News (engl.)
World Cup winner Boateng announces retirement
.jpg%3F1758315809 "Jerome Boateng")
World Cup winner Jérôme Boateng has announced the end of his playing career. “I’ve learned, I’ve won, I’ve lost,” said the 37-year-old in a video released on Friday evening. His last club was LASK in Austria.
Boateng made 76 senior international appearances for Germany, winning the World Cup as a regular starter in Brazil in 2014. He previously lifted the U21 European Championship trophy in 2009. In total, he played 15 times for the U21s and made a further 21 appearances for Germany’s youth teams, scoring five goals across his DFB career.
Serial winner with Bayern
Boateng played in the Bundesliga for Hertha BSC, Hamburger SV and Bayern Munich, and also had spells with Manchester City, Olympique Lyon and Salernitana.
His most successful period came with Bayern, where he won the Champions League twice, lifted the Bundesliga title nine times, and claimed five DFB-Pokal trophies. He also won the FIFA Club World Cup twice and was named Germany’s Footballer of the Year for the 2015/16 season.
Categories: News (engl.)
Author: mmc/dr
Related news
Veit and Mühlhaus called up to women’s national team to replace Kleinherne and Cerci
Sophia Kleinherne (VfL Wolfsburg) and Selina Cerci (TSG Hoffenheim) have both been forced to withdraw from the Germany women’s national team ahead of their upcoming training camp due to injury.
DFB-Pokal semi-final draw: Stuttgart host Freiburg, Leverkusen face Bayern
Title holders VfB Stuttgart will host SC Freiburg in the semi-finals of the Men’s DFB-Pokal in a Baden-Württemberg derby. In the second semi-final, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will welcome record cup winners FC Bayern München.
Christian Wück announces squad for World Cup qualifiers
Women’s national team head coach Christian Wück has announced which 23 players will make up the squad for Germany’s first set of qualifying fixtures for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil.