Albert ostermaier oliver kahn biography

German footballer (born )

Oliver Rolf Kahn (German:[ˈɔlivɐˈkaːn]; born 15 June )^[3] is a German football executive and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper.

He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team in Twelve years later, Kahn made his debut match in the professional squad. In , he was transferred to Bayern Munich for the fee of DM &#;million, where he played until the end of his career in His commanding presence in goal^[4] and aggressive style earned him nicknames such as Der Titan ([deːɐ̯tiˈtaːn], "The Titan") from the press and Vol-kahn-o ("volcano") from fans.^[5] Kahn is one of the most successful German players in recent history, having won eight Bundesliga titles, six DFB-Pokals, the UEFA Cup in , the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup, both achieved in Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time,^[3] his individual contributions have earned hi