| Capital: | € 28 million |
|---|---|
| Age: | 34 |
| Born: | 06/04/1985 |
| Country of origin: | Poland |
| Source of wealth: | Soccer player |
| Last updated: | 2020 |
Short introduction
Lukas Podolski is a professional footballer who, besides his underway career, very successful, especially in the German national team. The biggest success of the Polish striker won the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to his parent club 1. FC Köln, he has worked for FC Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Galatasaray Istanbul and currently Vissel Kobe in Japan. With 49 goals in 130 international matches, he is the third most successful scorer in German international history and has the third highest appearance number.
Early Life
Lukas Jozef Podolski, born in Gliwice in Poland in the summer of 1985, was born with sports talent. He was born for Soccer Professional Waldemar Podolski and international hand soccer player Krystyna Podolska. His family moved to Germany in 1987, where they found their new home in Bergheim near Cologne. There Podolski attended high school, but then graduated from high school. It was followed by civil service for Podolski, which he displayed at the Olympic Training Center in Rhineland. He has started playing football in childhood, at the age of only 6 at a local club Jugend 07 Bergheim.
Four years later, Podolski which was clearly very talented turned to the Youth Team 1. FC Köln. At that time Lukas Podolski was still a young man player. A few years later, he was already in the A-Youth Bundesliga for 1. FC Cologne and was quickly appointed for the Rhenish club professional team. The inventor is the first team coach, Swiss Marcel Koller.
Lukas Podolski can sign his first professional contract at the end of 2003 and made his debut in the Bundesliga eleven days after the contract was signed. Only a short time later, Lukas Podolski’s first goal in the Bundesliga followed.
Career
This is where the extraordinary athletic career of Lukas Podolski begins, which is still ongoing. In addition to his home club 1. FC Köln and his current position in Vissel Kobe in Japan, the list of clubs includes top European clubs. Even if he can’t win everywhere, he scored his goal for each of these clubs. He is one of the few players in the world who has scored at least one goal in the Bundesliga, Premier League and Serie A.
In particular, after the second degradation of FC Cologne after the 2006 successful World Cup in his own country, he turned to the German record champion. In three years at FC Bayern Munich, he never really developed into ordinary. He made 71 league appearances in three seasons, many of them were not from the start. After 15 goals in this 71 appearance, he switched back to 1. FC Köln. Lukas Podolski lives here again just three years before going to England again for three years – for a new sports challenge.
Career spotlight.
As mentioned at the beginning, the 2014 World Cup title at Rio de Janeiro was the absolute peak of Lukas Podolski’s career. This despite the fact that he only made two short bets throughout the tournament. He was also third in 2006 and 2010 in World Cup champions and European representatives in 2008.
At a soccer club he won exactly one title championship, in 2008 with Bayern Munich. In the same year Lukas Podolski also won the DFB Cup with this club. He also won the Cup in England in 2014 and Turkey in 2016.
In terms of personal success, it must be mentioned that he became the top scorer in the 2nd Bundesliga in 2005 and scored this year in Germany in 2017.
Famous quotes
Because Lukas Podolski raved into a fully cheerful microphone, especially at the beginning of his career, there were also a number of extraordinary quotes from him. The following is the best choice:
“Now we have to roll your head – and our sleeves too, of course.”
“This actually exceeds both” – when asked if he was disappointed with a 1-1 draw or happy.
“It’s football. Sometimes the better win.”
“I don’t care whether a bad loser. They will go home now.” After a fight after winning the 2006 World Cup quarter-finals over Argentina.
Amazing facts
Cologne players are players with most “goals in a month” in German football, he won this award 12 times. He also runs the kebab snack bar and a living room of ice cream in Cologne. He was also involved in the Cologne Brewery “Alter Markt”.
Already in 2010 he founded the Lukas Podolski Foundation himself, which implemented projects for unlucky young people. He has appeared on the cover of the EA sports game series “FIFA” three times. In 2016 he released the song “Liebe Liebe Stadt” with Ballou and Mo-Toreres paint, with him he reached number 26 on a single chart in Germany.
