovski is a Serbian retired footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back.
David Alaba is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the Austria national team. Considered one of the best defenders in the world, he is renowned for his versatility, technical skills and ability to contribute effectively in both defensive and offensive roles on the field.
Toni Wachsmuth is a retired German footballer and current sporting director of FSV Zwickau.
Raphael Holzhauser is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He is currently unemployed after most recently playing for Maltese Premier League club Marsaxlokk.
Toni Andreas Leistner is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.
The Regionalliga Bayern is the highest association football league in the state of Bavaria and the Bavarian football league system. It is one of five Regionalligas in German football, the fourth tier of the German football league system, below the 3. Liga.
Julian Börner is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender.
The 2014 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 2013–14 DFB-Pokal, the 71st season of Germany's premier football cup. It was played on 17 May at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
Cebio Soukou is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF First League club Ümraniyespor. Born in Germany, he plays for the Benin national team internationally.
Tom Müller is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hallescher FC. He has previously played for Hallescher FC, Carl Zeiss Jena, Preußen Münster and SC Verl.
