He was taken into the youth program in Chemnitzer at age 14, but was quickly taken in by Kaisersluiten, where he lost the favour of manager Rehhgael. He switched to Bayern Leverkusen for €4.8m.
His final season for that club was heartbreaking, where he came second in the Bundesliga, lost the German Cup and the Champions League final. He was voted into the UEFA.com's European team of the year and was awarded German Player of the Year.
Bayern Munich saw his current form and bought him for €12.9m.
He maintained his standard for Munich and for the German national team, and had scored four goals for Germany during the qualifications for Euro 2004.
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