Biography
On the homeland of the harsh Oliver Khana called Oli. Such a tender name in the address of this football player sounds somewhat strange, because the view of him is awesome, the fans are celebrated. Not only is the German rather impressive dimensions (with an increase of 188 cm weighs 91 kg), so also the expression of the face is ominous due to the wrong bite.
Kan won the reputation of a merciless player. He was adored fans of "Bavaria", and the fans of other clubs hated. The man heard a bunch of obscene crocons behind his back, even threw the bananas because of his gorilla's nickname. For career, the athlete survived a lot of takeoffs and falls, but of all situations came out with proudly raised head.
Childhood and youth
The brilliant German goalkeeper was born in the city of Karlsruhe, spread out next to the border of Germany and France. Father Rolf Kan - also in the past football player, fought at the midfielder's position in the local club of the same name. Later he removed the player's T-shirt, having tried the role of the younger generation coach. The mentor released an axampy stars of the game on the grass, but his own son became the best.
Rolf Koval from the heir to the goalkeeper. It believed that football players around the sea, but a goalkeeper - on the weight of gold. When the boy was seven years old, his father as an incentive gave him the gloves of the legendary countryman, the goalkeeper of Zeppe Mayer.
Oliver in childhood on his own experience felt all the cruelty of children. The boy was teased because of the wrong bite, interferes even normally talk. Then the nickling gorilla, Bulldog, Petecantrop attached.
Kan put a lot of effort to smooth the defect and make a speech understandable to others. Diccia came to normal, and the nicknames remained.
Oliver Kan up to 17 years old played as part of the junior team of the Karlsruhe club, and in 1990, finally, fell into the basis.
Football
In the main composition of the FC, the young man was listed only by the third goalkeeper. But soon, shining with natural talents, became the second goalkeeper. At the time, Alexander Famulla stood at the time. The novice football player really wanted to take the place of the teammate, but I had to wait a bit. And fate smiled by German: Once Famulla stumbled, having received "vacation" for three matches, and Oliver got into the gate.
However, Kan did not justify hopes. A young man in the first game missed four goals. In general, for three matches, during which the gate entrusted to him, allowed rivals to score nine goals. A series of failure threatened the goalkeeper from the team, miraculously stayed, but he promoted a year at the backup bench.
Stubborn workouts, the desire to prove that there is potential and ability, again brought the young man to the gate. And victories fell on the team one after another. Yes, so that in 1993 Karlsruhe received a ticket to the UEFA Cup, where Oliver fought the gate. At the same time, the goalkeeper, who has already become the main goalkeeper, called in the German national team.
The five-year plan flashed without the participation of Cana in the national team, the football player was kept in the reserve. Just twice beaten with Georgians and Swiss. Chance to get up in the gate of the national team received with the departure of Andreas Köpka.
Perfectly performing at the UEFA Cup, the German attracted the attention of eminent clubs - claimed "Buradon" and "Juventus". In 1994, Oliver Kan agreed to the transition to Bavaria, the transfer amount was 5 million grades. Money for those times astronomical. The first goalkeeper of the strongest German team was Raymond Auman, who managed to shift Oliver.
"Bavaria" with Kahn immediately got the UEFA Cup. The following season gives another major achievement - gold in German Bundesliga. Nobody doubted the goalkeeper mastery, the young man had a rapidly prompted the thousands of fans, Oliver was called the Leader of the Football Club.
In 2001, she brought the club in the Champions League, repelly reflecting the penalty at the end of the match with Valencia. These saves entered the selection of the brightest in Kana's career, which are walking over the network. The goalkeeper is also the owner of the prestigious Golden Ball award.
Not dealt with German biography and without records. In the spring of 2007, the goalkeeper "Bavaria" set a new record of the German championship in the number of victory matches for a separate football player. The Munich team beat Leverkusensky "Bayer" 2: 1, the victory became for Kana 292th in the country's championship.
Awards were added to team success, which German won in the international arena. Kana managed to become a silver medalist of the World Cup 2002. In the national team, the goalkeeper finished his career in 2006.
Together with award-winning, the football player has become titles. At the beginning of the new millennium, three times became the best goalkeeper of a global scale, as well as the best player in Germany. Oliver surpassed other goalkeepers and in the number of missed heads at the World Championships. She held the third place in the number of games in the home championships - 552 matches.
European clubs fought for a goalkeeper, but "Bavaria" did not want to part with a talented protector of the gate. Every time Oliver wondered about a new offer, the leadership of the native club certainly raised the salary.
In the early autumn of 2008, Kahn ended his career in football.
Games with Oliver Kan are full of fights and curious cases. The football player could easily be a quarrel with an opponent or kick a colleague around the club. So, at one of the training "Bavaria", the goalkeeper clung to the neck of the player for the fact that he neglected football duties. And once in a duel with the Belarusians, bit his midfielder. The victim then noted in the interview, which now knows how the bulldogs bite, hinting at the nickname of Cana.
In 2001, the fans of the game on the grass laughed at the Bavaria's goalkeeper due to the fact that he scored his goals. The fact is that Oliver dreamed at least once to send the ball into the opponent's gate. The case was introduced in the game against "Hanza". Kan forgot that he came out on the player's role, came to the penalty opponent and scored the ball with his hands. The arbiter taking the gate did not count and showed the Gollyper with a yellow card.
For many years, Kan was hostile with Jens Lehmann, who slept and saw himself goalkeeper No. 1 in the national team. And the footballer still waited for the starry hour. Oliver failed the 2004-2005 season, and Lehmann was put at the next World Championships in the Gate.
This championship led to the reconciliation of enemies: after the quarterfinal match with Argentines, in which Lehmann "won a series of penalty, Kan approached and congratulated Jens.
However, Oliver Kan was remembered by fans and rivals as a person empathizing. The touching story happened in the Champions League final of the 2001. "Bavaria" played with Valencia. Mama died at the goalkeeper of opponents of Santiago Kanisarez during the match. The football player fell on the grass and cried. Oliver hurried to goalkeeper, whom he comforted with words
"Canya, do not cry, your mother looks at you now, and she is really proud to give life to the legendary goalkeeper, you."After that, Santiago got up and continued to play.
Personal life
German's personal life is not distinguished by stability. Oliver 14 years stubbornly sought hands and hearts of a former classmate named Simon. As a result, in 1999 she became a wife of a goalkeeper. Marry leaving pregnant. From this woman, Kana has two children - the daughter of Catarina and the son of David.
However, the football player did not obtain an approximate chapter of the family. Four years after marriage, Oliver left the spouse to a young waitress Verena Kurt. Moreover, the wife snapped the second child and was about to give birth.
With Verpea, which under 11 years old, the athlete never went under the crown, just lived under one roof. Later, the girl decided to resume relations with the former beloved, the young Greek Alexander. And Oliver returned to the family. But the former feelings could not be returned, the pair broke up completely.
However, alone, the football player did not stay - in 2011 he married again. The whaleman became the woman named Shang.
Kan is the author of two books. In 2004, the "number one" edition was published from under the football player's feather, and after another four years - the book of Memoirov "I. Success comes from the inside. " A man has an economic education, so brilliantly plays on the stock exchanges.
Oliver Kan now
After graduating from Football Career, Oliver went to conquer television, where Doros is to a popular TV host and sports commentator. Under his voice there are matches of Bundesligi and the German national team. Former goalkeeper leads a page in "Instagram", regularly caught the gallery with new photos.
German departure from the World Cup 2018 The footballer also commented. It believes that the defeat of the national team is quite fair, the players did not have enough unity.
Awards
- Eight-round champion of Germany
- Holder of six cups of Germany
- Owner of five Cups of the German League
- Winner of the UEFA Cup
- 2000/01 - Winner of the UEFA Champions League
- 2001 - the holder of the Intercontinental Cup
- 1996 - European Champion
- 2002 - Silver winner of the World Cup
- 2005 - Bronze Prize winner of the Confederate Cup
- 2006 - Bronze medalist of the World Championship