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Biography

Footballer Lucas Podolski made the brightest career in the national team of Germany, but a failure was constantly pursued at the club level. For a sports biography, he could not successfully play anyone for the same command of elite divisions.

Childhood and youth

Lucas Podolski was born on June 4, 1985 in Gliwice, Poland. When birth, his name sounded like Lukash Yuzef Podolsky. Parents Podolski - Athletes: Father Valdemar played football, and Christina's mother was part of the Poland's team on handball.

In 1987, Podolskie with two-year-old Lucas moved to Germany, where they were able to accelerate citizenship, since Gliwice until 1945 was part of Germany. Podolski has the right to the second citizenship of Poland, but the Polish passport did not receive a footballer.

The future footballer lived in Bergheim near Cologne. After graduating from school, Lucas entered the technical college in Frechen.

Football

Playing Soccer Lucas began in 6 years in the "Yugand 07 Bergheim" football club, then joining Cologne "1. FC Köln. By signing a professional contract, Podolski debuted on November 22, 2003. For the debut season, the footballer scored 10 goals, which did not save "Cologne" from departure to the lower division.

In the summer of 2004, the Podolski played for the German national team at the continental championship among juniors. The Germans flew in a group round, but the young athlete received an invitation from Rudy Feller to become the fifth attacker adult team.

For the first time, the national squad of Lucas was first released on June 6, 2004 in a friendly match with Hungary, becoming the first league in the national team since 1975. A few days later, Podolski played in the European Championship match with Czechs.

Despite the attention of elite clubs, Lucas remained in "Cologne" and, scoring 24 goals, became the scorer of the tournament and returned the team to the elite. Next season, Podolski struck the gate 12 times, but the club left the Bundesliga again.

For the services of Germans, such teams like "Liverpool", Real, Hamburg, Werder and Bavaria, where in the summer of 2006 and passed through the summer of 2006. The amount of the transfer was estimated at € 10 million.

In 2006, Podolski performed in the world championship. The Germans became owners of bronze, and the striker divided the title of vice-scomber of the tournament with 3 goals, also being recognized as the best young player.

Mostly the composition of the German Grand Podolski so fasten and could not. After 3 seasons and the 71st games for "Bavaria" from 15 goals, becoming the winner of the Gold Medals of Bundesliga and the German Cup, the athlete returned to Cologne.

The transfer amount was the same € 10 million, which the club reimbursed creatively - offering fans to redeem pixels in the photo athlete, each € 25, in the amount of € 1 million.

At the Continental Championship of 2008, the Germans and Podolski won silver - on the account of a football player 3 goals and 2 Executive programs to Bastian Schweinsteger. At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the Germans again became bronze medalists, and Lucas scored twice.

The first season after returning to Cologne, the Podolsk did not set himself. The next year on the account of the athlete 13 goals, and in the season 2011/2012 the footballer distinguished 18 times in 29 matches, but the club again dropped out of the highest league.

In the fall of 2011, the German national team met with Poles, and Podolsky told in an interview, how difficult it was to get tickets for relatives from Poland and Germany who wanted to visit the game. Podolski did not score, and among Poles, Robert Levandowski and Yakub Bladolovsky distinguished themselves among the Poles.

In the winter of 2012, the Podolski negotiated with the Moscow "Lokomotiv", but then went to the English Arsenal, the amount of the transition was £ 11.5 million. In 2012, the striker held 11 goals and was among the ten most sought-after sales T-shirts with the names of footballers playing in England. It became a peak club career Podolski. In future seasons, the athlete's speeches have deteriorated, and he stopped entering the main staff. Total on the account of Lucas in England 60 games and 19 goals.

At the 2012 European Championship of 2012, Podolski at the age of 27 and 13 days became the youngest football player of the continent, 100 times put on a National T-shirt. In 2014, in the world championship, the Podolski was published from the stock, but for the first time became the world champion.

In January 2015, Lucas moved to the Italian club "Inter" from Milan. The game in Italy did not go to Podolski, in 17 games the striker struck the gate only once.

Seasons 2015-2017 striker spent with a club from Turkey "Galatasaray". For him, Lucas spent 52 matches and scored 20 goals.

The final match for Germany Podolski played on March 22, 2017 in a friendly meeting with the team of England, where the football player came out with the captain's bandage and scored the ball. Career in the team ended with 130 matches and 49 goals.

In the summer of 2017, Podolski passed the club from the country of the rising Sun "Visel Kobe", the transfer amount was € 2.6 million. With this team, the football player won the Imperial Cup of Japan. In total, 52 games played Podolski in the country, scoring 15 goals.

Personal life

Since 2006, Lucas Podolski met with the native of Poland Monica Pukhalskaya. On April 18, 2011, the couple entered into marriage, the Catholic Ceremony was held in Poland in June 2011. Interestingly, the athlete's wife has a twin brother, which is also called Lucas.

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On April 14, 2008, the Song of Luis Gabriel appeared at the football player, and on June 6, 2016 - Maya's daughter. The names of the children of Podolski forever fixed on the body in the form of tattoos. Already at 7 years old for the young son athlete, who also began to engage in football, fought the largest children's schools in Germany. Since 2020, Louis plays for the youth composition of the Hannover-96 club.

Podolski leads pages in social networks "Facebook" and "Instagram", promoting business projects in them and advertising other commercial products, publishing a photo from training, relaxation and other moments of personal life.

Lucas's growth - 182 cm, weight - 80 kg.

Lukas Podolski now

In January 2020, the athlete returned to Turkey, where he signed a contract with Antalya, becoming a teammate Russian Fyodor Kudryashov. The footballer's contract is valid until the summer of 2021, but teams of the American Hockey League MLS are already hunting for the services of the attacker. At the same time, Podolski himself noted that he would dream of completing a footballer's career in his native "Cologne".