- Former footballer; who played for Chemnitz (1995-97), Kaiserslautern (1997-99), Bayer Leverkusen (1999-2002, 2010-12), Bayern Munich (2002-06), and Chelsea (2006-10).
- Won the German Bundesliga championship four times (1998, 2003, 2005, 2006) and the German DFB-Pokal cup three times (2003, 2005, 2006). Has also won the English Premier League once (2010), and the English FA Cup three times (2007, 2009, 2010).
- Selected in FIFA's 100 Greatest Living Players of All Time.
- Won 98 caps and scored 42 goals for Germany between 1999-2010. He represented Germany in the 2002 and 2006 World Cup tournaments.
- Sons; Louis (b.2001), Emilio (b.2002) and Jordi (b.2005).
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