Thomas Hitzlsperger: biography of the German football

Thomas Hitzlsperger (pictured below) - German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the various European clubs and the national team of Germany. During his career from 2001 to 2013, the year he played for clubs such as the "Aston Villa", "Stuttgart", "Lazio", "West Ham", "Wolfsburg" and "Everton". From the age of 15 he started to play for the youth team of Germany. Subsequently I went through all the youth teams age (with the U-15 and U-21) and made his debut for the main part in the 2004 year.

Thomas Hitzlsperger: biography of the German football

From his sporting achievements are the following: German Champion 2006/07 (in the "Stuttgart"), bronze medalist of the Confederation Cup 2005 bronze medalist of 2006 World Cup and the European Championship in 2008 (all in the national team of Germany). In the year 2007 he received the award "Player of the Month" in April and November.

Footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger: biography and interesting facts

Born on April 5, 1982 in Munich, Germany (former West Germany, Germany). From the age of six began playing football, he is a graduate of the football academy "Bavaria" in Munich. In the period from 1988 to 2001, the year he played for such youth clubs as "Forstining", "Bayern Munich" and "Aston Villa".

Thomas Hitzlsperger: biography of the German football

Professional career

In 2001, for the first time he signed a professional contract with "Aston Villa". He made his debut for the "Lions" in the home match against the "Liverpool", which ended in a crushing victory for the "Liverpool". Thomas Hitzlsperger came on in the 84th minute, replacing Samuel Jay-Lloyd. Unfortunately, this match was the only one in the season for him. In the same year (2001 th) Hittslshpreger was loaned to the club, "Chesterfield", in which he played until 2002. The new team quickly made himself at home, but after playing 5 games, was seriously injured and was out almost the entire season.

Thomas Hitzlsperger: biography of the German football

When he returned in the "Aston Villa" (January 2002), Thomas Hitzlsperger has become increasingly go basis. The fact that the team came a new coach Graham Taylor, who saw the talent in the young German midfielder and started to trust him. April 20, Thomas said the first goal of the "villa" that opened the gates of "Leicester City" in the FA Cup. In total during the period from 2001 to 2005, the year the team had 99 official matches and scored 8 goals.

The transition to the German "Stuttgart"

In the summer of 2005, Thomas Hitzlsperger has signed a five-year contract with "Stuttgart" on a free transfer. Thomas needed a new challenge, so he did not renew the relationship with "Aston Villa". As part of "Avtozavodtsev" Thomas has quickly gained credibility and has become a non-replaceable player base. The most successful and memorable season in the career of the "Stuttgart" (and indeed of his career) was 2006/07, when the "Swabians" achieved first place in the Bundesliga championship. In the same season, Thomas Hitzlsperger became the player of the month twice (in April and November). In the interval since the summer of 2008 and winter of 2009, Thomas was the team captain. Experts and football experts admit that the years spent in the "Stuttgart" were the best in the career of Thomas. From 2005 to 2010 year he took part in 125

A career in the Italian "Lazio"

January 31, 2010, Thomas Hitzlsperger has signed a six-month contract with "Lazio" for 550 thousand euros. Here, the German midfielder was marked by a single goal against Udinese (May 15 victory, "Lazio" 3-1). Overall score played for the "white-blue" 6 matches.

Switch to "West Ham United"

In June 2010, Thomas Hitzlsperger has signed a three-year contract with "West Ham" from the English Premier League. A long time to make his debut for the "hammer" because of existing injuries. Only in the fifth round of the FA Cup the German midfielder was able to enter the field in the match against the "Burnley" (21 February 2011). Here, he scored his first goal for the "iron", hitting the gate from 23 meters on 23 minutes of the match (the total score match was 5-1 in favor of the "West Ham"). As a result, for the club he spent 11 matches and marked two goals.

Thomas Hitzlsperger: biography of the German football

"Wolfsburg" and "Everton"

In August 2011, Thomas returned to the Bundesliga and joined the "Wolfsburg". The contract was for three years. Here he spent a total of 6 matches, and the rest of the time was in the infirmary. At the end of the 2011/12 season, the contract was terminated by the club management.

October 19, 2012, Thomas Hitzlsperger joined the club from the Premier League, "Everton". Here he spent only one season, taking part in seven official matches. In September 2013, at the age of 31, Thomas announced the completion of a footballer's career, referring to the multiple injuries that do not give it a quality game.

Life

In summer 2007, Thomas broke off relations with his girlfriend Inga, who met for 8 years. After a career in early 2014, Thomas became one of the first ex-footballers who announced his homosexual. It turns out that Hittslshpreger - homosexual, and, as he says himself, he always felt that he liked men. Thomas Hitzlsperger and the guy whose name is not advertised meet and sing to this day.