 Toni Kroos of Bayern Munich |
"He is a passionate footballer with great instinct. He always takes the right decision on the pitch and you don't have to tell him what to do"
Miroslav Klose, Bayern Munich player
"Toni is a future international"
Ottmar Hitzfeld, Bayern Munich coach
"Toni definitely has an unbelievable talent, there's no doubt about it"
Heiko Herrlich, Germany U-17 coach
Toni Kroos is currently Germany’s most promising football talent. He is only eighteen years old but has already earned playing time in Bayern Munich’s senior squad.
He has made an astonishing start to his Bayern career, making his debut last season in the 5-0 victory over Energie Cottbus and instantly providing two assists for Miroslav Klose within 18 minutes of his appearance.
Kroos also earned Bayern a late victory at Red Star Belgrade on his UEFA Cup debut, coming on as a substitute for the last ten minutes and delivering an assist for Klose before scored the winning goal at extra time, which practically the last shot of the match.
Though, it wasn’t Bayern’s youth that developed his talent. Young Tony Kroos learnt his basics and improved his football skills from his father Roland Kroos, a youth coach at Hansa Rostock where he played from 2002 to 2006 after moving from local club Greifswalder SC.
After noticing his talents, Bayern then send a check of €100.000 to Rostock to sign this teenage sensation at the age of sixteen.
In the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player and also won the Bronze Boot after scoring five goals.
At the same year, Kroos graduated to Bayern’s senior team, at the young age of 17, and made an important role in 2007 German DFB-Pokal campaign for his club.
Despite several interests from European clubs, Kroos silently extended his contract with the Bavarian side until June 2012.
Bayern's general manager Uli Hoeneß, who does not want the media spotlight on the prodigy, said: "He’s a young lad, and it makes no sense to hype him up into some kind of global superstar. We want him to focus on football, while we nurture him with extreme care."
Hoeneß has been confident about Kroos’ future and recently he proclaimed that in the future Kroos will play with the prestigious number 10 shirt at Bayern when he has more experience.
Full Name: Toni Kroos
Date of birth: January 04, 1990
Birthplace: Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Nationality: German
Height: 1.80 m
Weight: 68 kg
Club: Bayern Munich
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Number: 39
Honours:
German Ligapokal (2007)
German DFB-Pokal (2007)
German Bundesliga (2008)
FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball (2007)
FIFA U-17 World Cup Bronze Shoe (2007)
Fritz-Walter-Medal in Gold - Category U18 (2008)
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He has made an astonishing start to his Bayern career, making his debut last season in the 5-0 victory over Energie Cottbus and instantly providing two assists for Miroslav Klose within 18 minutes of his appearance.
Kroos also earned Bayern a late victory at Red Star Belgrade on his UEFA Cup debut, coming on as a substitute for the last ten minutes and delivering an assist for Klose before scored the winning goal at extra time, which practically the last shot of the match.
Though, it wasn’t Bayern’s youth that developed his talent. Young Tony Kroos learnt his basics and improved his football skills from his father Roland Kroos, a youth coach at Hansa Rostock where he played from 2002 to 2006 after moving from local club Greifswalder SC.
After noticing his talents, Bayern then send a check of €100.000 to Rostock to sign this teenage sensation at the age of sixteen.
In the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player and also won the Bronze Boot after scoring five goals.
At the same year, Kroos graduated to Bayern’s senior team, at the young age of 17, and made an important role in 2007 German DFB-Pokal campaign for his club.
Despite several interests from European clubs, Kroos silently extended his contract with the Bavarian side until June 2012.
Bayern's general manager Uli Hoeneß, who does not want the media spotlight on the prodigy, said: "He’s a young lad, and it makes no sense to hype him up into some kind of global superstar. We want him to focus on football, while we nurture him with extreme care."
Hoeneß has been confident about Kroos’ future and recently he proclaimed that in the future Kroos will play with the prestigious number 10 shirt at Bayern when he has more experience.
Full Name: Toni Kroos
Date of birth: January 04, 1990
Birthplace: Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Nationality: German
Height: 1.80 m
Weight: 68 kg
Club: Bayern Munich
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Number: 39
Honours:
German Ligapokal (2007)
German DFB-Pokal (2007)
German Bundesliga (2008)
FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball (2007)
FIFA U-17 World Cup Bronze Shoe (2007)
Fritz-Walter-Medal in Gold - Category U18 (2008)
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