The Germany international spent 13 seasons at Bayern Munich, playing in exactly 500 matches across all competitions and scoring 67 goals.
The midfielder left Munich for Manchester United this summer and will embark on his first season in the Premier League as a 31-year-old, as he celebrates his birthday today.
His honours at the German giants include eight Bundesliga titles, seven DFB-Pokal titles, a Champions League title, a FIFA Club World Cup title and two DFB-Ligapokals.
Since making his international debut in 2004, he has earned over 100 caps for Germany, scoring 23 goals. He was selected in their squads for three European Championships and as many World Cups. During their 2014 World Cup triumph, “Schweiny” was instrumental and following Philipp Lahm’s retirement from international football, he was named Germany captain for the upcoming Euro 2016.
1969: Graham Thorpe (below), former English cricketer who played for Surrey and England (46).
1970: David James, former England international who holds the record for clean sheets in the EPL with 173 (45).
1976: Nwankwo Kanu, retired Nigerian footballer who played as a striker for Arsenal and Portsmouth (39).
1986: Elena Vesnina, Russian professional tennis player. Her career-high rank is World No21, achieved in 2013 (29).
