Dietmar Hamann

Dietmar Hamann

Hamann in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Dietmar Johann Wolfgang Hamann[1]
Date of birth	(1973-08-27) 27 August 1973 (age 51)[2]
Place of birth	Waldsassen, West Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1978–1989	Wacker München
1989–1992	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1994	Bayern Munich (A)	24	(8)
1993–1998	Bayern Munich	105	(6)
1998–1999	Newcastle United	23	(4)
1999–2006	Liverpool	191	(8)
2006	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
2006–2009	Manchester City	54	(1)
2010–2011	Milton Keynes Dons	12	(0)
Total		409	(27)
International career
1993	Germany U20	3	(0)
1993–1995	Germany U21	10	(2)
1997–2005	Germany	59	(5)
Managerial career
2011	Stockport County
Medal record Representing  Germany Men's football FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2002 Korea/Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dietmar Johann Wolfgang "Didi" Hamann (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːtmaʁ ˈhaːman]; born 27 August 1973) is a German professional football coach, former player and media personality.

Throughout his career, he has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Manchester City primarily in a defensive midfield position. He also spent time at Milton Keynes Dons as a player/coach before joining Leicester City as a first team coach. He was a member of the Germany national team from 1997 until 2006 and represented his nation in two FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European Championships, reaching the 2002 FIFA World Cup final. He is known in Ireland as a football pundit on Raidió Teilifís Éireann's live coverage of major European and International competitions.

Throughout his playing career Hamann gained a reputation for being a highly consistent and reliable player. He is highly respected by supporters of Liverpool due in large part to his involvement in the club's victory in the 2005 UEFA Champions League final.

On 5 July 2011, Hamann was named as the new manager of Stockport County, replacing former manager Ray Mathias. He resigned from the post on 7 November 2011 after only four months with Stockport struggling in 17th place in the Conference Premier citing failure of a proposed takeover by Tony Evans.