The football player Bastian Schweinsteiger is known in the world of sports as a midfielder who built almost his entire career in Bayern Munich and helped him win his World Cup in 2014. A lot can be said about this person. And therefore I would like to tell you about the most interesting facts concerning his life.
Club career
Bastian Schweinsteiger began his football career at the age of three! He spent his childhood (until 1992, when he was eight), he spent in the club “Oberaudorf”, after which he played in “Rosenheim 1860” for six years. But then, in 1998, at the age of 14, he moved to Bavaria, with which he linked his life. He played for the Munich club for 17 years! All loyal fans called Bastian “the heart of Bavaria”. He and Philipp Lahm were considered permanent "Bavarians"! But in 2015, it was reported that Bastian Schweinsteiger was leaving his home harbor and leaving for England to replenish the ranks of Manchester United. What kind of assumptions regarding his departure were not built by the frustrated and discouraged fans of the Munich club! The official version says that Bastian wanted to try something new at the end of his career, so he decided to test his strength in an English club. Well, all the people devoted to Bavaria sincerely hope that their favorite will return to their native land. Because the roster really does not look the same as before, without the legendary midfielder.
The path to the star Olympus
The first team Bastian Schweinsteiger was from the Munich double. And at the heart of it began to be seen since 2002. Bastian Schweinsteiger quickly and very successfully joined the team. True, there was a moment when he was again exiled to the second squad. But that was only a couple of months. Shvayni, as his teammates call him, is a universal midfielder and performs perfectly both on the left and on the right flank. Under coach Louis van Gale, he played in the middle of the field. At that time, he, together with Mark van Bommel, formed a strong bunch of central midfielders. Many considered them the most powerful duet in all of Germany.
Bastian is a person with a strong character and leadership qualities, thanks to which he earned not only a permanent place at the heart of the team, but also the title of vice-captain of the German national team. He wore a dressing of honor while in Bavaria until his departure.
Achievements
Bastian Schweinsteiger, whose photo shows us a true German man, is the pride of the German team and the Munich club. More than once he rescued his team with decisive assists, penalty kicks or goals. With Bayern, he became the eight-time German champion, seven-time winner of the Cup of the country and twice received the German League Cup. He won the Super Bowl twice and once raised the main trophy of the Champions League over his head. In 2013, he won the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup with Bayern Munich. With his home club, Bastian won 22 trophies.
With the national team four times he reached the finals of the Confederations Cup, two World Championships and the European tournament. And finally, after so many defeats at the final stage, in 2014, the great footballer of the strongest team, together with his team, won the World Cup.