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Thomas Hitzlsperger
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Person

Thomas Hitzlsperger

b. 1982

German footballer (born 1982)

Born
5 Apr 1982 · Munich

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 51 years
  1. 5 Apr 1982BornBorn in Munich
  2. 1989 – 2000TeamFC Bayern Munich
  3. 1997 – 1998TeamGermany national under-15 football team
  4. 1998 – 1999TeamGermany national under-16 football team
  5. 1999 – 2000TeamGermany national under-17 association football team
  6. 2000 – 2001TeamAston Villa F.C.
  7. 2000 – 2001TeamGermany national under-18 football team
  8. 2001 – 2005TeamAston Villa F.C.
  9. 2001TeamChesterfield F.C.
  10. 2001 – 2002TeamGermany national under-20 football team
  11. 2002 – 2004TeamGermany national under-21 football team
  12. 2004 – 2010TeamGermany men's national association football team
  13. 2005 – 2010TeamVfB Stuttgart
  14. 2006Took part2006 FIFA World Cup
  15. 2007AwardFootballer of the month
  16. 2010TeamSS Lazio
  17. 2010 – 2011TeamWest Ham United F.C.
  18. 2011AwardJulius Hirsch Prize
  19. 2011 – 2012TeamVfL Wolfsburg
  20. 2012 – 2013TeamEverton F.C.
  21. 2020AwardCross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  22. 2026AwardOrder of Merit of Baden-Württemberg

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1982 – today).

  1. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  2. 1985Schengen Agreement
  3. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  4. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  5. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  7. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  9. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  10. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  11. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  12. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  13. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  14. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  15. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  16. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  17. 20112011 Norway attacks
  18. 2011Libyan civil war
  19. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  20. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  21. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  22. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  23. 2015Paris Agreement
  24. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  25. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  26. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  27. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  28. 2023Gaza war
  29. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  30. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Thomas Hitzlsperger (born 5 April 1982) is a German football executive and former professional player who played as a midfielder. He is currently a board member at Serie B club Hellas Verona.

As a player, Hitzlsperger spent the early part of his career with Aston Villa in England, before returning to Germany to play for Stuttgart, where he was a member of the team which won the Bundesliga in 2007. In 2010, he signed for Italian side Lazio, before moving back to England to join West Ham United later that year. He then had brief spells with Wolfsburg and Everton.

Hitzlsperger also represented the Germany national team, earning 52 caps and being selected for the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008. Following a series of injuries, he retired from football in September 2013. After his retirement, he came out as gay, the highest-profile male footballer in the world to do so.

In February 2019, Hitzlsperger was appointed head of sport at VfB Stuttgart, later rising to the position of CEO. He stepped down from this role in March 2022. In 2025, he joined Hellas Verona as a board member.

Text from the Wikipedia article Thomas Hitzlsperger, CC BY-SA 4.0

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