Thomas Hitzlsperger: life, career. Interesting facts about the famous German football player

Thomas Hitzlsperger is a famous German football player who has already completed his career. But in those years, when he went on the field, the midfielder very successfully defended the colors of the national team of his country, and also demonstrated obvious successes in the game for the clubs. Well, it's worth telling briefly about his interesting life and career.

Beginning of football activity

Thomas Hitzlsperger is a pupil of the best German club to date. He studied the art of owning a ball in the Munich "Bavaria". After all, a football player was born in this city.

But in 2000, the young 18-year-old player moved to another team, namely Aston Villa. It was a serious step in his career, a young footballer not only began to protect the colors of another club - he moved to another country, to England. But his debut took place in the following year - in 2001. Then he first appeared on the field as a member of the team from Birmingham against Liverpool. But further prospects proved to be imaginary, since this game was for Thomas the first and last in the English club. Because he moved to "Chesterfield", where things went much better.

Career development

Since 2001, Thomas Hitzlsperger played for Chesterfield. At first it was a rental - he was still in the Aston Villa. But in this team he often went on the field as a player of the main line-up. But then he went back to the club that owned it. The new head coach Graham Taylor saw in the young guy a talent and began to often release him on the field. And on April 20, 2002 he completed his first goal, which scored in the gate of FC Leicester.

It all ended better than it began. For "Aston Villa" Thomas Hitzlsperger played until 2005, and for this time period he played more than a hundred matches.

In 2005, the player acquired the status of a free agent. But soon he began to perform in the Bundesliga, as he became a player of "Stuttgart". In this team he immediately became a player of the main line-up. This was a new step in career development. The most successful season footballer Hitzlsperger Thomas spent in the 2006/07 season. After all, it was then that he and his club won the title of champion of Germany. On the field, then he went out thirty times, and for all these games scored seven goals. Moreover, since 2008, Thomas Hitzlsperger was an important captain of the club. But from December 1, 2009, he was replaced by Matthew Delpierre.

Last years

In 2010, the player bought the Italian club "Lazio". There, the player did not play much - only 6 matches, and designed one goal. So in the summer transfer window, he moved to FC West Ham United, with the leadership of which he signed a contract for the next three years. But unfortunately, even before the start of the season, he earned an injury, which was the first time he came to the field in 2001, on February 21. It was a game against Burnley, and then Thomas Hitzlsperger scored in the opponents' gate. But after the end of the season left the team, as the club flew out of the Premier League.

The next team was Wolfsburg. There, too, the career was not very successful - only 6 exits on the field and a lot of injuries. The last club of Thomas was "Everton". In total, he spent seven matches in it, and in September 2013 announced that he decided to "hang the boots on the nail." Such a career was distinguished by Hitzlsperger Thomas.

The biography of this person is very interesting, professional - even more so. In terms of performances for the German national team from the footballer things were going better. He even was her captain (of up to 19 years). In the senior, the main team he played until 2010 and during this time he managed to win the status of the silver medalist of the European Championship-2008, the bronze at the 2006 World Cup and also the third place in the 2005 Confederations Cup together with the rest of the players. Hitzlsperger Thomas matches conducted good - in many helped the team, did assists, scored. But he finished his career in 2010 - even earlier than the club.

Personal life

And finally a couple of words about this topic, which has always interested society. Thomas is known for the fact that in 2007, in June, unexpectedly broke up with his lover named Inga. And it seems nothing special, if it did not happen just a couple of weeks before the officially appointed wedding. And the most interesting is that after Thomas finished his career, namely in January 2014, he announced that he was ... a man of unconventional sexual orientation. Thus, he became the first of the famous German football players, who did not hesitate to talk about such a personal moment. As the former player said, he was aware of this fact for a very long time and only in the last couple of years managed to admit this to himself and understand that this is really so. Here is such an interesting nuance.