The 2010 World Cup draw, which took place on 4 December 2009, placed Spain in Group H. Spain lost its first group stage match against Switzerland, 0–1. In their second match they defeated Honduras by 2 goals from David Villa. Their next match against Chile on 25 June was won 2–1. They advanced to the knock-out stage to defeat Portugal 1–0, reaching the Quarter Finals, in which they defeated Paraguay 1-0, scoring off of a goal by David Villa who put the ball in the back of the net after Pedro struck the ball off the post, reaching the Semi-Finals for the first time since 1950. They then advanced to the Final for the first time ever by defeating Germany 1-0 via a headed goal from Carles Puyol.

In the second half of extra time during the world cup final against the Netherlands, Andrés Iniesta scored a single goal, winning the world cup for Spain for the first time in their history. In this match Spain received 5 yellow cards, whilst the “Oranje” received 9. Spain won the world cup by only scoring 8 goals and conceding 2, which is the lowest by any world cup winners in both cases. Also, it is the only team not to have conceded a goal in its last four games. Spain is the only team that has won the world cup title after losing its opening game. Spain is the first European team to win a World Cup outside its continent. With its victory Spain automaticaly qualified for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, but not for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup squad won the FIFA fair play award while some of its players also won awards.^[20] Goalkeeper Iker Casillas won the golden glove for only conceding two goals during the tournament. David Villa won the bronze ball and silver boot with a total of 5 goals and 1 assist. The Spanish defender, Sergio Ramos, topped the Castrol Index and 4 of his other teammates made it to the top ten list as well. Joan Capdevila got second, Carles Puyol with third, Gerard Pique with fifth and David Villa with sixth.

Coach: Vicente del Bosque

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Caps	Club
1	GK	Iker Casillas (c)	20 May 1981 (aged 29)	104	Real Madrid
2	DF	Raúl Albiol	4 September 1985 (aged 24)	23	Real Madrid
3	DF	Gerard Piqué	2 February 1987 (aged 23)	16	Barcelona
4	DF	Carlos Marchena	31 July 1979 (aged 30)	59	Valencia
5	DF	Carles Puyol	13 April 1978 (aged 32)	83	Barcelona
6	MF	Andrés Iniesta	11 May 1984 (aged 26)	43	Barcelona
7	FW	David Villa	3 December 1981 (aged 28)	58	Valencia
8	MF	Xavi	25 January 1980 (aged 30)	87	Barcelona
9	FW	Fernando Torres	20 March 1984 (aged 26)	73	Liverpool
10	MF	Cesc Fàbregas	4 May 1987 (aged 23)	49	Arsenal
11	DF	Joan Capdevila	3 February 1978 (aged 32)	46	Villarreal
12	GK	Víctor Valdés	14 January 1982 (aged 28)	1	Barcelona
13	MF	Juan Manuel Mata	28 April 1988 (aged 22)	8	Valencia
14	MF	Xabi Alonso	25 November 1981 (aged 28)	69	Real Madrid
15	DF	Sergio Ramos	30 March 1986 (aged 24)	60	Real Madrid
16	MF	Sergio Busquets	16 July 1988 (aged 21)	13	Barcelona
17	DF	Álvaro Arbeloa	17 January 1983 (aged 27)	15	Real Madrid
18	FW	Pedro	28 July 1987 (aged 22)	3	Barcelona
19	FW	Fernando Llorente	26 February 1985 (aged 25)	7	Athletic Bilbao
20	MF	Javi Martínez	2 September 1988 (aged 21)	2	Athletic Bilbao
21	MF	David Silva	8 January 1986 (aged 24)	36	Valencia
22	MF	Jesús Navas	21 November 1985 (aged 24)	6	Sevilla
23	GK	Pepe Reina	31 August 1982 (aged 27)	20	Liverpool

Javier Adelmar Zanetti

Known as “Pupi” in Argentina, Zanetti was born in Buenos Aires, picking up the nickname “Il Trattore” (The Tractor) soon after his move to Italy where his strength, resilience, stamina, and his ability to run past opposing defenders when joining the attack from his right back position earned him notoriety. More recently, he plays in the right midfield. He ended a 4-year goal drought when he scored on 5 November 2006. In the national team, he is deployed as a right back but is able to switch between defense and attack easily.

Zanetti has won five Serie A titles with Inter, having earned the nickname “Il Capitano” (The Captain) among the fans and media since taking captaincy at Inter. He holds the record for the highest all-time appearances by a non-Italian born player for an Italian club and his 700 official matches for the club put him second (behind Giuseppe Bergomi) in Inter’s all-time appearances list.

Zanetti, who plans to retire with Inter and continue to work with the club thereafter, is also noted for his charity work, running a foundation to benefit disadvantaged children in Argentina. He has been named an ambassador for the SOS Children’s Villages project in Argentina by FIFA, and in 2005, he received the Ambrogino d’Oro award from the Milan townhall for his social initiative.

The 2010 UEFA Champions League Final on 22 May 2010 was Zanetti’s 700th game with Inter, and the team’s victory on the night ensured that Zanetti marked the occasion by completing a historic treble.

Early life

Javier Adelmar Zanetti was born in Buenos Aires, his family being of Italian origin, and grew up in the harbour area in the Dock Sud district. He combined schooling and working commitments, helping his bricklayer father in masonry alongside delivering milk, and working in his cousin’s grocery store without neglecting his passion for football. He began playing football on a field in the city suburbs, maintaining the pitch in his spare time.

Club career

Talleres RE

Zanetti, after being rejected by the youth division of Argentina’s Independiente, signed for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada (a second division team at the time) but moved in 1993 to the Argentine First Division club Banfield.

Banfield

A 20-year-old Zanetti debuted for Banfield on 12 September 1993 in a home match against River Plate. He scored his first goal 17 days later against Newell’s Old Boys in a match that ended 1–1. His outstanding performances for Banfield gained popularity from El Taladro fans and also earned him a call-up from the national team. First division giants River Plate and Boca Juniors came knocking but Zanetti decided to stay on for another year at the club. In 1995, along with fellow Argentine Sebastián Rambert, he transferred to Italy’s Internazionale, becoming team owner Massimo Moratti’s first-ever purchase.

Internazionale

He made his debut for Inter on 27 August 1995 against Vicenza in Milan. Throughout his stay with the club, he has won thirteen trophies: the UEFA Cup in 1998 – scoring the second goal for the final with a shot outside the penalty area –, the 2005, 2006 and 2010 Coppa Italia, the 2005, 2006 and 2008 Italian Super Cup, the 2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 Scudetti and the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League. In 2010 Zanetti became the first player to captain an Italian club to a treble of the Scudetto, Coppa Italia and European Cup.

Zanetti’s qualities have earned him respect on and off the field. He is sometimes criticised for being too soft-spoken on the pitch, but he makes up for this by being one of Inter’s most consistent, reliable, and trusted players. As such, he was rewarded with the club captaincy, taking over from legendary defender Giuseppe Bergomi. Being a part of the squad for the last 13 seasons and with 700 appearances, he is currently the team’s longest-tenured player, and the second overall behind Bergomi (758) in the all-time list of most capped Inter players. To Inter fans, Zanetti is one of the greatest players to have ever worn the colours of the black and blue. He celebrated his 600th cap for Inter in style with a 1–0 win over newly promoted Lecce. Minutes before the match, he was presented with a commemorative plate by vice-captain Iván Córdoba to mark the special occasion.

Since the arrival of Maicon at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, Zanetti was moved from the right back position into midfield and left-back. He ended a 4-year goal drought when he scored on 5 November 2006 at a home match against Ascoli, having previously scored on 6 November 2002 at an away match against Empoli. On 27 September 2006, against Bayern Munich, Zanetti played his 500th professional match for Inter and on 22 November 2006, he appeared in his 100th UEFA match against Sporting Clube de Portugal.

As of 2010, Zanetti has not received a red card in more than eleven years. The last time he was sent off was on 17 February 1999 in a Coppa Italia match against Parma.

At Inter, Zanetti has had 15 different coaches (list), making him the only player to have played under this many coaches. His current contract with Internazionale runs until 2010. The captain has pledged his future to the Nerazzurri, hoping to have a future behind the desk at the club once he hangs up his boots after he quits playing. “Inter means a lot to me,” Zanetti said

It was the first team to open the doors of European football. I was very young when I came here and I think not many teams could have had so much faith and patience with a boy in his early 20s from the very first day like Inter did with me. I will always be grateful for that. For some reason I have always felt at home here at Inter and this is why I have never thought of leaving.

Though Zanetti is more often classified as a defender, he has played in the midfield for most of the first half of the 2008–09 season. For the last several weeks of October 2008, with Portuguese coach José Mourinho facing a midfield crisis due to injuries to key midfielders Esteban Cambiasso and Sulley Muntari, he was moved again to the midfield for the matches against Genoa and Fiorentina. Since then, Mourinho has played him in the midfield due to the preference of Maicon, Lúcio, Wálter Samuel, and Cristian Chivu in the back four.

The 2009–10 season began well for Zanetti and Inter, especially after a 4–0 thrashing of crosstown rivals in the Milan derby. In the 17 October match against Genoa, he started off the counterattack that led to Inter’s second goal after dispossessing a Genoa player. Inter became the first team of the season to win by a 5-goal margin. On 24 October, he reached Giacinto Facchetti’s record of 476 Serie A appearances when he turned out for the match against Catania, which ended in a 2–1 win for the Nerazzurri. He also currently holds a club record of 149 consecutive appearances.

Inter won the 2010 Champions League Final against Bayern Munich on 22 May 2010, Zanetti’s 700th appearance for Internazionale.

International career

Zanetti debuted for Argentina on 16 November 1994 against Chile under coach Daniel Passarella. He has since represented his country at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. He was also part of the team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA.

In the 1998 World Cup run, he neatly finished off a Diego Simeone free kick in the round of 16 match against England making the score 2–2. Argentina went on to win 4–3 on penalties but lost the quarter-final match to the Netherlands.

Zanetti played for Marcelo Bielsa’s Argentine national team in the 2002 World Cup. However, they finished 3rd in their group, despite winning the opening match.

Zanetti celebrated his 100th cap by helping Argentina win their 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final over Mexico on 26 June 2005, in which he won the Man of the Match award.

After having been part of the team during the qualification rounds, Zanetti was not called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup by coach José Pekerman in a controversial decision.  Instead, Lionel Scaloni was given a surprise selection, a move that bewildered many fans and media.

With new coach Alfio Basile, Zanetti was called for a friendly match against France on 7 February 2007. He played brilliantly and helped Javier Saviola to score the only goal of the game that gave Argentina the first victory under Basile’s second management. That same year, Zanetti was vice-captain of the Argentine Squad for the Copa América 2007, having previously appeared in the 1995, 1999 and the 2004 editions of the tournament.

In April 2007, Zanetti was presented with the National Giuseppe Prisco Award.^[12] Since the retirement of Ayala, Zanetti has been given the captain’s armband. At a World Cup qualification match against Bolivia on 17 November 2007, he became the most capped player ever for Argentina.

Zanetti remained a regular under new coach Diego Maradona, although Liverpool defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano took over as captain at Maradona’s request. Recently, however, Diego Maradona has failed to call up Zanetti to the Argentina squad. The player missed the 2010 World Cup.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	June 22, 1995	Mendoza, Argentina	Slovakia	1–0	Win	Friendly
2	May 14, 1998	La Plata, Argentina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5–0	Win	Friendly
3	June 30, 1998	Saint-Étienne, France	England	2 – 2 (4–3 PK)	Win	1998 FIFA World Cup
4	June 8, 2003	Osaka, Japan	Japan	4–1	Win	Friendly
5	October 9, 2004	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Uruguay	4–2	Win	World Cup 2006 Qualifying

Career statistics

Correct as of 23 May 2010.

¹Continental competitions include the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
²Other tournaments include the Serie A play-offs and Supercoppa Italiana

Competition statistics

• Serie A : 501 appearances 12 goals^[15]
• Coppa Italia : 59 appearances 3 goals
• Supercoppa Italiana : 5 appearances
• UEFA Champions League : 89 appearances 1 goal
• UEFA Europa League : 43 appearances 3 goals
• FIFA World Cup : 8 appearances 1 goal
• FIFA Confederations Cup : 8 appearances
• Copa America : 18 appearances

Honours

Club

Internazionale

• UEFA Champions League: 2009–10
• UEFA Cup: 1997–98
• Serie A: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Coppa Italia: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10
• Italian Super Cup: 2005, 2006, 2008

Individual

• FIFA 100
• Pallone d’Argento: 2002
• FIFA Team of the Year 2009 Nominated (right back):

Personal life

In 1997, Javier and Paula Zanetti were married, after seven years of dating. They live near Lake Como, where they own a restaurant called “El Gaucho“. Today, Paula Zanetti, daughter of a university teacher, works as a photographer. On 11 June 2005, she gave birth to a baby girl, Sol Zanetti. Javier Zanetti said, “I’m very happy about this baby girl who has come into my life. It was a beautiful experience with my wife. My daughter will have all the happiness she deserves.” Zanetti also has a son Ignacio.

Zanetti’s elder brother Sergio is a former football defender.

In 2007, Zanetti collaborated with Italian singer Mina Mazzini in a Spanish cover of the song “Parole parole”, found in the album Todavía.

Javier Zanetti is not related to Cristiano Zanetti, an Italian who played alongside him for five seasons and is currently playing for Fiorentina.

Charity work

Zanetti is FIFA ambassador for the SOS Children’s Villages project in Argentina, and has declared his support for the Mexican Zapatista rebels.

Fundación PUPI

Zanetti has also proven that he has a highly developed social conscience. In response to Argentina’s economic crisis of 2001, which threw millions of people into poverty, Zanetti, with his wife Paula, created the Fundación PUPI (PUPI foundation) in Argentina for the social integration of poor children. The aim of the organization is to help children who were left impoverished by the country’s economic crisis by giving them educational opportunities, as well as taking care of their nutritional requirements.

“When I look back to my childhood, many concrete scenes come to my mind, good ones and bad ones. I had a difficult childhood, and even though I don’t live in my country at present, I’m well aware of what’s going on there and the devastating effect it’s having on our poorest children. I’ve always believed that our public actions need to take account of our social responsibility,”

he explained.

Leoni di Potrero

Zanetti, along with his compatriot and current teammate at Inter Esteban Cambiasso, founded this charity association to help coach young children with social isolation problems and motor coordination difficulties. Zanetti said that “this spirit lies at the base of all of Inter’s initiatives for youngsters:”

“There must always be values at the heart of sport, and this is what we have to teach children.”

Biography

Chester: 1978–1980

After leaving St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School, Flint, in 1978, Rush began his playing career at Football League Third Division side Chester. After impressing in the youth ranks, he went on to play 34 League games and score 14 goals after making his debut in April 1979 in a 2–2 draw with Sheffield Wednesday in midfield, but established himself as a potent centre forward the following season. His first league goal came when Chester drew 2–2 at Gillingham on 15 September 1979 and by Christmas he was a regular player following the sale of regular centre-forward Ian Edwards to Wrexham.

Rush’s reputation was enhanced by scoring for Chester in a shock 2–0 FA Cup third round win at Second Division giants Newcastle United in January 1980, with Chester equalling their best run by reaching the last 16 where they narrowly lost to Ipswich Town two rounds later. His last game for Chester was a 2–1 win over Southend United at Sealand Road on 26 April 1980 in which he did not score.

Despite interest from Manchester City, and in spite of Rush being a boyhood Everton fan, Liverpool won the race to sign the 18-year old in April 1980, though he had to remain at Chester until the end of the season as the transfer deadline (27 March 1980) had now passed.

Manager Bob Paisley paid a record fee for a teenager of £300,000. It remains Chester’s record sale 29 years on.

Rush was managed throughout his time at Chester by Alan Oakes, although much of the credit for his development is given to youth manager Cliff Sear. Nearly 20 years later, Rush and Sear worked together on the coaching staff at Wrexham.

Liverpool: 1980–1987

Rush had actually made his international debut, in May 1980, just before he officially became a Liverpool player. His Reds debut came on the 13 December that year in a First Division fixture at Portman Road against Ipswich Town. Ironically, he was standing in for his future strike-partner, Kenny Dalglish (at the time one of the most highly-rated strikers in the world), and wore his No 7 shirt. Midfielder Jimmy Case scored Liverpool’s only goal in a 1–1 draw. At this stage, Liverpool were defending the league title and the League Cup, and also contending for the European Cup, while Ipswich were emerging as surprise title contenders. Ultimately, Liverpool disappointed in the league and finished fifth (with Aston Villa winning the title), but they did win the European Cup (for the third time) and the League Cup (for the first time).

Rush was used sporadically during his first season at the club as Liverpool had a policy of bringing in young talent and playing them in the reserves to learn ‘the Liverpool way’. Rush was treated no differently and had to begin his time at the club as a squad member rather than being thrown into the first team.

This learning period was hard and not at all ‘Rush-like’, as the goals didn’t flow, almost leading to the eager youngster leaving Anfield in the search of regular first-team football. But after a talk with the very shrewd Paisley, who told him to “be more selfish in front of goal”, Rush decided to stay and fight for a place.

Rush’s first goal for the club took time to arrive, but it eventually came on 30 September 1981 during a European Cup first round second leg tie at Anfield against Oulun Palloseura. Liverpool had already won the first leg at the Raatti Stadium 1–0, and the second leg proved to be a formality as they trounced the Finnish team 7–0, Rush scoring in the 67th minute after coming on three minutes earlier for David Johnson. He ended the season as the club’s top scorer, netting 30 times in just 49 appearances in all competitions, a ratio of 1 goal every 1.6 games. 17 of these goals came in the League as he helped the Reds reclaim the League championship from holders Aston Villa. The title triumph was all the more impressive by the fact that Liverpool had entered 1982 in 10th place, with the likes of Manchester United and minnows Swansea City leading the pack then, before a turnaround in Liverpool’s fortunes saw the league championship trophy return to Anfield after two years away. He also scored a goal to help Liverpool win the 1982 Football League Cup Final against Tottenham Hotspur.

He was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1983 after inspiring Liverpool to a second successive First Division/League Cup double, though once again success eluded them in the European Cup. He scored 24 League goals as the Reds finished 11 points clear of runners-up Watford and were virtually uncontested in the title chase in the later part of the season. On 6 November 1982 Rush scored four goals against Everton in a 5–0 victory, a post-war record for goals by a single player in a Merseyside derby.^[2]

The League Cup (Liverpool’s third successive triumph in this competition) was added through a 2–1 win over bitter rivals Manchester United after extra time at Wembley. He was voted PFA Player of the Year and BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year in 1984 as Liverpool retained both the League and the League Cup and won the European Cup to complete a unique treble that season.^[3] It was no surprise that Rush also added the Football Writers Footballer of the Year to the PFA award he had already claimed – the same feat that his strike partner Kenny Dalglish had achieved a year earlier.

He scored 47 goals in 65 games (making him the highest goalscorer in all competitions for any professional club that season), a goal every 1.4 matches, as Liverpool finished three points clear of closest rivals Southampton in the League, beat derby rivals Everton 1–0 in the replayed final of the League Cup (after a 0–0 draw in the first ever all-Merseyside final), and won their fourth European Cup by defeating AS Roma 4–2 on penalties (Rush made it 3–2 before Bruce Grobbelaar’s famous ‘jelly legs’ antics) following a 1–1 draw after extra time.

The 1984–85 season was Liverpool’s first trophyless season in ten years, though they did reach their fifth European Cup final against Juventus at the Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium. This final was to end in disaster as, before the match kicked off, rioting football hooligans caused a retaining wall to collapse, killing 39 Juventus supporters. It was only natural that this affected the players (including Rush), who surprisingly were ordered to play the final in spite of this terrible tragedy. The game, with both teams not totally committed or fully caring about the result, ended in a 1–0 win for Juventus. Liverpool were beaten to the title by neighbours Everton, who were crowned champions with four matches to spare. The sequel to the ban was an indefinite ban on all English clubs in European competition, with Liverpool set to serve an extra season once the ban was lifted on other English clubs. This meant that Rush and Liverpool were unable to compete in the 1985–86 UEFA Cup.

The 1985–86 season was much better for the Reds and Rush. He scored twice as Liverpool beat Southampton 2–0 in the FA Cup semi-final at White Hart Lane, booking a place at Wembley to face neighbours Everton in the first all-Merseyside FA Cup final. The Reds had just pipped their city rivals to the League title (which had also been contested with the likes of West Ham United and Manchester United) by beating Chelsea (another team who had given them a run for their money earlier in the title race) 1–0 at Stamford Bridge, so the already monumental final was doubly important for both sides. If the Reds won, it would make them the fifth team to have won the double (and only the third to have done so in the 20th century. If Everton won, not only would they stop their arch rivals from completing the double but also win the major trophy that their football had, in many eyes, deserved. The Blues opened the scoring when Gary Lineker outpaced Alan Hansen to shoot past Grobbelaar at the second attempt and held this lead until half-time as Liverpool struggled to find their usual rhythm.

But after the half-time team-talk by the now player/manager, Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool looked a different side in the second half. With Rush leading the line brilliantly, they drew level in the 57th minute when he latched onto a defence splitting pass from Jan Mølby to round Everton goalkeeper Bobby Mimms and slot the ball into an empty net. Six minutes later, Mølby was again at the heart of another attack. Picking the ball up inside the Everton penalty area, he gained a yard of space and drilled a perfect cross for Craig Johnston to score. Liverpool were now 2–1 up, but the game was in the balance until the 84th minute, when Ronnie Whelan led another attack. With the game stretched, he picked the ball up and drove towards the edge of the Everton area. Dalglish made a run across his path into space, but Whelan used it as a dummy and clipped an exquisite ball over three Everton defenders into the path of Rush who, from the angle of the six-yard area, thumped the ball past Mimms, knocking over a camera in the process. Liverpool held on to win 3–1 and completed the first (and so far only) League and FA Cup double in the club’s history. Rush added the Man of the Match award to his winner’s medal. However, the ban on English clubs in European competition was continued, and Rush was unable to have a crack of winning another European Cup in 1986–87.

Since Dalglish’s appointment as player manager in the 1985 close season, Rush had often found himself partnered with Paul Walsh in the Liverpool first team as Dalglish selected himself as a player less frequently.

Juventus, 1987–1988

After attracting much interest from top European sides, Rush accepted an offer to sign for Italian club Juventus on 2 July 1986. However, he would continue to play at Liverpool for one season on loan before making his debut for Juventus. He was the second highest goalscorer in the Football League for the 1986-87 season with 30 First Division goals, but failed to win any major trophies as the Reds finished second to Everton in the league and lost to Arsenal in the League Cup final.[1]

The move was seen by many as a deal to help the healing process after Heysel and to re-open friendly links between the clubs. Rush was one of many notable English-based players who moved abroad during the mid and late 1980s, attracted overseas by the prospect of the higher wages as well as the chance to play in European competition as English clubs were still barred.

However it was viewed, it was a new challenge for Rush, who would have the task of unlocking the much tighter defences in Serie A. Unfortunately, his time at Juventus was less than successful, as he scored only eight times in 29 games. He had a hard time settling in Turin, once allegedly remarking, “It’s like living in a foreign country.”^[4]. However in his autobiography Rush says that this was a joke made up by Kenny Dalglish, then in an interview published in The Irish Times in 2008, claimed that the quote was in fact fictional.^[5]

After just one season at the Stadio Comunale, he returned to Anfield, rejoining Liverpool for £2.7m on 18 August 1988 – a record signing for an English club at the time, which remained unbroken for three years. It was the third time that summer that the national transfer record had been broken.

The news of Rush’s imminent return was given to Liverpool fans before they journeyed south to London for yet another Charity Shield match. Before the game started, they were in full voice. However, this time they had a new song: “Rushie is back, Rushie is back”.

Although the Liverpool team of 1987–88 had played some outstanding football, such was Ian’s stature amongst the Anfield faithful, they were pleased to see him return to the club.

Rush’s departure from Liverpool had sparked the acquisition of new strikers John Aldridge (whose physical resemblance to Rush was often remarked upon) and Peter Beardsley, and on his return to the Liverpool side he was partnered alongside these players to form a 4–3–3 formation. Rush’s former strike partner Kenny Dalglish (who had been appointed player-manager in 1985) was still registered as a player but now he was in his 37th year and rarely played in the first team, retiring completely in 1990.

Rush published a diary of his frustrating time in Italy titled My Italian Diary, 1989. In it, he reflected on his struggles to integrate himself in the dressing room at Juventus and adapt to the Italian style of play.

[edit] Second spell at Anfield, 1988–1996

Rush had serious competition for the striking berth alongside Peter Beardsley and John Aldridge, who came to Anfield as a replacement for Rush. It was deemed that the pair were too similar in style to be able to play together. Aldridge started the season in front of Rush and consistently scored goals, thus keeping the Welshman on the bench. As the season progressed, Rush came into some form. Rush had again scored twice against Everton in a thrilling 3–2 win in the 1989 FA Cup Final. He came off the bench to replace Aldridge, who had opened the scoring for Liverpool in the fourth minute of the game. The sides were locked at 1–1 after 90 minutes, but Rush put the Reds ahead in the fourth minute of extra time. Everton midfielder Stuart McCall then scored his, and the Toffees’, second equaliser, but Rush came up with the goods once more with an incisive finish in the 103rd minute to win the Cup for Liverpool.

The 1989 FA Cup Final carried even greater significance because of the events of 15 April that year. In the semi-final, Liverpool had been drawn against Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough, home of Sheffield Wednesday. However, the game was brought to an abrupt end at 3.06pm due to the unfolding disaster. 94 fans were crushed to death that day, with the final death toll eventually reaching 96. Rush, along with his teammates, attended many of the funerals.

Rush featured in the 1989 League title decider against Arsenal at Anfield. The Gunners needed to win by a two goal margin to become champions, with a last minute Michael Thomas goal famously giving them the title. Rush was injured during the first half of the game and had to be replaced by Peter Beardsley.

At the end of that season, UEFA voted for the ban on English teams in European competitions to continue for at least one more season, meaning that Rush and his team-mates would be unable to challenge for the Cup Winners’ Cup.

The players and staff of Liverpool Football Club, including Rush, were commended for their exemplary behaviour during the darkest days in the club’s history. Everton fans were immensely supportive of their neighbours during this bleak period and the fact that Liverpool would meet their side in the Wembley final made for the perfect match. The fans once again stood side by side in their blue and red colours and did the city and people of Liverpool proud, as did the players and officials of both clubs.

The 1989–90 season saw Rush win another League title, his fifth and last, as Liverpool finished nine points clear of Aston Villa, with Rush scoring 18 times in 36 games. However, another bid for the League-FA Cup double failed as the Reds suffered a shock FA Cup semi-final defeat to Crystal Palace, even though Rush had given the Reds the lead with a goal in the 14th minute. The game ended in a 4–3 defeat, even more incredible considering that Liverpool had crushed the newly promoted South Londoners 9–0 in a league game earlier in the season.

Although the ban on English clubs in European competition was lifted for the 1990–91 season, Liverpool were unable to compete in the 1990–91 European Cup as UEFA ruled that they would have to serve an extra year.

1990–91 saw Rush continue to score regularly and Liverpool led the table from the start of the season until January, but they were then overhauled by Arsenal and on 22 February 1991 Dalglish announced his resignation as manager. He was replaced by Graeme Souness but the change of manager was not enough to prevent the league title from slipping away from Anfield. Shortly after Dalglish’s resignation, Liverpool were eliminated from the FA Cup in the fifth round by neighbours Everton, seeing their double hopes eliminated for the fourth season running (though this time at a much earlier stage).

However, Liverpool finished second and were finally readmitted to European competition, qualifying for the UEFA Cup and giving Rush and his team-mates their first chance of European action since 1984–85.

In 1992, he picked up a third FA Cup winners’ medal, scoring Liverpool’s second goal, in the 67th minute, in the 2–0 win against Second Division Sunderland at Wembley. This gave Rush and his colleagues another chance of European football, this time in the shape of the Cup Winners’ Cup.

In the League, injuries restricted him to just 18 League games and three goals that season. However, his third goal came in a crucial 2–0 home win over Manchester United on 26 April 1992 which denied their arch-rivals the championship, the title going instead to Leeds United. Incredibly, this was his only ever goal past Manchester United in his whole career. Liverpool managed only a sixth place finish in the league that season, the first time since 1981 that they had not finished champions or runners-up.

1992–93 was perhaps Liverpool’s hardest season since beginning their current top flight tenure in 1962. They failed to mount a challenge for the new Premier League title, and as late as March they stood 15th in the table. Dismal form in the league had seen Rush dropped from the first eleven, with Souness favouring the likes of Ronny Rosenthal and Paul Stewart, but Rush returned to his peak during the final weeks of the season and he finished the season as the club’s top scorer with 14 league goals. He topped the goalscoring charts once again in 1993–94, beginning the season with Nigel Clough as his strike-partner until the brilliant young Robbie Fowler broke into the first team. It was another disappointing season for Liverpool, however, as they continue to perform unremarkably in the Premier League and manager Graeme Souness stepped down in late January following a shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Bristol City. Long-serving coach Roy Evans took over as manager. Liverpool finished eighth in the league, once again missing out on European competition.

Rush picked up his fifth League Cup winners medal in 1995, when two goals from Steve McManaman ended Bolton Wanderers’ dreams of a shock result, Liverpool running out 2–1 winners. Earlier in the competition Rush scored a hat trick as Liverpool beat Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, the team who would go on to win the Premier League that season. Liverpool themselves achieved their best league finish since 1991, as they finished fourth in the Premier League.

The 1995 close season saw Liverpool pay a national record fee of £8.4million for Nottingham Forest striker Stan Collymore, putting Rush’s future at Anfield under serious doubt. However, he began the season as Liverpool’s first choice striker alongside Collymore, only to surrender his place in the first eleven to Robbie Fowler as the season wore on.

In March 1996, it was announced that Rush would be leaving Anfield on a free transfer when his contract expired on 1 June.

His long association with the Reds ended with a substitute appearance in the 1996 FA Cup Final against Manchester United. A hugely disappointing game looked to be heading for extra time and even a replay until Eric Cantona popped up with a late winner to give the Old Trafford side a 1–0 victory. Sadly Ian Rush’s last touch of the ball in a Liverpool shirt was when it bounced off his shoulder to set Eric Cantona up for his winning goal.

Later career, 1996–2000

Rush said farewell to Anfield on 20 May 1996 when he agreed to sign for Leeds United. Rush spent a season with the Yorkshire side but scored just three times in 36 Premier League games and was given a free transfer at the end of the 1996–97 campaign. These were the last league goals of his career in English football.

He had been brought to Elland Road by manager Howard Wilkinson, who was sacked a month into the season to be replaced by George Graham.

He then linked up with Kenny Dalglish at Newcastle United on a one year contract but lost his place in the side after Christmas, when Alan Shearer returned from a long-term injury. However, Rush did score an important goal in a 1–0 win over Everton in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, his 43rd in the competition (a 20th century record). He scored one other goal for Newcastle in a League Cup tie with Hull City.

He had a loan spell with Sheffield United later in the season, before leaving St James’s Park in the summer of 1998 to sign, amid much fanfare, for Wrexham. The 37-year-old Rush failed to score in 18 Division Two starts for the North Wales club, and was moved into midfield towards the end of the season. He made a brief playing comeback with Sydney Olympic in Australia, scoring one goal in two games, before finally retiring, aged 39, in 2000.

Chester manager, 2004–2005

After working as a part-time striker’s coach for Liverpool under Gerard Houllier in 2003, he was appointed manager of his first professional club, Chester City (by this time in Football League Two), in August 2004. Chester had made a dreadful start to their first season back in the Football League but Rush had a hard time at their time at the helm. After losing 3–1 at Boston United in their first game in charge, they strung together a two month unbeaten run and led the club to the FA Cup third round. Rush seemed to be answering his critics, including former Liverpool team-mate Mark Lawrenson, who doubted whether his tactical and coaching abilities could match his striking history.

But after Rush ruled himself out of the running for the vacant Welsh manager’s job on 1 November 2004 things never seemed to go as well. Several heavy defeats were inflicted and Rush was criticised for the physical and long-ball tactics his managerial team opted to use. Despite pressure from chairman Stephen Vaughan, Rush refused to resign after a humiliating 5–0 loss to neighbours Shrewsbury Town in February 2005. But when Vaughan sacked Aizlewood in April (after a 1–0 defeat at Darlington), Rush resigned on principle. By the point of his resignation, Chester were virtually safe from relegation.^[9] His spell in charge saw youngsters such as Robbie Booth, Michael Walsh and Shaun Whalley all given their Football League debuts, while players including Michael Brown, George Elokobi and Robbie Foy all spent time on loan at the club.

Rush was interviewed for the Peterborough United manager’s job shortly after this but lost out to Mark Wright, who had played in the same Liverpool team as Rush from 1991 to 1996, and had preceded Rush as Chester manager.

Media career and other activities, 2005 to present

In 2005, at the age of 43, Ian Rush considered coming out of retirement to play for TNS, after the Welsh side were drawn against Liverpool for their opening round Champions League qualifying match, but later decided against this.

Since November 2005, Ian Rush has been involved in media work within the game, including a stint as an analyst with ESPN. He also appears as a pundit and reporter for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News. he has also done work on LFCTV

On 27 April 2006, Rush was involved in the Marina Dalglish charity match, which pitted the 1986 FA Cup final teams of Liverpool and Everton against each other in aid of Breast Cancer Research, as Kenny Dalglish’s wife Marina had been suffering from breast cancer and the proceeds from the match were being donated to the charity.

Rush was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006 due to his achievements in the game.

Ian can still be seen wearing the red of Liverpool as he regularly appears for the Masters five-a-side team and as one of Liverpool’s ‘old boys’ on public relations tours for the club.

On 7 September 2007 it was announced that Rush had been appointed Elite Performance Director for the Welsh Football Trust, a part-time role in which he will help develop the next generation of players for Wales’ national teams.^[11]

Rush released his autobiography on 21 August 2008, Rush: The Autobiography, through Ebury Press.

On 26 April 2010, it was announced that Rush has returned to work with Liverpool F.C., becoming the Club’s new Soccer Schools Ambassador and it was announced he will also work with the Club’s commercial team to help develop and support partnerships with other global sponsors and brands.

On 9 June 2010, Kenny Dalglish (Rush’s former strike partner and manager) announces his desire to bring Rush back to Anfield in a coaching capacity if he is successful in his attempt to become Liverpool manager for the second time following the departure of Rafael Benitez.

International career

Rush made his Welsh debut before he had been handed his first start for Liverpool, playing his first match on 21 May 1980 against Scotland. Rush played regularly for the Welsh national team scoring a record 28 goals in 73 games.

Unfortunately during his career the team never qualified for a major tournament, although in 1991 he scored the winning goal in a memorable Euro 92 qualifier against Germany. Wales would narrowly miss out on qualifying for the finals, as happened during Rush’s career for World Cups in 1982, 1986 and 1994 and Euro 88. This puts him in a group with other football legends such as George Best and fellow Welshman Ryan Giggs to have never played in a major international tournament.

Another famous international winner by Rush was in a friendly against Italy in Brescia in June 1988. After a largely disappointing year in Italy, Rush helped silence his critics by bagging the only goal as Wales claimed a shock 1–0 win.

Career statistics

Career honours

Personal honours

• 1983 PFA Young Player of the Year
• 1984 PFA Players’ Player of the Year
• 1984 FWA Footballer of the Year
• 1984 European Golden Boot

Records

• Second highest FA Cup scorer of all time, and highest in 20th century FA Cup with 44 goals (39 for Liverpool, 4 for Chester City, 1 for Newcastle United). Only Henry “Harry” Cursham of Notts County scored more – 49 goals between 1877 and 1888.
• Record FA Cup Final goalscorer with 5 goals.
• Joint record League Cup goalscorer with 49 goals (48 for Liverpool), shared with Sir Geoff Hurst.
• First player to pick up 5 League Cup winners medals.
• Record Welsh international goalscorer with 28 goals.
• Record Liverpool goalscorer with 346 goals.
• Third top goalscorer in League football for Liverpool with 229 goals, behind Roger Hunt (245 goals) and Gordon Hodgson (233 goals).
• Record Merseyside derby goalscorer with 25 goals for Liverpool against Everton.
• Record transfer sale for Chester City (£300,000).

Roberto Carlos plays for Corinthians in Brazil. Previously he played for Spanish club Real Madrid for 11 years, winning four leagues, three UEFA Champions League trophies, and two Intercontinental Cups. He is also one of only six players to have played more than 100 matches in the Champions League, as of February 2008.^[3] He finished second to countryman Ronaldo in the 1997 FIFA World Player of the Year award poll and was named as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers by Pelé in March 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica heralds Roberto Carlos as “an excellent exponent of the wing back position.”

Biography

Roberto Carlos was born in a small coffee farm in the city of Garça, São Paulo. Raised with no luxury, he had a poor childhood and used to spend his time between helping his parents, farm workers, and playing with his friends. In 1981, Roberto Carlos and his family moved to Cordeiropolis.

Club career

União São João

Roberto Carlos began his professional career playing for União São João, a football club based in Araras (São Paulo state). Despite playing at what was seen as a lesser club, he was called up for the Brazil national football team.

Palmeiras

At Palmeiras, Roberto Carlos was recognized as one of the greats of Brazilian football of all time, winning two consecutive Brazilian Leagues

Internazionale

After almost signing for Bryan Robson’s Middlesbrough side in 1995, Roberto Carlos chose a move to F.C. Internazionale Milano, in the Serie A, playing one season for the Nerazzurri. The then-coach of Inter, Roy Hodgson, wanted him to play as a left winger, but Carlos preferred to play only as a left back.

Real Madrid

Roberto Carlos played at Real Madrid C.F. for 11 seasons, playing a total of 584 matches and scoring 71 goals in all competitions. 370 of them were league matches, in which he scored 46 goals from his left-back position. He famously set up Zinedine Zidane to score the winner for Real Madrid to win the Champions League in 2002. His consistently high standard and dynamic displays saw him voted into the uefa.com users’ UEFA Team of the Year in 2002 and 2003.

On 2 August 2005, he received dual Spanish and Brazilian citizenship. This proved important for Real Madrid, as it meant that he now counted as a European Union player. In January 2006, he set a club record for the most league matches played by a non-Spanish born player by making his 330th appearance for Madrid. He broke the previous mark of 329 held by Alfredo di Stéfano.

Having played 30 or more league matches for ten consecutive seasons and being one of the most consistent players in the squad, he was heavily criticized for conceding the ball early during the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 against Bayern Munich, which led to Roy Makaay’s goal, the quickest goal in the tournament’s history. On 9 March 2007, he announced his decision to not renew his contract with Real Madrid. But in one of the last few games of the season in the dying seconds against Recreativo de Huelva, Fernando Gago played a beautiful pass and Roberto Carlos slotted it home. As a result, Real Madrid were on course for their 30th La Liga championship. He was linked with a move to Chelsea in the summer of 2006.

Fenerbahçe

On 19 June 2007, Roberto Carlos signed a two-year contract and one year optional with the Turkish Super League champions Fenerbahçe at the stadium in front of thousands of fans. In the first official match he played with the team, Fenerbahçe won the Turkish Super Cup against Beşiktaş by two goals. During a league match against Sivasspor, he scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on 25 August 2007 on a diving header, which was only the third headed goal of his career.

He was injured during the final period of the same season and missed the title race between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. His team eventually lost the title to their rivals, while guaranteeing a place for themselves in Champions League knockouts for the next season. He announced that he was unhappy about the final result and would do his best to carry the domestic trophy back to the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.

On 7 October 2009 Roberto Carlos announced that he would leave Fenerbahçe upon the expiration of his contract in December 2009. He offered to return to Real Madrid and play for free, though he also said return to the Brazilian domestic leagues was a possibility and announced on 25 November 2009 his departure.

He played in his last match for the Turkish club when he came on in the 89th minute as a substitute against Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League on 17 December 2009. Team-mates gave Carlos a goodbye shower after the match as Fenerbahçe fans chanted “I love you Carlos,” giving him a standing ovation.

Corinthians

After 15 years away from Brazil, Roberto Carlos returned to his country in 2010 to play for Corinthians, one of the most successful football teams in Brazil. He joined his friend and former Real Madrid teammate Ronaldo.

On June 4, 2010, Roberto Carlos scored a goal against Internacional and helped Corinthians to move to the top of the Brazilian Campeonato table. The Timão won the game with the score of 2-0.

International career

Roberto Carlos amassed 125 caps, scoring 11 goals^[16] for the Brazilian national team. At the 1998 World Cup, he played seven matches, including the final loss to France. After a qualifying game for the 2002 World Cup, Paraguay goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert spat on Roberto Carlos, an action which caused FIFA to give Chilavert a three-match suspension and forced him to watch the first game of the World Cup from the stands. Roberto Carlos also played seven matches in the finals, scoring a goal from a free kick against China. He also was a starter in the final against Germany, with Brazil winning 2–0. After the tournament Carlos was also included in the World Cup’s All Star team.

He is especially famous for a free kick against France in the inaugural match of Tournoi de France 1997 on 3 June 1997. He shot from 35 m (115 ft) from the centre-right channel, and scored. The ball curved so much that the ball boy 10 yards to the right ducked instinctively, thinking that the ball would hit him. Instead, it eventually curled back on target, much to the surprise of goalkeeper Fabien Barthez, who just stood in place.

Roberto Carlos’ next international tournament was 2006 World Cup. In July 2006, after Brazil’s 1-0 defeat to France in the World Cup quarter-finals, Roberto Carlos announced his retirement from the national team, saying, “I’ve stopped with the national team. It was my last game.” He said he no longer wanted to play for Brazil because of the criticism he faced from fans and Brazilian media for his failure to mark goal scorer Thierry Henry on France’s winning goal.

Upon signing with Corinthians in January 2010, Roberto Carlos told TV Globo that he hoped to play at the 2010 World Cup and believed his return to Brazilian football may help him return to the national team, as manager Dunga had yet to settle on a left back. However, the long time left-defender was left off the 30-man provisional squad that was submitted to FIFA on 11 May 2010, along with veteran and famous players such as Ronaldo. Despite his deep desire to do so, Roberto Carlos was not named in Coach Dunga’s final squad of 23 for the Brazilian squad in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. Instead, Brazil newcomer Michel Bastos earned a spot for the left wingback position.

Career statistics

As of August 25, 2009.

Honours

Club

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1993, 1994
• Campeonato Paulista: 1993, 1994
• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1993

Real Madrid

• UEFA Champions League: 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02
• La Liga: 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07
• Supercopa de España: 1997, 2001, 2003
• Intercontinental Cup: 1998, 2002
• UEFA Super Cup: 2002

Fenerbahçe

• Turkish Super Cup: 2007, 2009

Country

Brazil

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997
• Copa América: 1997, 1999
• FIFA World Cup: 2002

Individual

• UEFA Team of the Year: 2002, 2003
• Golden Foot: 2008

Personal information
Full name	Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha
Date of birth	April 21, 1973 (1973-04-21) (age 37)
Place of birth	Garça, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Left wingback
Club information
Current club	Corinthians
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1990–1992	União São João	33	(10)
1993-1995	Palmeiras	68	(5)
1995–1996	Internazionale	30	(6)
1996–2007	Real Madrid	370	(47)
2007–2010	Fenerbahçe	65	(13)
2010–	Corinthians	28	(4)
National team‡
1992–2006	Brazil	125	(11)

He managed the German national team to a third-place finish in the 2006 World Cup.

On 12 July 2006, Klinsmann officially announced that he would step down as Germany’s coach after two years in charge and be replaced by assistant coach Joachim Löw. He took over as coach of Bayern Munich in July 2008, when Ottmar Hitzfeld stepped down to take over as the head coach of the Swiss National Team. He was fired from this position on 27 April 2009 despite winning five of his last seven matches.

Club career

Klinsmann was born in Göppingen, Germany. He was first introduced to football at the age of eight, playing every position in his youth, including goalkeeper. He started his professional career at the age of seventeen at Stuttgarter Kickers, which at the time was a second division club. In 1984 he joined the more prestigious Stuttgart club VfB Stuttgart, a perennial first division member. He helped them to the 1989 UEFA Cup Final where they were beaten by a Diego Maradona inspired Napoli (1-2, 3-3), although he did manage to score a goal in the second leg of the final.

Besides playing for German clubs VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Munich, Klinsmann played abroad for Internazionale, AS Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur and Sampdoria. At Bayern he managed to win the UEFA Cup in 1996, having been a runner up in the same tournament seven years earlier with Stuttgart. He again scored in the final, just as he did in 1989.

The first time he arrived at Tottenham he was not popular in England, partly because he played in the 1990 Germany team that knocked England out of the World Cup, and partly because of his reputation as a diver. After his Tottenham debut, when he poked fun at himself by diving across the pitch to celebrate his first goal, he became much more popular. One Guardian journalist, who had written an article called “Why I Hate Jürgen Klinsmann”, wrote another two months later called “Why I Love Jürgen Klinsmann”. Klinsmann went on to win the 1995 Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year.

During his second stint at Tottenham, Klinsmann’s goals saved the club from relegation, particularly the four goals he scored in a 6 – 2 win at Wimbledon F.C.  He decided to retire from playing professional football in the summer of 1998 after the World Cup but is still a fans favorite at White Hart Lane. He relocated to California and under the pseudonym Jay Goppingen, Klinsmann made a comeback as a player in 2003 for Orange County Blue Star in the United Soccer Leagues’ Premier Development League, the fourth tier of American men’s soccer. The 39-year-old was able to score five goals in eight appearances, helping his team to reach the playoffs. The name is taken from the town of Göppingen, where Klinsmann was born.

International career

Klinsmann had a fruitful international career, seeing his first West Germany duty in 1987 and ultimately collecting 108 caps, a tally second only to that of Lothar Matthäus. Klinsmann scored 47 goals for West Germany/Germany in top-level international matches, sharing the all-time third place with Rudi Völler, and only surpassed by Gerd Müller’s record of 68 goals for the national team and by Miroslav Klose’s 50 goals.

He participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal; the 1988, 1992 and 1996 European Championships, reaching the final in 1992 and becoming champion in 1996. Klinsmann was the first player ever to score in three different UEFA European Championships. He did it at the 1988, 1992, and 1996 tournaments. Three other players – Vladimir Smicer, Thierry Henry, and Nuno Gomes – have equalled this record since.

He was also an important part of the West German team at the World Cup finals of 1990 (in which he scored three goals), 1994 (five goals), and 1998 (three goals), winning the World Cup in 1990. He was the first player ever to score at least three goals in each of three World Cups, later joined by Ronaldo of Brazil. He is currently the third highest goalscorer for Germany in the World Cup final behind Miroslav Klose and Gerd Müller with 11.

Stats

[show]International goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 April 1988	Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, West Germany	Switzerland	1-0	1-0	Friendly
2.	14 June 1988	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, West Germany	Denmark	1-0	2-0	UEFA Euro 1988
3.	4 October 1989	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, West Germany	Finland	3-0	6-1	FIFA World Cup 1990 qualifying
4.	25 April 1990	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany	Uruguay	3-2	3-3	Friendly
5.	10 June 1990	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy	Yugoslavia	2-0	4-1	FIFA World Cup 1990
6.	15 June 1990	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy	United Arab Emirates	2-0	5-1	FIFA World Cup 1990
7.	24 June 1990	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy	Netherlands	1-0	2-1	FIFA World Cup 1990
8.	10 October 1990	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	1-0	3-1	Friendly
9.	31 October 1990	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1-0	3-2	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
10.	18 June 1992	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Netherlands	1-2	1-3	UEFA Euro 1992
11.	20 December 1992	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	4-0	4-1	Friendly
12.	14 April 1993	Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany	Ghana	3-1	6-1	Friendly
13.	14 April 1993	Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany	Ghana	5-1	6-1	Friendly
14.	10 June 1993	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., USA	Brazil	1-3	3-3	U.S. Cup
15.	10 June 1993	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., USA	Brazil	3-3	3-3	U.S. Cup
16.	13 June 1993	Soldier Field, Chicago, USA	United States	1-0	4-3	U.S. Cup
17.	19 June 1993	Silverdome, Pontiac, USA	England	2-1	2-1	U.S. Cup
18.	23 March 1994	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany	Italy	1-1	2-1	Friendly
19.	23 March 1994	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany	Italy	2-1	2-1	Friendly
20.	2 June 1994	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Austria	3-0	5-1	Friendly
21.	17 June 1994	Soldier Field, Chicago, USA	Bolivia	1-0	1-0	FIFA World Cup 1994
22.	21 June 1994	Soldier Field, Chicago, USA	Spain	1-1	1-1	FIFA World Cup 1994
23.	27 June 1994	Cotton Bowl, Dallas, USA	Korea Republic	1-0	3-2	FIFA World Cup 1994
24.	27 June 1994	Cotton Bowl, Dallas, USA	Korea Republic	3-0	3-2	FIFA World Cup 1994
25.	2 July 1994	Soldier Field, Chicago, USA	Belgium	2-1	3-2	FIFA World Cup 1994
26.	16 November 1994	Qemal Stafa, Tirana, Albania	Albania	1-0	2-1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
27.	14 December 1994	Chişinău, Moldova	Moldova	2-0	3-0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
28.	18 December 1994	Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany	Albania	2-0	2-1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
29.	29 March 1995	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia	Georgia	1-0	2-0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
30.	29 March 1995	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia	Georgia	2-0	2-0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
31.	7 June 1995	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	1-0	2-3	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
32.	11 October 1995	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	2-1	2-1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
33.	15 November 1995	Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany	Bulgaria	1-1	3-1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
34.	15 November 1995	Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany	Bulgaria	3-1	3-1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
35.	24 April 1996	Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	1-0	1-0	Friendly
36.	4 June 1996	Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany	Liechtenstein	8-1	9-1	Friendly
37.	16 June 1996	Old Trafford, Manchester, England	Russia	2-0	3-0	UEFA Euro 1996
38.	16 June 1996	Old Trafford, Manchester, England	Russia	3-0	3-0	UEFA Euro 1996
39.	23 June 1996	Old Trafford, Manchester, England	Croatia	1-0	2-1	UEFA Euro 1996
40.	4 September 1996	Ernest Pohl Stadium, Zabrze, Poland	Poland	2-0	2-0	Friendly
41.	9 October 1996	Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	2-0	5-1	FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
42.	10 September 1997	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany	Armenia	1-0	4-0	FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
43.	10 September 1997	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany	Armenia	2-0	4-0	FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
44.	5 June 1998	Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany	Luxembourg	2-0	7-0	Friendly
45.	15 June 1998	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	United States	2-0	2-0	FIFA World Cup 1998
46.	25 June 1998	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France	Iran	2-0	2-0	FIFA World Cup 1998
47.	29 June 1998	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France	Mexico	1-1	2-1	FIFA World Cup 1998

Coaching career

Upon retiring from active play, Klinsmann started his commercial career. He became the vice-president of a sports marketing consultancy based in the United States and was involved in Major League Soccer as part of the Los Angeles Galaxy team.

German national team

On 26 July 2004, he returned to Germany as the new coach of the national team, succeeding former teammate and strike partner Rudi Völler. Klinsmann subsequently embarked on an aggressive program to revamp the management of the team. Bringing fellow German striker Oliver Bierhoff on board helped diffuse public relations duties of the previous combined post away from the actual coaching aspect of the position. Furthermore, he created a youth movement to breathe life into an aging squad on the heels of a disastrous showing at Euro 2004. In the run up to the 2006 World Cup, Klinsmann attracted criticism from German fans and the media following poor results, such as the 4-1 loss to Italy. A particular subject of criticism was that Klinsmann commuted to Germany from the United States, which was the target of a campaign by the “Bild” tabloid. It should be noted that Klinsmann had previously eliminated some privileges Bild traditionally had with the national team, such as receiving the team lineup the day before a match, and 24/7 exclusive access to the team. His largely offensive tactics have irritated some, who complain that he ignores defensive football. He announced a squad of young players for the 2006 World Cup, basing his selection policy on performance, not reputation.

During the 2005 Confederations Cup, he regularly rotated his goalkeepers regardless of their performances, which drew the ire of Bayern Munich’s Oliver Kahn. On 7 April 2006, Klinsmann finally decided to relegate Kahn to the bench and designated Arsenal’s Jens Lehmann as his first choice goalkeeper. This choice followed Lehmann’s performances in the 2006 Champions League in which his Arsenal team bowed out in the final against Barcelona.

2006 World Cup

In the 2006 World Cup, the performances of Klinsmann’s team silenced his critics. The team recorded three straight wins against Costa Rica, Poland and Ecuador in the first round, earning Germany first place in Group A. The first game of the knock out stage was a 2-0 victory over Sweden, and in the quarter-finals, Klinsmann’s team defeated Argentina, winning 4-2 on penalties. The teams drew 1-1 after 120 minutes after an equalising goal from Miroslav Klose in the 80th minute.

In the semi-final on 4 July, Germany lost a close match with Italy 2-0 after goals in the final minutes of extra time from Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero. After the match, Klinsmann praised the performance of his young team. They beat Portugal 3-1 in the third place play-off, where he played Kahn instead of Jens Lehmann.^[7] The victory triggered a massive Berlin parade the following day where Klinsmann and the team were honoured by the public.

Afterward, Franz Beckenbauer, previously a strident critic of Klinsmann’s, declared his desire to see Klinsmann continue as coach. There was also widespread public support for Klinsmann due to his team’s spirit and attacking style of play. The team’s strong performance is thought by some to have renewed national pride and restored Germany’s reputation as a top footballing nation. Due to his success coaching the national team, Klinsmann was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz. He was even referred to as “Kaiser”, a term meaning “emperor” in German, usually reserved for German footballing greats, e.g. Franz Beckenbauer.

Resignation as national coach

Despite the highly acclaimed performance at the World Cup and the praise earned, Klinsmann declined to renew his contract, informing the DFB of his decision on 11 July 2006. The decision was officially announced by the DFB on the 12 July 2006. Klinsmann’s assistant Joachim Löw was appointed as the new head trainer at the same press conference. Klinsmann said “My big wish is to go back to my family, to go back to leading a normal life with them … After two years of putting in a lot of energy, I feel I lack the power and the strength to continue in the same way.”

Post-Germany

After leaving the Germany job, Klinsmann was linked with many coaching roles. He was linked repeatedly with the vacant United States national team coaching job after the decision not to renew the contract of Bruce Arena after the 2006 World Cup. However, Klinsmann could not come to an agreement with the U.S. Soccer Federation over control of the national team structure, and the job eventually went to Bob Bradley.

In April 2007, the English newspaper The Sun reported that Roman Abramovich wanted Klinsmann to coach his team Chelsea. Klinsmann reportedly rejected the offer.^[12] Klinsmann was also linked with managerial roles with Tottenham Hotspur and Los Angeles Galaxy, but the jobs went to Juande Ramos and Ruud Gullit respectively. Klinsmann was also linked to the Liverpool job as speculation mounted over Rafael Benítez’s future. Tom Hicks admitted in a statement that Liverpool ’sounded out’ Klinsmann about the job at Anfield if Rafael Benitez was to leave for either Real Madrid or Internazionale. Franz Beckenbauer claimed that Klinsmann would be “ideal” as the new coach of the England national team after Steve McClaren was sacked in November 2007, prior to the eventual appointment of the Englishman’s replacement, Fabio Capello.

Bayern Munich

In July 2008 Klinsmann took over as coach of Bayern Munich, succeeding Ottmar Hitzfeld. This was Klinsmann’s first managerial position at club level. Expected to introduce changes into training and style of play, Klinsmann was allowed to appoint several new staff member such as assistants Martin Vasquez and Nick Theslof, goalkeeping coach Walter Junghans, fitness coaches Oliver Schmidtlein, Thomas Wilhelmi, Marcelo Martins, and Darcy Norman, and sports psychologist Philipp Laux. However, Klinsmann struggled to produce the expected results. Following quarter-final eliminations from the DFB Cup and Champions League, Klinsmann came under much criticism from the media. On 27 April 2009, after a 1-0 home defeat by FC Schalke 04, the team’s fifth in the second round, Klinsmann was sacked as the management considered the qualification for the next year’s Champions League endangered.

Career statistics

Playing stats

[edit] Coaching stats

Honours

Club

Internazionale

• Supercoppa Italiana: 1989
• UEFA Cup: 1991

Bayern Munich

• UEFA Cup: 1996
• Bundesliga: 1996-97

International

Germany

• FIFA World Cup: 1990
• European Championship: 1996
• U.S. Cup: 1993

Personal

• West German Footballer of the Year: 1988
• German Footballer of the Year: 1994
• FWA Footballer of the Year: 1995 (Tottenham Hotspur)

Caps

• 108 caps for West Germany/Germany (47 goals)
• 14 Olympic caps (8 goals)
• 8 Under-21 caps (3 goals)
• 3 Under-16 caps

• Statistics refer to League games/goals only (except for international games).

Broadcasting career

Klinsmann was a studio analyst alongside former players Ruud Gullit and Steve McManaman, as well as commentator Martin Tyler for the English-language coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on the ESPN family of networks.

Personal life

Klinsmann’s family operates a bakery in Stuttgart’s Botnang district and consequently he is sometimes affectionately referred to as the “baker’s son from Botnang”. Klinsmann is in fact a journeyman baker, having served an apprenticeship. He is married to Chinese-American Debbie Chin, a former model. The couple have two children, Jonathan (born 1997) and Laila (born 2001).