Capital: | € 28 million |
Age: | 34 |
Born: | 06/04/1985 |
Country of origin: | Poland |
Source of wealth: | Soccer player |
Last updated: | 2022 |
Short introduction
Luke Podolski is a professional soccer player who, besides his ongoing club career, is very successful, especially in the German national team. The biggest success of the Polish striker was to win the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to its parent club 1. FC Köln, he has worked for FC Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Galatasaray Istanbul and currently Vissel Kobe in Japan. With 49 goals in 130 international matches, he is the third top scorer in Germany’s international history and has the third highest appearance.
Early life
Lukas Jozef Podolski, born in Gliwice in Poland in the summer of 1985, was born with sports talent. He was born from a soccer professional Waldemar Podolski and Krystyna Podolska international handball player. His family moved to Germany in 1987, where they found their new home in Bergheim near Cologne. There are podolski attending high school, but then graduated from high school. This was followed by civil service for Podolski, which he did at the Olympic training center in Rhineland. He had started playing football in the time of Kanak -Kankak, at only 6 at the local club JGEND 07 Bergheim.
Four years later, Podolski, which is clearly very talented, switched to the Youth Team 1. FC Köln. At that time Luke Podolski was still a youth player. A few years later, he was already in the A-Youth Bundesliga for 1. FC Cologne and was quickly appointed for the Rhenienth Club professional team. His discovery was the first team coach at the time, Switzerland Marcel Koller.
Lukas Podolski was able to sign his first professional contract at the end of 2003 and made his debut in the Bundesliga eleven days after the contract was signed. Only a few moments later, Luke Podolski’s first goal in the Bundesliga followed.
Career
This is where the extraordinary athletic career of Luke Podolski begins, which is still ongoing. Besides Home Club 1. FC Köln and its current position at Vissel Kobe in Japan, the list of clubs includes leading European clubs. Even if he can’t win everywhere, he scored his goals for each club. He is one of the few players in the world who has scored at least one goal in the Bundesliga, the Premier League and Serie A.
Specifically, after the second degradation of the 1st FC Cologne after the 2006 World Cup which was successful in his own country, he switched to the German recording champion. In three years at FC Bayern Munich, he never really developed into normal. He made 71 league appearances in three seasons, many of them were not from the start. After only 15 goals in these 71 appearances, he turned back to 1. His FC Köln. Luke Podolski lived here again exactly three years before going to England again – again for three years – to the challenges of new sports.
Famous quotes
Since Lukas Podolski babbled into the microphones completely carefree, especially at the beginning of his career, there are also a number of remarkable quotes from him. Here is a selection of the best:
“Now we have to roll our heads up – and our sleeves too, of course.”
“It actually outweighs both” – When asked whether he was disappointed with a 1-1 draw or happy.
“That’s football. Sometimes the better one wins. ”
“I don’t care if the bad losers are. They’re going home now. ” After a wrangling after winning the 2006 World Cup quarter-finals over Argentina.
Amazing facts
Cologne players are players with the most “goal” in the most German football, he won this award 12 times. He also runs a kebab snack and ice cream living room in Cologne. He was also involved in the place to make the “Alter Markt” Cologne beer.
In 2010 he founded the Lukas Podolski Foundation itself, which implemented projects for disadvantaged young people. He has appeared on the cover of the EA Sports game series “FIFA” three times. In 2016 he released the song “Liebe Liebe Stadt” with Cat Ballou and Mo-Toreres, with which he reached number 26 on the single charts in Germany.