Bastian Schweinsteiger

German footballer and midfielder who captained Germany to 2014 World Cup victory and won 8 Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich before playing for Manchester Un

Bastian Schweinsteiger won the Champions League Treble with Bayern Munich in 2013 and the World Cup with Germany in 2014 — his image in the dying minutes of that final, face bloodied from a clash yet refusing to leave the pitch, became one of the most reproduced sports photographs of that decade. Bayern Munich's academy produced him and he spent his entire European professional career at the club — winning eight Bundesliga titles, seven DFB-Pokals and the 2013 Champions League Treble. He won the World Cup with Germany in 2014 — his final tournament as the team's emotional leader. His image in the dying minutes of the 2014 World Cup Final — face bleeding from a clash, stubbornly refusing to be substituted, winning the ball again and again — became one of sport's defining photographs of that decade. He was Germany's most important player in that tournament despite not scoring, producing the leadership and competitive intensity that carried a team of individuals into the greatest achievement in German football since 1990. He moved to Manchester United in 2015 but José Mourinho effectively ended his senior career by removing him from the squad. He finished at Chicago Fire. He married Czech tennis player Andrea Petkovic during his career.

Deep-lying playmaker with exceptional passing range and leadership

One of Germany's greatest midfielders and most successful players

• World Cup (2014)
• Champions League (2013)
• Bundesliga 8x
• DFB-Pokal 7x
• UEFA Euro runner-up 2x

Club Career

Club	Period	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2001–2005	34	2
Bayern Munich	2002–2015	342	45
Manchester United	2015–2017	18	1
Chicago Fire	2017–2019	85	8
Germany	—	121	24