- Michael Ballack
Michael Ballack is a German football player. He is the current captain of the German national team, and plays club football for Chelsea F.C. in the English FA Premier League.
- Lukas Podolski
Lukas Podolski (born as on June 4, 1985 in Gliwice, Silesia, Poland, nicknamed "(Prinz) Poldi", is a German footballer of Polish origin. He plays as a striker for Bayern Munich and for the German national football team.
- Oliver Kahn
Oliver Kahn is a German football goalkeeper. He played for the German national team (from 1995 to 2006) and still plays for Bayern München (since 1994).
- Miroslav Klose
Miroslav Klose is a German footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, as well as the German national football team. He was the top scorer and thus the Golden Boot winner of the 2006 World Cup hosted by his country Germany, with 5 goals. Klose also scored 5 goals in his debut World Cup, the 2002 World Cup hosted jointly by the Korea Republic and Japan, giving him a total of 10 goals in World Cup finals.
- Owen Hargreaves
Owen Lee Hargreaves (born 20 January 1981 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a professional football midfielder. He plays for Manchester United in the Premier League and at international level for England.
- Ottmar Hitzfeld
Ottmar Hitzfeld is a German former football player and manager, now serving in his second stint with FC Bayern Munich. With a total of sixteen major titles, mostly accumulated in his tenures with Grasshopper Club Zürich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, the trained mathematics teacher is not only the most successful German coach, but also one of the most outstanding in the history of the game. Twice he was elected "World Coach of the Year".
- Bastian Schweinsteiger
"'"' (born August 1 1984 in Kolbermoor, Bavaria, Germany) is a professional footballer from Germany who currently plays in midfield for Bayern Munich. Bastian's older brother, Tobias, currently plays for the German second division club Eintracht Braunschweig.
- Claudio Pizarro
Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio (born 3 October, 1978 in Callao, Peru) is a Peruvian professional football forward. Pizarro plays for Chelsea of the English Premier League and for Peru national football team, for which he has 37 caps (as of July 6 2007).
- Willy Sagnol
William "Willy" Sagnol is a French international Defender currently playing for Bayern Munich in Germany's Bundesliga. He was part of the French squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004 and 2006 World Cup. He is considered as one of the best right backs in professional football.
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955 in Lippstadt) is a former football player. He had his greatest successes in his time with Bayern Munich, where he won the Intercontinental Cup, the European Cup of Champions as well as a number of national titles. With Germany he was runner-up in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and won the 1980 European Championship. He was also honoured twice as European Footballer of the Year.
- Roque Santa Cruz
Roque Santa Cruz is a Paraguayan football striker, who currently plays for Bayern Munich of the German Bundesliga.
- Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed "der Kaiser" ("the emperor") because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name "Franz" (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. He is generally regarded as the greatest German footballer of all time and also as one of the greatest footballers in the history of the game.
- Philipp Lahm
Philipp Lahm (born November 11, 1983 in Munich, Bavaria) is a German footballer who currently plays as a defender for Bayern Munich and Germany at Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored the opening goal of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is considered one of the best young fullbacks in the world, as is shown by his inclusion in the Mastercard All Star Team. Known to be young and energetic, Lahm's pace is unbelievable, …
- Roy Makaay
Roy Rudolphus Antonius Makaay (born March 9, 1975 in Wijchen, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer who is a striker for the Netherlands and Feyenoord. While playing for FC Bayern Munich he picked up the nickname "Das Phantom" (the Phantom), for his ability to score out of nowhere.
- Marcell Jansen
Marcell Jansen is a German professional footballer. The Bayern Munich player has represented his country on 14 occasions so far, showing up as left-back. On club-level he has also played on the left of midfield and, back in his youth years, also featured as left winger and even striker, a term declaring his versatility. Joining Borussia Mönchengladbach from local "SV Lürrip" in 1994, …
- Daniel van Buyten
Daniel Van Buyten (born February 7, 1978 in Chimay) is a Belgian international footballer who currently plays as a defender for Bayern Munich, following a June 2006 transfer from Hamburger SV. His father Franz was a popular catcher/wrestler in Europe from 1960 to 1980. His mother Renate is German. In the 2003-04 season Van Buyten, then of Olympique Marseille, had a short term loan spell in England with Manchester City but did not make a full time move to the Premiership.
- Ali Karimi
Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki (born on November 8, 1978 in Karaj, Iran) is an Iranian football player. He was the Asian Player of the Year in 2004. He currently plays for Qatar SC, having left German giants Bayern Munich. He is often referred to as the "Asian Maradona" and is believed to be one of Asia's greatest players.
- Michael Rensing
Michael Rensing (born May 14 1984 in Lingen, Niedersachsen, Germany) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Bayern Munich and the Germany U21 national team..
- Jan Koller
Jan Koller (born March 30, 1973 in Smetanova Lhota, Czech Republic, then Czechoslovakia) is a Czech football player, who currently stars as a striker for the Czech Republic national team and the Ligue 1 club AS Monaco. He is the all-time leading goal scorer for either the Czech Republic or the former Czechoslovakia, with 48 goals in 75 caps as of February 8, 2007. Koller has an impressive physical presence (height: 2.02 m, nearly 6'8" and weight 100 kg, about 220 pounds).
- Alou Diarra
Alou Diarra is a French footballer of Malian descent. He is a midfielder who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais. Diarra started out at CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, before moving to Bayern Munich in 2000. He did not play any matches for Bayern's first team, and spent a period on loan to SC Freiburg. In 2002 he was signed by Gérard Houllier's Liverpool, but never played a competitive match for the Reds either; instead, he had loan spells at Le Havre AC and SC Bastia.
- Khalid Boulahrouz
Khalid Boulahrouz is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent, who plays for the Netherlands and Sevilla of the La Liga, on loan from Premier League side Chelsea. His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" his opposition. He joined Chelsea in August 2006 from Hamburger SV. However, due to his lack of form at Chelsea he was linked with moves to Atlético Madrid, Sevilla, Bayern Munich and Newcastle United, before moving to Sevilla on loan.
- David May
David May (born June 24, 1970 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is a retired English footballer. He was primarily a centre half, but was sometimes deployed as right-back. May started his career with Blackburn Rovers as a trainee before graduating to the first team. He made over 100 appearances for the club and was part of the Blackburn team which was promoted to the FA Premier League in 1992 and finished as runners-up to Manchester United in the 1993-94 season.
- Bixente Lizarazu
Bixente Lizarazu (Basque: //; French: //) (born December 9, 1969 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France) is a former football (soccer) left defender for Bayern Munich and three other professional teams, as well as the French national team. Lizarazu, a Basque, has been capped 97 times for France, scoring two goals, and helped them win the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He has won six Bundesliga championships with Bayern Munich, as well as five German Cups, the Champions League, …
- Andreas Ottl
Andreas Ottl (born March 1, 1985 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany) is a German footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Bayern Munich. He signed his 1st professional contract on July 1, 2005. He also plays for Germany's U21 Team.
- Jan Schlaudraff
Jan Schlaudraff (born July 18 1983) is a footballer, currently playing for Bayern Munich and Germany.
- Toni Kroos
Toni Kroos (born January 4, 1990) is a German footballer who plays for Bayern Munich. Kroos, who plays as a midfield playmaker, is a product of Bayern's youth setup, and it has been announced that he will be made part of Bayern's first-team for the 2007-08 season, at the young age of 17.
- Jean-Pierre Papin
Jean-Pierre Papin (born November 5, 1963 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a French former football player and now manager. Between 2006 and 2007 he was the manager of French club RC Strasbourg, but despite leading the club to promotion to Ligue 1, he resigned, citing internal relationship problems. Papin scored 30 goals for France in 54 matches. He played at the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico, where France finished third, and at the 1992 European Championships in Sweden.
- Gerd Müller
Gerd Müller (born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former West German football player and Germany's most prolific goalscorer of all time. With national records of 68 goals in 62 international appearances, 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and the international record of 66 goals in 74 European Club games, he was by far the most successful striker of his day. Only Josef Bican, Romário and Pelé are higher on the all-time goalscorer ranking.
- Josef Hickersberger
Josef Hickersberger is a former professional football player and former coach of the Austrian soccer cult-club SK Rapid Wien. Since January 2006 he is coaching the Austrian national team. Hickersberger's career as a player began with FK Austria Wien. Later he played for Kickers Offenbach, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Rapid Vienna and others. He was also a member of the Austrian national team during the Football World Cup 1978 in Argentina.
- Stefan Effenberg
Stefan Effenberg (born 2 August 1968 in Hamburg, West Germany) is a former German soccer player. He was an all-round player and leader, possessing great vision, tackling and a hard shot.
- Jens Jeremies
Jens Jeremies is a German footballer. As of 2006, he has retired from professional football. Jeremies was born in Görlitz, a town in the former German Democratic Republic. He began his career in 1980 as a youth player with the local side "Motor Görlitz", and in 1986 he moved to Dynamo Dresden. In 1995, Jeremies transferred to TSV 1860 München. Then in 1998, he signed for city rival Bayern München, the club for which he would play the remainder of his career.
- Sepp Maier
Josef ("Sepp") Maier (born February 28, 1944 in Metten, Germany) is a former professional football goalkeeper. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. He spent the entirety of his professional playing career at Bayern Munich, winning the West German Championship four times and the European Cup three times in succession. Between 1966 and 1977 he played in an uninterrupted sequence of 422 matches, still a German national record.
- Juan Pablo Carrizo
Juan Pablo Carrizo is an Argentine footballer (goalkeeper), who plays for Club Atlético River Plate. He is currently the first-choice goalkeeper for the Buenos Aries club. He has been with River Plate since he began his professional career, making his debut on the 29th of January 2006 against Tiro Federal. He kept a clean sheet in River's 5-0 win. He made his International debut for Argentina against Chile, 18 April, 2007.
- Steve McManaman
Steven "Steve" McManaman (born 11 February, 1972, in Liverpool, England) is an English former footballer of the 1990s and early 2000s, who played as a midfielder in a career spanning two of European Football's biggest club football sides in Liverpool F.C. and Real Madrid. He remains the most successful British player to have played the game overseas in terms of trophies and honours won.
- Lincoln
Cássio de Souza Soares (born January 22, 1979 in São Brás do Suaçuí) is a Brazilian football player. He is currently playing for the Turkish giants Galatasaray S.K.. Lincoln is known foremostly for his stint in the German Bundesliga. He was signed in 2001 by 1. FC Kaiserslautern as a replacement for playmaker Ciriaco Sforza, who was bought by Bayern Munich.
- Carsten Jancker
Carsten Jancker is a German professional footballer who is playing for the Austrian club SV Mattersburg. He played for Germany at Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup and has earned 33 caps, scoring 10 goals, for his country. A striker, Jancker is physically very large for a footballer, standing at 1.94m and weighing 93kg. His height and strength have proved to be an advantage when playing as a targetman, as displayed during his most successful days at Bayern Munich.
- Paul Breitner
Paul Breitner (born September 5, 1951 in Kolbermoor, West Germany) was a German football player. One of Germany's most controversial players, he was capped 48 times for his country. His football career lasted from 1970 until 1983, mainly playing for Bayern Munich (1970-74 and 1978-83) and Real Madrid (1974-78), with a short intermezzo in Braunschweig. His early success was as a free roaming left back, …
- Christian Ziege
Christian Ziege is a former German football (soccer) defender and midfielder. With the German national team, Ziege won Euro 96. Ziege is currently director of football at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
- Bert van Marwijk
Lambertus ("Bert") van Marwijk (born 19 May, 1952 in Deventer, Overijssel) is a former football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, and nowadays a coach. He is the father-in-law of Bayern Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel. As a forward and a midfielder he played 390 matches in the Dutch highest division (Eredivisie). He has one cap for the Netherlands national football team.
- Markus Babbel
Markus Babbel (born September 8 1972 in Munich) is a former German international footballer who played as a defender. Starting out in the German Bundesliga, his first club was Bayern Munich, for whom he played initially from the youth squad, forging to the first team and making eight starts, as well as four substitute appearances in league games. Moving to SV Hamburg in August 1992 gave Babbel the chance to appear regularly in a first-team slot.