Dietmar Johann Wolfgang "Didi" Hamann (; born 27 August 1973) is a German

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pundit and former professional player. Throughout his career, he played for Bayern Munich,

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and

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primarily in a defensive midfield position. He was a member of the Germany national team from 1997 until 2006 and represented his nation in two

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s and two

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s, reaching the

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. 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

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Club career

Early career

Hamann began his career at the little-known Wacker München. After impressing as a junior, he joined Bayern Munich as a 16-year-old in 1989 and debuted for the Bayern professional team in 1993. Hamann joined a team led by

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, Thomas Helmer, Christian Ziege and Oliver Kahn and played five games, mostly as a right winger. At first, Hamann was only a so-called ''Vertragsamateur'' (i.e. an

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player who had the licence for playing professional games). Still, he won his first German championship as a bench player. In the next season, Bayern suffered a major injury wave which claimed midfielders Matthäus, Swiss international Alain Sutter, talent Dieter Frey and veteran Markus Schupp, which allowed Hamann to become a regular; he played 30 Bundesliga games and established himself as a valuable role player, playing either right wing or defensive midfield. He earned himself a full professional contract and was an important player in the tumultuous 1995–96 campaign, in which Bayern recruited striker Jürgen Klinsmann, coach Otto Rehhagel and midfielders Andi Herzog, Thomas Strunz and Ciriaco Sforza, but the team was torn apart by heavy internal struggles. Although Hamann was overshadowed by these new midfield recruits, he played in 20 games and provided some stability for the infighting Bayern squad. Bayern ended a disappointing second and saw Rehhagel sacked, but ended the season by winning the

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. The 1996–97 season was to become Hamann's breakthrough. After being a bench player most of his career until then, new coach

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made him a starting defensive midfielder, and new recruit

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took the right wing. Hamann played in 23 games, also making his debut in the Germany national team and won his second Germany championship with Bayern. In his private life, Hamann had to overcome a scary period when he broke down unconscious and was diagnosed with a

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, but made a full recovery. The next season ended disappointingly for Bayern who lagged behind newly promoted

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for the vast majority of the season and finished second. Now an undisputed starter, Hamann played in 28 games and scored two goals. The season ended on a high for Bayern when they secured the

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against

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Newcastle United

After playing for his country in the 1998 World Cup, he joined

, managed at the time by

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, for £5.5 million. Overcoming an early foot injury, Hamann played in 31 matches and scored five goals. In July 1999, he opted to join Gerard Houllier's

, who signed him for £8 million. Whilst at Newcastle he played in the 1999 FA Cup Final.

Liverpool

Hamann established himself as an influential midfielder for Liverpool throughout his seven years at the club. All in all, Hamann played in 191 league games and scored eight goals. In the 2000–01 season, Hamann won his first big English trophy when Liverpool won a much-celebrated cup treble ( League Cup,

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and

) and a place in the Champions League. Hamann also played the full 90 minutes and assisted Liverpool's second goal (scored by

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) in the team's 2-0 victory over

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in the 2003 Worthington Cup

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. Hamann established himself as a major first team player for Liverpool throughout his first few seasons. Hamann played a major part in the 2005 Champions League Final win over

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. Although he was suffering a broken toe during the final, Hamann's substitution for Steve Finnan at half time was the catalyst for Liverpool's historic fightback. The team rallied after being 3–0 down to bring the game back to 3–3 and finally won in the penalty shootout; Hamann also showed a great amount of composure and bravery, as he took and converted the first Liverpool penalty with his broken foot. This was not the only key part he played in their Champions league success. Earlier in the tournament, Hamann had been forced to stand in for Liverpool's key player Steven Gerrard in the first leg of the last 16 round against Bayer Leverkusen. He excelled in the match and scored a late free-kick as Liverpool won the match 3–1. Hamann won the

with Liverpool in May 2006, coming on as a substitute in the second-half. He more than played his part in another trophy win for the Reds, who were 3–2 down to

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at the time he came on. Steven Gerrard scored an injury-time leveller for Liverpool to take the match to extra-time. Liverpool would go on to win the Cup on penalties after a goalless extra-time. Once again, Hamann scored the first penalty in the shoot-out. When it was clear his time at Liverpool was coming to a close, David Moyes, the manager of Liverpool's rival club Everton, called him to try and convince him to join the club, but Hamann refused, saying: “David, I appreciate the interest, but, after all the years I've had at Liverpool and the things I've experienced, it's just not possible to join Everton".

Manchester City

In June 2006, Hamann was given permission to talk to

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about a potential transfer to the North West club. Hamann admitted that he would be saddened to leave Liverpool but would make "the best decision for my future". Hamann actually signed a pre-contract in June 2006, to become a Bolton Wanderers player but had a "change of heart". He joined Bolton for less than one day before a move to Manchester City. On 12 July, he instead signed for

, with City agreeing to pay £400,000 compensation to Bolton. On 13 February, he signed a contract until the end of the 2008–09 season and scored his first goal for the club in a

qualifying first round match against EB/Streymur. However, on 28 August 2013 during

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's morning radio show with TalkSport Bolton Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside announced that the club had never officially signed the midfielder and that they had "put (the papers) in the drawer". A Premier League investigation found that this wasn't the case and that Bolton had indeed signed Hamann, and expressed confusion as to why Gartside had lied about it. On 1 July 2009, he was released by Manchester City as his contract expired. Hamann announced on 16 July that he intended to stay in England. On transfer deadline day in September 2009, BBC Sport quoted Hamann as stating: "Yes, Sven Göran Eriksson/nowiki> phoned me the other day to see if I wanted to sign for

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, but I said I wasn't interested at the moment as I feel I can still play at a higher level. There are a couple of things in Germany and I'll make my mind up by the end of the week. I have spoken to a couple of teams in England but that hasn't come to anything yet. Obviously, I can still sign after the deadline so maybe if teams don't get the players they want today then I will hear something".

Milton Keynes Dons

On 20 May 2010, Hamann signed a one-year contract as a player-coach at Milton Keynes Dons but only made 12 appearances as a player. When he left the club on 3 February 2011 to join

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as a First Team Coach, he effectively retired from a playing career.

Comeback as player with TuS Haltern

After retiring in February 2011 and managing Stockport County in July 2011, Hamann went back to playing football, and this time for amateur-side TuS Haltern. He signed a contract with the club on 7 March 2015 at the age of 41.

International career

Hamann played for Germany at under-21 level before making his full international debut in a friendly against

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in November 1997. He was selected by manager

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for the

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, being, at almost 25, the second youngest player in an over-aged

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squad. During the group stage, Hamann drifted in and out of the starting XI, finally breaking into the team when Germany gained momentum in the second round game against

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. However, after a quarter-final defeat against

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, Germany was out of the tournament. During the

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, Hamann established himself as a key player for a transitional Germany side. He played in all of Germany's games at the final tournament as they exited in the first round. Hamann was the last player to score at the

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before its demolition when he scored the winning goal in Germany's 2002 World Cup qualifier against

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in October 2000. Alongside

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and Bernd Schneider, Hamann was one of the key players in Germany's surprising run to the

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. He became only the second Liverpool player after

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in 1966 to play in a World Cup Final while still at the club, but finished on the losing side as

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won 2–0 in

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. In the 67th minute of that match, Hamann lost the ball to opposing forward Ronaldo, who passed to

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, who shot from outside the area; goalkeeper Oliver Kahn gave a rebound, allowing Ronaldo to score and give Brazil a 1–0 lead. The subsequent

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turned out to be Hamann's last tournament. Again, the Euro ended with a disappointing first round exit for Germany. A 1–2 defeat against a

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side resting its key players proved to be Hamann's penultimate international game. After a strong performance in the 2005 Champions League final, Hamann was recalled for the Germany squad by new manager Jürgen Klinsmann. In the 2–2 draw against

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, Hamann produced a lacklustre performance, apparently convincing Klinsmann that he did not possess the required pace for that kind of level anymore. Hamann was dropped from the squad for the subsequent friendlies. Having not been selected for the German squad in the

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, he decided to officially retire from international football.

Coaching and management career

Milton Keynes Dons and Leicester City

On 20 May 2010, Hamann signed a one-year contract as a player-coach at Milton Keynes Dons. He left the club on 3 February 2011 to join

as a First Team Coach.

Stockport County

On 5 July 2011, Hamann was appointed as the new manager of newly relegated

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club Stockport County, replacing Ray Mathias. His appointment was made after businessman Tony Evans headed a consortium proposing taking over the club. In his first league game in charge of Stockport, Hamann's side drew 1–1 with Forest Green Rovers at The New Lawn. The match was broadcast live on Premier Sports. Hamann resigned as Stockport County boss on 7 November 2011, citing the failure of the proposed takeover by Tony Evans to materialise; his team were languishing in 17th place having taken only three wins from his nineteen league games in charge.

Broadcasting career

Hamann was enlisted by

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for their squad of pundits ahead of the

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. He returned to RTÉ's team during

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and the

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. More recently, in neighbouring Britain, Hamann has guested as a pundit on the

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's ''

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''. He has also appeared on

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's football coverage as a pundit, usually when the match involves a club he has played for, most commonly

, and has also appeared regularly on LFC TV during their live pre-game and post game analysis of Liverpool home games from

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. He was again part of RTÉ Sport's studio coverage for the finals of

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, beginning with an appearance for the opening night match between tournament hosts France and

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. In assessing Ireland's chances for the tournament, Hamann also said he had been in Dublin to see Ireland beat world champions Germany during the qualifying campaign. He was additionally retained by RTÉ Sport as a studio pundit for Champions League and Irish International games for the full football season 2016–2017, having been an occasional pundit on Champions League matches during the 2015-16 season. He was back on the RTÉ Panel again for the

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, the rescheduled

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in 2021, the

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, and UEFA Euro 2024. Hamann also works as a pundit for Sky Sports Bundesliga in Germany.

Writing

Hamann is also the European columnist for ''twentyfour7'', where he passes regular comment on the progress and state of the game on the continent. He released his autobiography, ''The Didi Man: My Love Affair with Liverpool'', co-written with Malcolm McClean, in February 2012 and it became a ''Sunday Times'' Best Seller.

Personal life

Hamann has two daughters, Chiara and Luna. He is the brother of Matthias Hamann, who also played in the Bundesliga, mainly for Bayern rival

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. Hamann enjoys

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and once played for Alderley Edge CC 2nd XI vs Neston CC 2nd XI in the Cheshire County Cricket League, taking a catch in the game. He became interested in the sport during the 2005 Ashes series. On 23 February 2010, the former German international was found guilty of

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and sentenced to a 16-month driving ban while also being fined nearly £2,000. He had been stopped by police at junction six of the M56 near his home in Styal,

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, at 12.15 am on 12 July 2009. In cooperation with

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, an institution for which he also acted as an ambassador, Hamann hosted a football clinic in Nigeria. In 2012, Hamann revealed the gambling problems he suffered towards the end of his career, an addiction that has been "not healthy or sustainable" and lasted for many years."Ex-footballer Dietmar Hamann reveals gambling problem"
BBC News, 6 February 2012 Hamann went to Australia on an extended holiday in 2018. In June 2019 he was charged with assault in the country.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hamann goal.''

Managerial statistics

Honours

Bayern Munich *

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: 1993–94, 1996–97 *

: 1997–98 *

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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

: 1995–96 Liverpool *

: 2000–01, 2005–06 *

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: 2000–01, 2002–03; runner-up 2004–05 *

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: 2004–05 *

: 2000–01 *

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* FIFA Club World Championship runner-up:

Germany *

runner-up:

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Individual * FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2002 (reserve) * BBC Goal of the Season: 2003–04

References

External links

Profile
at the Liverpool F.C. website * * * * * * * * *
LFC History Profile
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