Oliver Kahn
Oliver Kahn
Oliver Rolf Kahn is a former German football goalkeeper. He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team in 1975. Twelve years later, Kahn made his debut match in the professional squad. In 1994, he was transferred to Bayern Munich for the fee of DM4.6 million, where he played until the end of his career in 2008. His commanding presence in goal and aggressive style earned him nicknames such as Der Titanfrom the press and Vol-kahn-ofrom fans...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth15 June 1969
CityKarlsruhe, Germany
CountryGermany
Other members of the team and players from different clubs called me after the announcement and told me 'you have to be there, it's important for the team'.
I'm not the type who spends his free time in training camp playing with his Playstation or playing cards on trips. The other players thought it was odd: There he is, reading again.
I have a feeling we are going to be world champions, I can't really explain why. Brazil are probably the best team in the world in terms of individual players. But the team with the most gifted players do not always win.
Messi is undoubtedly a gifted footballer, like Maradona and Pele, and he's playing for the best club side in the world at the moment. He's successful and he's winning trophies, so it's only logical that he'll be voted the best player in the world.
If we perform as a unit and if every single player gives it his very best, everything can happen.
We were not 100 percent against Hamburg but our (unbeaten domestic) run is over and maybe that will ease the pressure a bit.
I think I will make the Bremen game. I just needed to get back in training.
We can achieve something unique in German soccer and that's giving us an extra push.
We are not saying we are going to run them into the ground, but we have to get our credit back. You can notice the tension in the team. It's good to have some pressure before the game.
I am relaxed about the situation now. If I play, I try to concentrate on producing my best.
I was shocked to see how little resistance Stuttgart offered although they wanted to get into the Champions League.
I have exactly the same feeling (as before the 2002 finals),
Perhaps we will still be using this policy for the World Cup. That would be a new concept.
We knew before the tournament that this would be like a final for us, that it would be a tough group and that it wouldn't be a cakewalk. But everything is in our hands and that's why I am very confident,