Todays birthday – Philipp Lahm (31) Philipp Lahm (born 11 November 1983) is a German professional footballer who plays as a full back or defensive midfielder for Bayern Munich and formerly for the German national team. He is the captain of his club, having skippered them to numerous honours including the 2013 UEFA Champions League as part of the Treble. He is also a former captain of his national team, which he led to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, before retiring from international football. He is the only professional footballer to have captained teams to championships in the FIFA World Cup, the domestic title, the domestic cup, the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup, a record he accomplished within 15 months between May 2013 and July 2014. Lahm is considered by many to be the best full back of his generation, and was included in the World Cup team of the tournament in 2006 and 2010, the UEFA Team of the Tournament in 2008 and 2012 and in the UEFA Team of the Year 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2013. Although Lahm is right-footed, he is able to play on both sides of the pitch. He often cuts from the flank to the inside of the pitch to either shoot or pass. He is renowned for his pace, dribbling and precise tackling abilities as well as his small stature, giving him the nickname the Magic Dwarf. Honours In 2008, Lahm was chosen as the left back for the FIFA Team of the Year, winning the election ahead of Manchester United left back Patrice Evra by 2% of the given votes. Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014 DFB-Pokal: 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014 DFL-Ligapokal: 2007 DFL-Supercup: 2010, 2012 UEFA Champions League: 2013; Runner-up: 2010, 2012 UEFA Super Cup: 2013 FIFA Club World Cup: 2013 Germany FIFA World Cup: 2014; Third Place: 2006, 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Runner-up: 2002 UEFA European Football Championship Runner-up: 2008 Individual Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2006, 2010 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2006 FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2010 FIFA World Cup Castrol Index All Star Team: 2014 UEFA Team of the Year: 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013 UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2008, 2012 ESM Team of the Year: 2013, 2014 FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: 2013 FIFA/FIFPro World XI: 2013 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2014
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