Bastian Schweinsteiger - the legend of German football and the star of "Bavaria"

Footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger is known in the world of sports as a midfielder who built almost his entire career in Munich's Bavaria and helped in 2014 to win his World Cup champions. About this person you can tell a lot. And so I would like to tell you about the most interesting facts concerning his life.

Club career

Bastian Schweinsteiger started his football career from the age of three! Childhood (until 1992, then he turned eight), he spent at the club "Oberaudorf", after which he played for six years in the "Rosenheim 1860". But then, in 1998, at age 14, he moved to "Bavaria", with which he linked his life. He played for the Munich club for 17 years! All the dedicated fans called Bastian "the heart of Bavaria". He and Philip Lam were considered to be permanent "Bavarians"! But in 2015 it was reported that Bastian Schweinsteiger left his native harbor and left for England to join the ranks of Manchester United. What are the only assumptions about his departure, or built up the frustrated and discouraged fans of the Munich club! The official version says that Bastian wanted to try something new at the end of his career, so he decided to test his strength in the English club. Well, all the people loyal to the "Bavaria" sincerely hope that their favorite will return to his native penates. Because the composition does not look the same as before, without the legendary midfielder.

The path to the starry Olympus

In the first team Bastian Schweinsteiger came from the Munich double. And in the basis of it began to see since 2002 year. Bastian Schweinsteiger quickly and very successfully joined the team. True, there was a time when he was again exiled to the second squad. But it was only for a couple of months. Shvaini, as his teammates are, is a versatile midfielder and performs well both on the left and right flanks. With coach Louis van Gale and did play in the center of the field. At that time he, along with Mark van Bommel, formed a strong bunch of central midfielders. Many considered them to be the strongest duet in the whole of Germany.

Bastian is a man with a strong character and leadership qualities, thanks to which he earned not only a permanent place at the heart of the team, but also a vice-captain of the German national team. He wore an honorable bandage, being in the "Bavaria", until his departure.

Achievements

Bastian Schweinsteiger, whose photo shows us a true German man, is the pride of the German national team and the Munich club. More than once he helped his team with decisive transfers, penalties or goals. With "Bavaria" he became eight-time champion of Germany, seven-time winner of the Cup of the country and twice received the Cup of the German League. He won the Super Bowl twice and once raised the main trophy of the Champions League over his head. In 2013, with "Bavaria" won the UEFA Super Cup and the club World Cup. With his native club, Bastian won 22 trophies.

With the team four times reached the finals of the Confederations Cup, two World Championships and the European tournament. And, finally, after so many defeats at the final stage, in 2014, the great football player of the strongest team together with his team won the World Championship.