Oliver Kahn was a name chanted by millions of fans and soccer players during the 90s. Named one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of football, Kahn soon stood to fame and introduced a number of record-breaking scores to the game. #Fame World salutes his massive contribution to football and presents a documentary featuring fascinating facts and tales of the “Der Titan”. Also take a look at what Franz Beckenbauer, German football manager and former player; Jürgen Klinsmann, German football manager and former player and the current head coach of the United States men's national soccer team; Michael Ballack, retired German footballer as well as Andreas Köpke, former German football goalkeeper have to say about this legendary goalkeeper. Click To Share The Video on Facebook : https://goo.gl/2wI10r Click To Share The Video on Twitter : https://goo.gl/6X5eLs Click To Share The Video on Google + : https://goo.gl/2YdG7X Oliver Rolf Kahn, one of the greatest goalkeeper known to the world, is a former German player. Born on 15 June, 1969 in Karlsruhe, Oliver began his football career with the Karlsruher SC Junior team in 1975. His aggressive style and amazing commanding skills have earned him the nicknames Der Titan and Vol-kahn-o (“volcano”) from the press and fans respectively. Known to be one of the most successful German players in recent history, the soccer star has won eight Bundesliga titles, six DFB-Pokals, the UEFA Cup in 1996, the 2001 UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup in 2001. During the FIFA World Cup of 2002, Kahn became the first and only goalkeeper in the tournament's history to win the Golden Ball. Kahn's entry into club Karlsruher SC as an outfield player kick-started his career just from the age of six. His father, Rolf, too had played with the club from 1962 to 1965. Oliver soon showcased his talent on this beautiful game to the team and was included in its professional squad in the 1987–88 season of the first Bundesliga division. On 27 November 1987, Kahn made his league debut in a 4–0 home victory against 1. FC Köln. In the following years, Kahn established himself as the team's starting goalkeeper and was considered a key player and a motivator in the Karlsruher squad. By 1994, Kahn was acquired by Bayern Munich as a replacement for Raimond Aumann for a record fee of DM4.6 million (€2.385 million). In the 1996–97 Bundesliga season, Kahn achieved his first German championship with Bayern Munich, the German League Cup and was named German Goalkeeper of the Year for the second time in his career, the first being in 1994. The FIFA World Cup of 1994 saw Kahn being a part of the German national team as a late back-up. However, he made his first international appearance on 23 June 1995 in a 2 - 1 victory against Switzerland, two months after recovering from his cruciate ligament injury. Kahn was a reserve keeper of the squad along with Oliver Reck and won the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship in England. He spent the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France on the bench and it was not until Andreas Köpke announced his retirement at the end of the tournament that Kahn became the starting goalkeeper. Kahn received the squad's captaincy, succeeding the striker Oliver Bierhoff, two years after the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship. He has been honoured with a host of awards till date for his fantastic performances in this beautiful game including Best Bundesliga Keeper, IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper, Best European Goalkeeper, UEFA Club Football Awards - Best Goalkeeper, FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, FIFA World Cup Yashin Award, FIFA World Cup All-Star Team, FIFA World Player of the Year - Silver award and FIFA 100. Kahn married Simone in 1999 and they together have two children named Katharina-Maria and David. The couple separated in 2003 and Kahn was soon in news for his relationship with Verena Kerth that lasted till 2008. On 8 July 2011, Kahn tied the knot with his girlfriend Svenja in Munich with whom he has a son, Julian. In April 2011, a German court fined Kahn €125,000 ($182,223) for tax evasion after failing to declare more than €6,000 of luxury clothing he bought on a trip to Dubai. Additionally, Oliver not only positions himself as an excellent performer on the pitch, but also on social services. The Sepp-Herberger foundation, which promotes football in schools, clubs, and prisons as well as the Justin Rockola Association, whose goal is the protection of young people against violence, alcohol and drugs are other organisations. Know more about the world around you. Subscribe NOW:- http://goo.gl/j9RqKK Like Us: htttp://www.facebook.com/livyourfame Tweet Us: htttp://www.twitter.com/livyourfame

• published: 06 May 2015
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