His full name is Oliver Rolf Kahn. He was born on June 15, 1969 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was a German soccer player and played the role of goalkeeper for Bayern Munich. From 1988 to 1994 Kahn played for Karlsruher. He has played 86 games for the Germany team. His nicknames are “King Kahn” or “the Titan”.
Kahn began his career at Karlsruher SC and in 1994 he was transferred to Bayern Munich, his last professional club. He is a modern goalkeeper, who handles his defenses splendidly and also has the power of character to be heard and appreciated by his teammates, which is an amazing achievement considering he is playing alongside world-class superstars at Bayern Munich. Munich and the German team.
He is one of the most successful and famous German footballers in recent history, having won eight German championships, six German cups, the UEFA Cup in 1996, the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup, both in 2001.
His personal contributions have earned him four consecutive UEFA Best European Goalkeeper awards, three IFFHS World Goalkeeper of the Year awards. He is considered one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time and is the only goalkeeper in football history to win the FIFA World Cup Ballon d’Or (in the 2002 World Cup).
At 38, most players, even goalkeepers, make the decision to hang up their football boots, but not Oliver Kahn. For all we know, we could also see Oliver Kahn play for Germany in another World Cup in 2010.