Bayern Munich (Germany),
AC Milan (Italy), Middlesbrough (England), Liverpool (England),
Tottenham (England), Borussia M'Gladbach (Germany)
Honours
1996 European
Championship winner (ALLEMAGNE) 1996 UEFA Cup winner (Bayern Munich) 1994 Bundesliga Champions (Bayern Munich) 1997 Bundesliga Champions (Bayern Munich) 2001 League Cup winner (Liverpool) 2002 World Cup Finalists (ALLEMAGNE) 2002 League Cup Finals (Tottenham)
Biography
Christian Ziege (born February 1, 1972 in Berlin) is a former
German football (soccer) defender and midfielder. With the
German national team, Ziege won Euro 96.
On the club level, Ziege played for Bayern Munich (1990-97), AC
Milan (1997-99), Middlesbrough (1999-2000), Liverpool (2000-01),
Tottenham Hotspur (2001-04), and Borussia Mönchengladbach
(2004-2005). He won the Bundesliga title twice with Bayern and
the Serie A title once with Milan. He also won the UEFA Cup with
Bayern in 1996 and with Liverpool in 2001. With the club from
the Merseyside, he also gained the 2001 League Cup. He is the
answer to the football trivia question, "Which player has played
in the Milan, Munich, Merseyside, Tyne-Tees and and North London
derbies."
For Germany, Ziege has been capped 72 times, scoring nine goals.
Other than the Euro 96 win, he also played for his country at
the 1998 and 2002 World Cups (during which he played the final
game), as well as Euro 2000 (he was a member of the Euro 2004
squad, but didn't play). Ziege announced his retirement on 20th
October 2005 at the age of 33 due to a persistent ankle injury.
