Philipp Lahm is a German footballer who plays as a defender for
Bayern Munich and Germany. He is considered one of the best
fullbacks in the world, as is shown by his inclusion in the
Mastercard All Star Team in 2006 and the UEFA Team of the
Tournament in 2008. He is well known for his pace, dribbling and
crossing abilities as well as his small stature. Although Lahm is
right-footed, and while he played as a right back as a youth, he
has also been played effectively at left back, where his runs with
the ball from the left flank and swift cut-ins towards the centre,
where he could then shoot with his strong right foot, has been a
potent weapon for both Bayern and Germany.
During the season 2006–07 Lahm played in all of Bayern's 34
Bundesliga games and in nine of the ten Champions League games and
was only substituted twice, mainly because he was the only left
back in the team but also due to his sufficiently solid
performances during a season that was one of the worst for Bayern
in many years.
Lahm started his international career in the U19 national team.
He was part of the team that won silver for Germany in the 2002 U19
European championship playing in all games in the final tournament
and scoring a crucial goal in the 90th minute (2–3) against England
in a game that ended 3–3. After that he played a few U20 and
U21 games for Germany, before Rudi Völler took him to the
A-Nationalteam (18 February 2004) just under six month after his
debut in Bundesliga. His first game was a 2–1 win over Croatia,
where he played the full 90 minutes and was chosen as the man of
the match by German football magazine Kicker. He was also part of
Germany's team in the Euro 2004 in Portugal and played full 90
minutes in all three games. Lahm was nominated for the FIFA World
Player of the Year 2006 following his outstanding performance in
the 2006 FIFA World Cup and again 2007.

Full name: Philipp Lahm
Date of birth: 11 November 1983 (age 25)
Place of birth: Munich, West Germany
Height: 1.70m
Playing position: Full back, wing back
Current club: Bayern Munich
Number: 21