Legendary midfielder Michael Ballack...

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Legendary midfielder Michael Ballack...

Michael Ballack is considered one of the best and most versatile midfielders of his generation, and is typically considered a defensive midfielder. He is a technical player, with excellent control of the midfield, passing and creating chances, as well as being able to play with both his left and right feet, and is also a good long-range shot maker. He is also known for his height, height advantage, and ability to overpower opponents with a strong and aggressive style of play.

In addition to his playing ability, Ballack has also been noted for his leadership qualities throughout his career. His national team manager Joachim Low has described him as "a calm and composed player". He had a great career, but was plagued by injuries and limited playing time.

Born on 26 September 1976, Michael Ballack was named one of Pelé's 100 Best FIFA Men's Players and won the UEFA Midfielder of the Year award in 2002. He has also won the German Footballer of the Year award three times (2002, 2003, 2005).

He started his youth career at Freiburg in 1983, and made his senior debut at Chemnitz before moving to Kaiserslautern in 1997, where he reached the next level of his career. He won the Bundesliga title. He became a regular for the German national team in the 1998–99 season, and in 1999 he moved to Bayern Leverkusen for €4.1 million. He finished second in the Bundesliga, the Pokal and the UEFA Champions League with Leverkusen in the 2001–02 season, and was one of the most unlucky players in the German national team, losing to Brazil in the 2002 World Cup final, finishing as runners-up.

After three seasons at Leverkusen, he moved to Bayern Munich for €12.9 million, and played for the club in the 2003–04 season. He won the Bundesliga and the German Cup twice in 2005 and 2006, and was a top scorer in midfield, scoring 58 goals for Bayern between 2002 and 2006. He joined Premier League club Chelsea in mid-2006, winning trophies in his first season. Although he struggled with injuries in 2007, he helped Chelsea reach their first Champions League final the following season. He was also part of the team that won the double in 2009–2010.

As a player, he played for Bayern in 2009, He played in the UEFA European Football Championship in 2004 and 2005 and the FIFA World Cup in 2006 and 2007, and was appointed captain by Jürgen Klinsmann in 2004. Ballack helped the team reach the final of the 2002 World Cup, scoring in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, and also led the team to the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup and the final of Euro 2008. He is also one of the all-time top scorers for the German national team.

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