Robert Huth (, ; born 18 August 1984) is a German former professional
footballer
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who played as a
centre-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
. He is a three-time
Premier League
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winner and has made the most Premier League appearances (322) by a German player.
Huth was signed for
Chelsea from the youth system of German club
1. FC Union Berlin in 2001 by
Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri (; born 20 October 1951) is an Italian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the head coach of Serie A club AS Roma, Roma but will leave on 30 June 2025, followin ...
. He struggled to establish himself in the Chelsea first team and with the likes of
John Terry
John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is an English professional Coach (association football), football coach and former Association football, player who played as a centre-back. He was previously captain of Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, the En ...
,
William Gallas and
Ricardo Carvalho
Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho (; born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese professional association football, football coach and former player who is currently assistant head coach of the Portugal national football team, Portugal national team ...
ahead of him in the pecking order at
Stamford Bridge, he joined
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...
in August 2006 for a fee of £6 million. He spent three years at the
Riverside and after the club was relegated in 2009, Huth signed for
Stoke City for a then-club record fee of £5 million.
After a successful
2010–11 season for Huth which saw him play in the
FA Cup final
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, he was named as Stoke's
Player of the Year. Under the management of
Tony Pulis
Anthony Richard Pulis (; born 16 January 1958) is a Welsh former professional football manager and former footballer who last managed Sheffield Wednesday.
Pulis obtained his FA coaching badge at age 19, followed by his UEFA 'A' licence aged 2 ...
, Huth remained a vital member of the Stoke squad in
2011–12 and
2012–13. He also played regularly under
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes (born 1 November 1963) is a Welsh association football, football coach and former player who is the head coach of club Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United.
During his playing career he usually operated as a Forward (asso ...
in
2013–14 before he suffered a knee injury which ruled him out nearly a year. He was unable to force his way back into the team and he joined Leicester on loan in February 2015, helping them avoid relegation from the top flight. Huth then joined Leicester permanently, helping them to win the
Premier League
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title in
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
.
Huth was also a
Germany international, earning 19 caps and scoring two goals between 2004 and 2009. He was part of the Germany squads which came third at the
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
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and the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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, both on home soil.
Club career
Chelsea
Huth was born in
Biesdorf,
East Berlin
East Berlin (; ) was the partially recognised capital city, capital of East Germany (GDR) from 1949 to 1990. From 1945, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet occupation sector of Berlin. The American, British, and French se ...
, and played for local side VfB Fortuna Biesdorf and then the youth teams at
1. FC Union Berlin before joining English side
Chelsea in 2001. Huth made his debut for Chelsea at the age of 17 in the last game of the
2001–02 season, coming on as a substitute at half-time for
Jesper Grønkjær in a 1–3 home defeat against
Aston Villa
Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The team have p ...
. In August 2003,
Reading
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For educators and researchers, reading is a multifacete ...
tried to sign Huth on loan for the
2003–04 season, but their bid was rejected by Chelsea. He made 20 appearances during that season, stating he was happy to stay at Chelsea. In the
2004–05 season, injuries restricted him to 15 appearances for the Blues.
When the
2005–06 season started, Huth's chances of becoming a first-choice player at Chelsea in the near future seemed limited with
John Terry
John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is an English professional Coach (association football), football coach and former Association football, player who played as a centre-back. He was previously captain of Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, the En ...
,
William Gallas and
Ricardo Carvalho
Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho (; born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese professional association football, football coach and former player who is currently assistant head coach of the Portugal national football team, Portugal national team ...
ahead of him in the Chelsea squad. These were the preferred central defenders for Chelsea manager
José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix (; born 26 January 1963) is a Portuguese professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of Süper Lig club Fenerba ...
, who had succeeded Ranieri in the summer of 2004. Huth scored twice for Chelsea, with one against
MŠK Žilina in a Champions League qualifier and the other against
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...
in the
FA Cup
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. At the end of the 2005–06 season, Huth stated that he was unhappy with his lack of first team chances, prompting
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...
,
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system.
Founded in 1932, they have p ...
and
Everton to submit bids for his services. He stated that he would join Middlesbrough after the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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after agreeing a five-year deal.
Middlesbrough
On 13 July 2006, a proposed transfer to Middlesbrough was scuppered when Huth failed a medical. Middlesbrough continued to track Huth, and on 31 August he signed for the club for a fee of £6 million on a five-year contract. Huth had a tough start to his career at Middlesbrough as they lost 1–0 to
Notts County
Notts County Football Club is a professional association football, football club in Nottingham, England, which competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of Football in England, English football, following promotion and relegation, promotion ...
in the
League Cup. Manager
Gareth Southgate
Sir Gareth Southgate (born 3 September 1970) is an English professional Association football, football manager and player, who played as a Defender (association football), defender and midfielder.
A Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace Crystal ...
stated that Huth was lacking in match fitness and decided to play him in a number of reserve matches. By mid-October, Huth had regained his fitness and played his first league match for Boro against Everton, which they won 2–1. He scored his first Boro goal in a 2–1 defeat at
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...
on 5 December 2006. Huth's progress in a Middlesbrough shirt, however, was halted when he picked up a foot injury in a training session. Scans later revealed that he had suffered a stress fracture and was out for six weeks. He made his return as a substitute in an
FA Cup
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tie against
Manchester United
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on 19 March 2007, but shortly afterwards he again picked up an injury in a 3–1 defeat against Aston Villa.
Huth underwent ankle surgery in the summer of 2007 in order to fix his problem; he consulted a specialist after failing to recover. Huth returned to training in November 2007 and made his comeback against Reading on 1 December. After the departure of
Jonathan Woodgate
Jonathan Simon Woodgate (born 22 January 1980) is an English Association football, football manager and former player.
Woodgate began his career at Middlesbrough but moved to Leeds United F.C., Leeds United at the age of sixteen. He was sold t ...
to Tottenham, Huth was paired in central defence with
David Wheater. On 3 February, Huth scored against
Newcastle United
Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since th ...
to earn a point against
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan (born 14 February 1951) is an English former footballer and manager. Nicknamed "King Kev" or "Mighty Mouse", Keegan was recognised for his dribbling ability, as well as his finishing and presence in the air, and is regard ...
's team. He again struggled with injuries and missed the last two months of the
2007–08 season.
Huth recovered well and made a strong start to the
2008–09 season. However, he again suffered an ankle injury. He returned to the side in December time and by February the team had been enduring a tough season and were in deep relegation trouble. Boro failed to improve and they suffered relegation to the
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...
, losing 2–1 to
West Ham United
West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...
on the final day of the season. He played five league matches for Boro at the start of the
2009–10 season before he returned to the Premier League with
Stoke City.
Stoke City
On 27 August 2009, Huth signed a four-year contract with Stoke City for £5 million. He made his Stoke debut in a 1–0 win over
Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most p ...
on 29 August 2009, replacing goalscorer
Dave Kitson. He celebrated his 100th Premier League appearance by scoring his first Stoke goal on 4 October 2009, against Everton. On 17 October, Huth punched
Matthew Upson
Matthew James Upson (born 18 April 1979) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a centre back. Upson played for England national football team, England at full international level, including at the 2010 ...
in the face during a match against West Ham, though he received no card from the referee. Huth was later charged by the
FA for the incident. He admitted his guilt the following day, and apologised for the incident. Huth was subsequently suspended for three matches by the FA. Huth scored a 90th-minute equaliser against
Liverpool
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
on 16 January 2010. He then scored his third Stoke goal in a 2–1 win over
Portsmouth
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. He was given the captain's armband for Stoke's
2009–10 FA Cup quarter-final tie at former club Chelsea, which he described as a proud moment for himself.

Huth opened his account for the
2010–11 season with a 93rd-minute winner against Aston Villa to help Stoke record their first win of the season. He followed this up with goals against Birmingham City, Wigan,
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...
,
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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and two against Sunderland. He also scored in the
FA Cup quarter-final against West Ham, helping Stoke to reach the semi-final stage. last done 1972. He scored in the 5–0
FA Cup Semi-final victory against
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...
, becoming the first Stoke defender to score nine goals in a season. He then played in the
FA Cup final
The FA Cup Final is the last match in the FA Cup, Football Association Challenge Cup. It has regularly been one of the List of sports attendance figures, most attended domestic football events in the world, with an official attendance of 89,472 ...
against
Manchester City
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as Stoke lost 1–0. After a successful season for Huth, he was named Stoke's
Player of the Year.
In the summer of 2011, manager
Tony Pulis
Anthony Richard Pulis (; born 16 January 1958) is a Welsh former professional football manager and former footballer who last managed Sheffield Wednesday.
Pulis obtained his FA coaching badge at age 19, followed by his UEFA 'A' licence aged 2 ...
signed former
England international centre backs
Jonathan Woodgate
Jonathan Simon Woodgate (born 22 January 1980) is an English Association football, football manager and former player.
Woodgate began his career at Middlesbrough but moved to Leeds United F.C., Leeds United at the age of sixteen. He was sold t ...
and
Matthew Upson
Matthew James Upson (born 18 April 1979) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a centre back. Upson played for England national football team, England at full international level, including at the 2010 ...
, forcing Huth into playing in the unfamiliar right back position. After a series of poor defensive performances by Stoke, however, Huth returned to his centre-back pairing with
Ryan Shawcross, going on to score his first goal of the season against Everton. In a match against Sunderland, Huth was sent-off for tackling
David Meyler, although replays showed that he pulled out of the challenge. Sunderland took full advantage of the extra man and scored the only goal through
James McClean. Stoke attempted to have Huth's red card overturned on appeal, but failed in their efforts. Huth scored twice towards the end of the season against Midlands opponents Wolves and Aston Villa respectively. His performances for the side prompted Pulis to open discussions with Huth over a new contract.
In June 2012, Huth signed a new three-year contract with Stoke, keeping him at the
Britannia Stadium
The bet365 Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England and the home of EFL Championship club Stoke City. The stadium was previously called the Britannia Stadium but was renamed on 1 June 2016 when the cl ...
until 2016. Huth fell ill at the start of August with
viral meningitis
Viral meningitis, also known as aseptic meningitis, is a type of meningitis due to a viral infection. It results in inflammation of the meninges (the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord). Symptoms commonly include headache, fever, photop ...
. He made a full recovery soon after and played against Reading on the opening day of the
2012–13 season. Afterwards, he explained that he caught the virus whilst in the United States on Stoke's pre-season tour. Huth scored his first goal of the season in a 2–1 victory against Reading on 9 February 2013. Huth was given a retrospective three-match ban after an off-the-ball altercation with
Fulham
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's
Philippe Senderos
Philippe Sylvain Senderos (; born 14 February 1985) is a Swiss retired professional footballer who played as a defender.
Senderos began his career at Servette, before moving to England as a teenager with Arsenal. He made 116 appearances ov ...
on 23 February 2013. He played 39 times for Stoke in 2012–13 as the side finished in 13th position; at the end of campaign, manager Tony Pulis was replaced by
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes (born 1 November 1963) is a Welsh association football, football coach and former player who is the head coach of club Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United.
During his playing career he usually operated as a Forward (asso ...
.
Under Hughes, Huth remained a regular in the side, but suffered a knee injury in November 2013 that required
surgery
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. Despite trying to make a quick recovery, Huth required a second operation on his knee and missed the remainder of the
2013–14 season.
Huth returned from injury at the beginning of the
2014–15 season, playing in League Cup matches against Portsmouth and Sunderland. However, he then suffered another injury in training that ruled him out for a further two months. He played his first league game for over a year against
Arsenal
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on 6 December 2014. Huth left Stoke in June 2015 after spending six seasons with the Potters, making 188 appearances and scoring 18 goals.
Leicester City

On 2 February 2015, Huth joined
Leicester City on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut eight days later, playing the entirety of a 2–1 defeat away at Arsenal. His first goal for the club came on 11 April 2015, heading an equaliser as they came from behind to win 3–2 away at
West Bromwich Albion
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. Huth's arrival at Leicester saw the Foxes embark on a run of seven victories in their final nine fixtures, which saw them retain their Premier League status. Leicester manager
Nigel Pearson
Nigel Graham Pearson (born 21 August 1963) is an English association football, football coach (sport), manager and former professional player. He last managed EFL Championship, Championship club Bristol City F.C., Bristol City. During his playi ...
admitted that he would like to sign Huth on a permanent basis.
Huth completed a permanent transfer to Leicester on 24 June 2015, signing a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3 million. The following 13 January, he scored his first goal of the season for the title-chasing Foxes, heading in
Christian Fuchs' corner for the only goal of the game at Tottenham. On 6 February, he scored twice in a 3–1 win at title rivals Manchester City, putting Leicester six points clear at the top of the table. Leicester won the title at 5,000–1 odds, and Huth became only the seventh player to win the Premier League with two different teams. He missed only three league games as a result of a retrospective three-match suspension by
The FA for pulling
Marouane Fellaini's hair during a 1–1 draw at
Manchester United
Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...
on 1 May 2016.
On 29 October 2016, Huth fouled
Vincent Janssen
Vincent Petrus Anna Sebastiaan Janssen (born 15 June 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian Pro League club Antwerp.
He began his professional career in the Eerste Divisie with Almere City before playing in ...
in a 1–1 draw away at
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...
to concede his first penalty since January 2013.
Huth remarked in an interview in November that he thought referees were getting penalty decisions wrong "a lot of the time" and felt he was being judged on "reputation".
He admitted in a post-match interview on 2 January 2017 that his side were lucky not to concede a penalty when he brought down
Adama Traoré in a goalless draw at Middlesbrough, a view not shared by
Pat Nevin
Patrick Kevin Francis Michael Nevin (born 6 September 1963) is a Scottish former professional association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), winger. In a twenty-year career, he appeared for Clyde F.C., Clyde, Che ...
, watching the game for BBC Radio 5 live.
Huth missed the entire 2017–18 season due to ankle and foot injuries, eventually opting to leave the club in June 2018. He announced his retirement on 11 January 2019, following speculation that he was set to join
Derby County. He appeared in 326 league matches on the
first two levels in English football.
Coaching career
After leaving Leicester in June 2018, Huth spent time back in Germany studying sporting directorship. Huth made a return to Leicester in October 2022 taking the position of loans manager taking over from
Guy Branston.
International career

From a young age, Huth was already a member of the
German
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* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
national team. He also played at the
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
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. Huth was called up on 16 August 2004 in the
Germany national team, when he was nominated for the friendly match at the
Ernst Happel Stadium in
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
against
Austria
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. Two days later, he appeared as a substitute in this friendly match in the 86th minute for
Andreas Hinkel.
Together with a young
Per Mertesacker, he was the first-choice central defender for Germany at the
2005 Confederations Cup. On 29 June, he scored his first goal for Germany in a 4–3 extra-time win against
Mexico
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during the third-place play-off.
His second goal for Germany came in a 4–1 defeat to
Italy
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in a friendly game played in
Florence
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Florence ...
in March 2006. During the World Cup on home soil, Huth lost his place to
Christoph Metzelder as Mertesacker's first-choice partner after being blamed for some defensive errors in several pre-tournament games and only started one game, the last group stage match against
Ecuador
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.
He was recalled to the Germany national team, last done for the
2006 World Cup, for a friendly against
Switzerland
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on 20 March 2008 owing to his impressive recent club form. He was later ruled out after suffering from a foot injury. He totalled only 19 games and two goals for Germany, ending his international career very early.
Huth is the only ever Germany International that never played a game in the German Bundesliga.
Personal life
Growing up in
Berlin
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, Huth decided to support
Werder Bremen
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, as local
Hertha BSC
Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German footbal ...
were rarely on TV. He was a
ball boy
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at the
1997 DFB-Pokal Final at his city's
Olympic Stadium
''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports ...
.
In January 2015, the FA began an investigation into Huth after he took part in a game on
Twitter
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in which users guessed the gender of people in sexually explicit photos. He deleted his interactions with the game and apologised. Later that month, he was fined £15,000 and banned for two matches by the FA for the interactions, which were deemed "an aggravated breach."
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.''
[
]
Honours
Chelsea
*Premier League
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: 2004–05, 2005–06[
Stoke City
*]FA Cup
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runner-up: 2010–11
Leicester City
*Premier League: 2015–16
Germany
*FIFA Confederations Cup
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third place: 2005
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*FIFA World Cup
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third place: 2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
Individual
* Stoke City Coaching Staff's Player of the Year: 2010
* Stoke City Player of the Year: 2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
*Stoke City Players' Player of the Year: 2011
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1984 births
Living people
Sportspeople from East Berlin
Footballers from Berlin
German men's footballers
Men's association football central defenders
1. FC Union Berlin players
Chelsea F.C. players
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Stoke City F.C. players
Leicester City F.C. players
Premier League players
English Football League players
Germany men's youth international footballers
Germany men's under-21 international footballers
Germany men's international footballers
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players
2006 FIFA World Cup players
German expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Leicester City F.C. non-playing staff
21st-century German sportsmen