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Lukas Podolski

Lukas Podolski
Personal information
Full nameLukas Josef Podolski
Date of birth04 June 1985(age 27)
Place of birthGliwice, Poland
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11.6 in)
Playing positionWinger / Forward
Club information
Current club1. FC Köln
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Lukas Josef Podolski (-deˈluːkas poˈdɔlski); born Łukasz Podolski -plwuˈkaʂ poˈdɔlskiIPA) on 4 June 1985 in Gliwice, Poland) is a German footballer who plays as a striker/winger for 1. FC Köln and for the German national team. He joined 1. FC Köln in 1995 where he broke into the first team in 2003 and made 81 appearances for the club before moving to Bayern Munich. After three years in Munich with mixed success, Podolski returned to Köln. He was first capped by Germany in 2004 and has been part of the squad in all major tournaments since then. Although he was eligible to play for Germany and Poland, Podolski chose to play for Germany.

Lukas Podolski Video

EIN DANKESCHÃN FÃR ÃBER 1.500.000 VIEWS!!! THX for 1.500.000 views thats awesome!!! (17.05.2010) In den Hauptrollen: Oliver Pocher als Ulli HoeneÃ, Mark van Bommel, Lukas Podolski, Michael Ballack, Jogi Löw und Kevin Kuranyi
2.98 min. | 4.79 user rating		 Youtube-Videos und Umfrage auf dbvdv23.repage6.de Geile Klamotten auf www.bybeathoven.com Podolski's Traumtor zum 3:0 gegen Saarbrücken
0.98 min. | 3.71 user rating		 Interview mit Lukas Podolski nach dem Spiel gegen Schweden.
1.63 min. | 4.69 user rating		 Lukas german Hero
3.77 min. | 4.82 user rating		 Performance of Lu-Lu-Lu Lukas Podolski. (It's kind of oo) Found here: blog.koeln.de The video is not mine, but other people have had difficulties viewing it directly from the website. If you'd like it removed for some reason, please politely contact me. Also, I no longer have the video or the audio on my computer, meaning I can't send it to anyone. :( Sorry!
3.80 min. | 4.47 user rating
was der Poldi da wohl zu seinem Gegenspieler gesagt hat :D
0.22 min. | 3.17 user rating		 Lukas Podolski äuÃert sich in ungewohnt eloquenter Weise nach dem klaren 4:0 im Testspiel gegen die Schweiz am 26.03.08.
1.42 min. | 4.73 user rating		 Das ganze Video kostenlos unter www.eyep.tv Felix Magath wird während der Pressekonferenz vor dem Spitzenspiel gegen den FC Bayern München (26. Spieltag, Saison 2008/2009) zu dem Vorfall in der Nationalmannschaft befragt, bei dem Lukas Podolski Michael Ballack ohrfeigte.
0.60 min. | 4.88 user rating		 Lu Lu Lu Lukas Podolski! Neuer Käptn! arsenal poldi micht cologne Südtribüne Karneval Poldi Rosenmontag Tor Hannover Mainz BAyern Schweini Poldi disst
5.52 min. | 4.81 user rating		 Lukas Podolski wird in seiner Muttersprache (polnisch) interviewt .... *sexy*
1.38 min. | 4.50 user rating

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ESPN STAR Sports--"Cologne are a good side with some valuable players, like [-Lukas-] -Podolski- who plays for Germany. "There is always a good atmosphere in Cologne, they have a big stadium and it is a big football club." After - Date : Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:57:44 GMT+00:00
Transfer round-up: Falcao move on; Diarra and Eriksen deals stall - Spurs Oddysey Tweet this news
Spurs Oddysey--Steffen Freund, who never found the net during his four year stay at the club, believes German striker -Lukas Podolski- is the man for the job - and added he felt Tottenham's style would “suit” the FC Cologne forward. Rumours that - Date : Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:48:04 GMT+00:00
It's the most wonderful time of the year... - Vitalfootball Tweet this news
Vitalfootball---Lukas Podolski-. Seasoned German international who is much younger than I thought. At 26 years old he certainly has resale value and he has the quality to play for us I`m sure. Steffen Freund, the former Spurs player, has talked him up thi - Date : Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:34:02 GMT+00:00
Tottenham - Steffen Freund urges Harry Redknapp to snap up Lukas Podolski - GiveMeFootball.com Tweet this news
GiveMeFootball.com--Former Tottenham favourite Steffen Freund believes German hotshot -Lukas Podolski- would be the ideal candidate to fire the north London club back to the Champions League next season. The 26-year-old FC Koln striker scored 13 ... - Date : Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:26:43 GMT+00:00
Watch out, Lukas Podolski: Andre Schuerrle emerges as no. 1 threat to Prinz ... - Goal.com America Tweet this news
Goal.com America--Andre Schuerrle's breakthrough performance for Germany on Tuesday means that -Lukas Podolski's- starting role may soon come into question. By Clark Whitney Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Australia may not have been Germany's p - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:38:33 GMT+00:00
Links! And Dejan Stankovic's wonder goal against Roma! - Yahoo! Sports (blog) Tweet this news
Yahoo! Sports (blog)--[Kickstarter] Liverpool's new away shirt is actually pretty nice. [The Beautiful Gear] 10-year-old becomes first American ever signed by Barcelona's academy. [Barcaloco] Lu-Lu-Lu -Lukas Podolski- got married. And it looks l - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:00:07 GMT+00:00
Lukas Podolski - ready to shoot down Borussia. - Sportinglife.com Tweet this news
Sportinglife.com--Cologne striker -Lukas Podolski- has no qualms about sending Borussia Monchengladbach into the second division with a win at the Borussia Park Stadion on Sunday, even if it would mean no local derbies next season. The Foals would not be - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:45:21 GMT+00:00
Poles Abroad: Peszko assists but Köln thrashed - Polish Football Online Tweet this news
Polish Football Online--In the only bright spot of Köln's afternoon, Peszko (in a similar action to last week's goal) played a one-two with -Lukas Podolski- before centring for Milivoje Novakovič to pull the score back to 3-1. Peszko eventuall - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:41:55 GMT+00:00
Reus runs riot as Cologne crumble - Fifa.com Tweet this news
Fifa.com--After some fine passing with -Lukas Podolski-, Slawomir Peszko streaked in from the left side and crossed to Novakovic, who hit from with his left foot from three yards. Gladbach reclaimed a three-goal lead from the spot in the 65th minute as Da - Date : Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:15:40 GMT+00:00
Could this be a successful era for English Football? - FootyBunker.com Tweet this news
FootyBunker.com--Whereas the likes of Mesut Ozil, Bastien Schweinsteiger and -Lukas Podolski- would have been dreaming of the praise and admiration they would have received by scoring a penalty, our England bottle jobs would have been fearing the uproar t - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:32:05 GMT+00:00

Awards
Preceded by
Inaugural		Gillette Best Young Player
2006		Succeeded by
Thomas Müller|
Preceded by
Ruud van Nistelrooy & Wayne Rooney		UEFA Euro Silver Boot
2008		Succeeded by
Incumbent|

Club performance :
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal Europe Total
2002 � 03 Köln II Regionalliga Nord 1 0   -   -   - 1 0
2003 � 04 Köln Bundesliga 19 10 1 0   -   - 20 10
2003 � 04 Köln II Regionalliga Nord 1 0   -   -   - 1 0
2004 � 05 Köln 2. Bundesliga 30 24 2 5   -   - 32 29
2005 � 06 Bundesliga 32 12 1 0   -   - 33 12
2006 � 07 Bayern Munich 22 4 3 2 2 0 7 1 34 7
2007 � 08 25 5 4 0 0 0 12 5 41 10
2007 � 08 Bayern Munich II Regionalliga Süd 2 0   -   -   - 2 0
2008 � 09 Bayern Munich Bundesliga 24 6 3 1   - 4 2 31 9
2009 � 10 Köln 27 2 4 1   - 31 3
2010 � 11 32 13 2 1   - 34 14
2011 � 12 6 4 1 0   - 7 4
Career Total 218 79 21 10 2 0 23 8 264 97
2004 8 2
2005 12 8
2006 17 12
2007 7 2
2008 16 7
2009 9 6
2010 14 5
2011 8 1
Total 91 43

International goals :
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 December 2004 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand 3 � 1 5 � 1 Friendly
2. 21 December 2004 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand 5 � 1 5 � 1 Friendly
3. 26 March 2005 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia Slovenia 1 � 0 1 � 0 Friendly
4. 4 June 2005 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 4 � 1 4 � 1 Friendly
5. 15 June 2005 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany Australia 4 � 2 4 � 3 FIFA Confederations Cup 2005
6. 25 June 2005 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany Brazil 1 � 1 2 � 3 FIFA Confederations Cup 2005
7. 29 June 2005 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany Mexico 1 � 0 4 � 3 FIFA Confederations Cup 2005
8. 7 September 2005 Olympiastadion Berlin, Berlin, Germany South Africa 1 � 0 4 � 2 Friendly
9. 7 September 2005 Olympiastadion Berlin, Berlin, Germany South Africa 3 � 1 4 � 2 Friendly
10. 7 September 2005 Olympiastadion Berlin, Berlin, Germany South Africa 4 � 2 4 � 2 Friendly
11. 27 May 2006 Badenova Stadion, Freiburg, Germany Luxembourg 3 � 0 7 � 0 Friendly
12. 27 May 2006 Badenova Stadion, Freiburg, Germany Luxembourg 5 � 0 7 � 0 Friendly
13. 20 June 2006 Olympiastadion Berlin, Berlin, Germany Ecuador 3 � 0 3 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2006
14. 24 June 2006 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany Sweden 1 � 0 2 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2006
15. 24 June 2006 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany Sweden 2 � 0 2 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2006
16. 2 September 2006 Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany Republic of Ireland 1 � 0 1 � 0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
17. 6 September 2006 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino 1 � 0 13 � 0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
18. 6 September 2006 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino 5 � 0 13 � 0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
19. 6 September 2006 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino 8 � 0 13 � 0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
20. 6 September 2006 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino 10 � 0 13 � 0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
21. 11 October 2006 Tehelné Pole Stadion, Bratislava, Slovakia Slovakia 1 � 0 4 � 1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
22. 11 October 2006 Tehelné Pole Stadion, Bratislava, Slovakia Slovakia 4 � 1 4 � 1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
23. 12 September 2007 Rhein-Energie Stadion, Cologne, Germany Romania 3 � 1 3 � 1 Friendly
24. 17 November 2007 AWD Arena, Hannover, Germany Cyprus 3 � 0 4 � 0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
25. 26 March 2008 St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland Switzerland 4 � 0 4 � 0 Friendly
26. 8 June 2008 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Poland 1 � 0 2 � 0 UEFA Euro 2008
27. 8 June 2008 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Poland 2 � 0 2 � 0 UEFA Euro 2008
28. 12 June 2008 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Croatia 1 � 2 1 � 2 UEFA Euro 2008
29. 6 September 2008 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1 � 0 6 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
30. 6 September 2008 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 2 � 0 6 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
31. 11 October 2008 Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany Russia 1 � 0 2 � 1 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
32. 28 March 2009 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany Liechtenstein 4 � 0 4 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
33. 29 May 2009 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China China 1 � 1 1 � 1 Friendly
34. 9 September 2009 AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany Azerbaijan 4 � 0 4 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
35. 14 October 2009 HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg, Germany Finland 1 � 1 1 � 1 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
36. 18 November 2009 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Ivory Coast 1 � 0 2 � 2 Friendly
37. 18 November 2009 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Ivory Coast 2 � 2 2 � 2 Friendly
38. 29 May 2010 Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary Hungary 1 � 0 3 � 0 Friendly
39. 13 June 2010 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa Australia 1 � 0 4 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2010
40. 27 June 2010 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa England 2 � 0 4 � 1 FIFA World Cup 2010
41. 7 September 2010 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany Azerbaijan 2 � 0 6 � 1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
42. 12 October 2010 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3 � 0 3 � 0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
43. 2 September 2011 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Austria 3 � 0 6 � 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

2. Bundesliga top scorers

1975: Graul * 1976: Granitza * 1977: Gerber * 1978: Hrubesch * 1979: Kirschner * 1980: Sackewitz * 1981: Mill * 1982: Völler * 1983: Schatzschneider * 1984: Wohlfarth * 1985: Burgsmüller * 1986: Bunk * 1987: Reich * 1988: Sané * 1989: Demandt * 1990: Banach * 1991: Tönnies * 1992: Drulák * 1993: Reich * 1994: Wegmann * 1995: Rische * 1996: Walter * 1997: Vier * 1998: Vier * 1999: Labbadia * 2000: Marić * 2001: Djappa/Wichniarek * 2002: Wichniarek * 2003: Voronin * 2004: Copado/Mintál * 2005: Podolski * 2006: Eigler * 2007: Federico * 2008: Novakovič * 2009: Auer/Makiadi/Mintál * 2010: Thurk

Germany squad UEFA Euro 2004

Kahn, Hinkel, Friedrich, Wörns, Nowotny, Baumann, Schweinsteiger, Hamann, Bobic, Kurányi, Klose, Lehmann, Ballack, Brdarić, Kehl, Jeremies, Ziege, Ernst, Schneider, Podolski, Lahm, Frings, Hildebrand
Coach : Völler

Germany squad 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place

Kahn, Hinkel, Friedrich, Huth, Owomoyela, Engelhardt, Schweinsteiger, Frings, Hanke, Deisler, Brdarić, Lehmann, Ballack, Asamoah, Ernst, Hitzlsperger, Mertesacker, Borowski, Schneider, Podolski, Schulz, Kurányi, Hildebrand
Coach : Klinsmann

Germany squad 2006 FIFA World Cup Third Place

Lehmann, Jansen, Friedrich, Huth, Kehl, Nowotny, Schweinsteiger, Frings, Hanke, Neuville, Klose, Kahn, Ballack, Asamoah, Hitzlsperger, Lahm, Mertesacker, Borowski, Schneider, Podolski, Metzelder, Odonkor, Hildebrand
Coach : Klinsmann

Germany squad UEFA Euro 2008 Runners-up

Lehmann, Jansen, Friedrich, Fritz, Westermann, Rolfes, Schweinsteiger, Frings, Gómez, Neuville, Klose, Enke, Ballack, Trochowski, Hitzlsperger, Lahm, Mertesacker, Borowski, Odonkor, Podolski, Metzelder, Kurányi, Adler
Coach : Löw



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