Dietmar Johann Wolfgang “ Didi “ Hamann ( german pronunciation : [ ˈdiːtmaʁ ˈhaːman ] ; born 27 August 1973 ) is a german professional football passenger car, early player and media personality. Throughout his career, he has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Manchester City primarily in a defensive midfield position. He besides spent clock time at Milton Keynes Dons as a player/coach before joining Leicester City as a first gear team coach. He was a member of the german national team from 1997 until 2006 and represented his nation in two FIFA World Cups and two UEFA european Championships, reaching the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final. He is known in Ireland as a football initiate on Raidió Teilifís Éireann ‘s exist coverage of major european and International competitions.
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Throughout his playing career Hamann gained a reputation for being a highly consistent and authentic player. He is highly respected by supporters of Liverpool due in large separate to his interest in the club ‘s victory in the 2005 Champions League concluding. On 5 July 2011, Hamann was named as the new coach of Stockport County, replacing erstwhile coach Ray Mathias. He resigned from the stake on 7 November 2011 after only four months with Stockport struggling in 17th place in the Conference Premier citing failure of a proposed takeover by Tony Evans .
Club career [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Hamann began his career at the little-known FC Wacker München. After impressing as a junior, he joined Bayern Munich as a 16-year-old in 1989 and debuted for the Bayern professional team in 1993. [ 2 ] Hamann joined a team led by Lothar Matthäus, Thomas Helmer, Christian Ziege and Oliver Kahn and played five games, by and large as a right winger. At first base, Hamann was merely a alleged Vertragsamateur ( i.e. an amateurish player who had the license for playing professional games ). still, he won his first german championship as a bench actor. In the following season, Bayern suffered a major injury wave which claimed midfielders Matthäus, Swiss international Alain Sutter, talent Dieter Frey and veteran Markus Schupp, which allowed Hamann to become a regular ; he played 30 Bundesliga games [ 2 ] and established himself as a valuable character player, playing either right wing or defensive midfield. He earned himself a fully professional compress and was an important musician in the disruptive 1995–96 campaign, in which Bayern recruited striker Jürgen Klinsmann, coach Otto Rehhagel and midfielders Andreas Herzog, Thomas Strunz and Ciriaco Sforza, but the team was torn apart by heavy inner struggles. Although Hamann was overshadowed by these newly midfield recruits, he played in 20 games and provided some stability for the infighting Bayern squad. Bayern ended a disappoint moment and saw Rehhagel sacked, but ended the season by winning the UEFA Cup. The 1996–97 season was to become Hamann ‘s breakthrough. After being a bench player most of his career until then, new coach Giovanni Trappatoni made him a starting defensive midfielder, and new recruit Mario Basler took the right wing. Hamann played in 23 games, besides making his debut in the german national team and won his second german championship with Bayern. [ 2 ] In private life, Hamann had to overcome a chilling period when he broke down unconscious mind and was diagnosed with a stroke, but made a entire recovery. [ 3 ] The next season turned out preferably disappointing for Bayern who trotted along after newly promoted 1. FC Kaiserslautern for the huge majority of the season and finished second. now an undisputed starter, Hamann played in 28 games and scored two goals. [ 4 ] The season ended on a high for Bayern when they secured the DFB-Pokal against MSV Duisburg .
newcastle United [edit ]
After playing for his area in the 1998 World Cup, he joined Newcastle United, managed at the time by Kenny Dalglish, for £5.5 million. Overcoming an early foot injury, Hamann played in 31 matches and scored five goals. [ 2 ] In July 1999 he opted to join Gerard Houllier ‘s Liverpool, who signed him for £8 million. [ 5 ] Whilst at Newcastle he played in the 1999 FA Cup Final .
liverpool [edit ]
Hamann established himself as an influential midfielder for Liverpool throughout his seven years at the club. All in all, Hamann played in 191 league games and scored eight goals. In the 2000–01 season, Hamann won his first big English trophy when Liverpool won a much-celebrated cup treble ( League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup ) and a place in the Champions League. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Hamann besides played the wide 90 minutes and assisted Liverpool ‘s irregular finish ( scored by Michael Owen ) in the team ‘s 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the 2003 Worthington Cup final. [ 8 ] Hamann established himself as a major first team musician for Liverpool throughout his first base few seasons there. Hamann played a major region in the 2005 Champions League Final win over A.C. Milan. Although he was suffering a break toe during the final, [ 9 ] Hamann ‘s substitution for Steve Finnan at half prison term was the catalyst for Liverpool ‘s historic fightback. The team rallied after being 3–0 polish to bring the game back to 3–3 and finally won in the penalty gunfight ; Hamann besides showed a great total of composure and fearlessness, as he took and converted the first LFC punishment with his broken animal foot. [ 10 ] This was not the only key part he played in their Champions league success. Earlier in the tournament, Hamann had been forced to stand in for Liverpool ‘s samara musician Steven Gerrard in the beginning stage of the last 16 round against Bayer Leverkusen. He excelled in the equal and scored a late free-kick as Liverpool won the meet 3–1. Hamann won the FA Cup with Liverpool in May 2006, coming on as a substitute in the second-half. He more than played his character in another trophy acquire for the Reds, who were 3–2 down to West Ham United at the time he came on. Steven Gerrard scored an injury-time leveler for Liverpool to take the match to extra-time. Liverpool would go on to win the Cup on penalties after a scoreless extra-time. once again, Hamann scored the first penalty in the shoot-out. [ 11 ]
Manchester City [edit ]
In June 2006, Hamann was given permission to talk to Bolton Wanderers about a potential transfer to the North West clubhouse. Hamann admitted that he would be saddened to leave Liverpool but would make “ the best decisiveness for my future ”. Hamann actually signed a pre-contract in June 2006, to become a Bolton Wanderers player but had a “ switch of center ”. [ 12 ] He joined Bolton for less than one day before a move to Manchester City. [ 13 ] On 12 July, he rather signed for Manchester City, with City agreeing to pay £400,000 compensation to Bolton. [ 14 ] On 13 February, he signed a contract until the goal of the 2008–09 season and scored his first goal for the golf club in a UEFA Cup qualifying first round peer against EB/Streymur. [ 15 ] however, on 28 August 2013 during Colin Murray ‘s dawn radio testify with TalkSport Bolton Wanderers chair Phil Gartside announced that the club had never formally signed the midfielder and that the necessary papers were “ barely put in the draw ”. A Premier League investigation found that this was n’t the sheath and that Bolton had indeed signed Hamann, and expressed confusion as to why Gartside had lied about it. [ 16 ] On 1 July 2009, he was released by Manchester City as his contract expired. [ 17 ] Hamann announced on 16 July that he intended to stay in England. On transfer deadline day in September 2009, BBC Sport quoted Hamann as express : “ Yes, Sven [ -Göran Eriksson ] phoned me the other sidereal day to see if I wanted to sign for Notts County, but I said I was n’t interest at the moment as I feel I can still play at a higher charge. There are a couple of things in Germany and I ‘ll make my beware up by the end of the workweek. I have spoken to a couple of teams in England but that has n’t come to anything yet. obviously, I can still sign after the deadline therefore possibly if teams do n’t get the players they want nowadays then I will hear something ”. [ 18 ]
Milton Keynes Dons [edit ]
On 20 May 2010, Hamann signed a annual shrink as a player-coach at Milton Keynes Dons [ 19 ] but only made 12 appearances as a player.When he left the cabaret on 3 February 2011 to join Leicester City as a First Team Coach. [ 20 ] he effectively retired from a playing career .
rejoinder as musician with TuS Haltern [edit ]
After retiring in February 2011 and managing Stockport County in July 2011, Hamann went back to playing football, and this clock time for amateur-side TuS Haltern. He signed a shrink with the club on 7 March 2015 at the historic period of 41. [ 21 ]
International career [edit ]
Hamann played for Germany at under-21 flush before making his fully international introduction in a friendly against South Africa in November 1997. [ 22 ] He was selected by coach Berti Vogts for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, being, at about 25, the moment youngest player in an over-aged Germany police squad. During the group stage, Hamann drifted in and out of the starting xi, ultimately breaking into the team when Germany gained momentum in the second polish game against Mexico. however, after a quarter-final get the better of against Croatia, Germany was out of the tournament. During the UEFA Euro 2000 passing, Hamann established himself as a key actor for a transitional Germany slope. He played in all of Germany ‘s games at the final tournament as they exited in the first round. Hamann was the last player to score at the honest-to-god Wembley Stadium before its destruction [ 23 ] when he scored the winning goal in Germany ‘s modifier for the 2002 World Cup against England in October 2000. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] aboard Michael Ballack and Bernd Schneider, Hamann was one of the cardinal players in Germany ‘s surprising run to the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final. He became only the second Liverpool musician after Roger Hunt in 1966 to play in a World Cup Final while calm at the club, but finished on the misplace side as Brazil won 2–0 in Yokohama. In the 67th minute of that match, Hamann lost the ball to opposing advancing Ronaldo, who passed to Rivaldo, who shot from outside the area ; goalkeeper Oliver Kahn gave a recoil, allowing Ronaldo to score and give Brazil a 1–0 lead. The subsequent euro 2004 turned out to be Hamann ‘s death tournament. Again, the Euro ended with a disappoint first polish exit for Germany. A 1–2 defeat against a Czech Republic side resting its key players proved to be Hamann ‘s penult international game. After a strong performance in the 2005 Champions League final, Hamann was recalled for the Germany team by new director Jürgen Klinsmann. In the 2–2 withdraw against the Netherlands, Hamann produced a lackluster performance, apparently convincing Klinsmann that he did not possess the command pace for that kind of level anymore. Hamann was dropped from the squad for the subsequent friendlies. Having not been selected for the german police squad in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he decided to formally retire from external football. [ 26 ]
Coaching and management career [edit ]
Milton Keynes Dons and Leicester City [edit ]
Hamann ( right ) as first team coach of Leicester City, aboard Sven-Göran Eriksson On 20 May 2010, Hamann signed a annual narrow as a player-coach at Milton Keynes Dons. [ 19 ] He left the golf club on 3 February 2011 to join Leicester City as a First Team Coach. [ 20 ]
Stockport County [edit ]
On 5 July 2011, Hamann was appointed as the new director of newly relegated Conference Premier golf club Stockport County, replacing Ray Mathias. [ 27 ] His appointment was made after businessman Tony Evans headed a consortium proposing taking over the baseball club. [ 28 ] In his first base league crippled in charge of Stockport, Hamann ‘s side drew 1–1 with Forest Green Rovers at The New Lawn. [ 29 ] The couple was broadcast live on Premier Sports. Hamann resigned as Stockport County party boss on 7 November 2011, citing the failure of the proposed coup d’etat by Tony Evans to materialise ; his team were languishing in 17th place having taken only three wins from his nineteen league games in charge. [ 2 ] [ 30 ]
Broadcasting career [edit ]
Hamann was enlisted by RTÉ Sport for their team of pundits ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] [ 33 ] He returned to RTÉ ‘s team during UEFA Euro 2012 [ 34 ] [ 35 ] and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. [ 36 ] More recently, in neighbouring Britain, Hamann has guested as a initiate on the BBC ‘s Match of the Day 2. He has besides appeared on Sky Sports ‘s football coverage as a initiate, normally when the match involves a club he has played for, most normally Liverpool, and has besides appeared regularly on LFC television receiver during their live pre-game and post plot analysis of Liverpool base games from Anfield. He was again part of RTÉ Sport ‘s studio coverage for the finals of UEFA Euro 2016, [ 37 ] beginning with an appearance for the opening night match between tournament hosts France and Romania. [ 38 ] In assessing Ireland ‘s chances for the tournament, Hamann besides said he had been in Dublin to see Ireland beat worldly concern champions Germany during the qualifying political campaign. [ 39 ] He was additionally retained by RTÉ Sport as a studio initiate for Champions League and Irish International games for the wax football season 2016–2017, having been an casual initiate on Champions League matches during the 2015-16 season.
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He was back on the RTÉ Panel again for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the reschedule UEFA Euro 2020 in 2021. [ 40 ] [ 41 ]
Writing [edit ]
Hamann is besides the european columnist for twentyfour7 Football Magazine, where he passes regular comment on the build up and state of the game on the celibate. He released his autobiography, ‘′The Didi world : My love affair with Liverpool′ ‘ co-written with Malcolm McClean, in February 2012 and it became a Sunday Times Best Seller .
personal animation [edit ]
Hamann has two daughters, Chiara and Luna. He is the brother of Matthias Hamann, who besides played in the Bundesliga, chiefly for Bayern rival TSV 1860 München. Hamann enjoys cricket and once played for Alderley Edge CC 2nd XI vs Neston CC 2nd XI in the Cheshire County Cricket League, [ 42 ] taking a overtake in the game. He became interested in the sport during the 2005 Ashes series. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] On 23 February 2010, the former German external was found guilty of Driving under the influence and sentenced to a 16-month drive prohibition while besides being fined about £2,000. He had been stopped by police at articulation six of the M56 near his home in Styal, Cheshire, at 12.15 am on 12 July 2009. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] In cooperation with Standard Chartered Bank, an institution for which he besides acted as an ambassador, Hamann hosted a football clinic in Nigeria. [ 47 ] In 2012, Hamann revealed the gambling problems he suffered towards the end of his career, an addiction that has been “ not healthy or sustainable ” and lasted for many years. [ 48 ] Hamann went to Australia on an extend vacation in 2018. [ 49 ] In June 2019 he was charged with assault in the nation. [ 49 ]
career statistics [edit ]
Club statistics [edit ]
International statistics [edit ]
[ 50 ] [ 51 ]
Germany national team
Year
Apps
Goals
1997
1
1
1998
12
0
1999
6
1
2000
11
1
2001
6
0
2002
12
1
2003
1
0
2004
9
1
2005
1
0
Total
59
5
International goals [edit ]
managerial statistics [edit ]
- As of 7 November 2011
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
From
To
Record
Ref
P
W
D
L
Win %
Stockport County
5 July 2011
7 November 2011
20
3
10
7
0 15.0
[27][52]
Total
20
3
10
7
0 15.0
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Honours [edit ]
cabaret [edit ]
- Bayern Munich
- Liverpool
International [edit ]
- Germany
individual [edit ]
References [edit ]
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