Mehmet Scholl (photo below) - formerA professional German football player who acted as a midfielder. During the football career he played for such German clubs as Karlsruhe and Bayern Munich. The growth of the ex-football player is 177 centimeters. From 1991 to 2002 he played in different teams of Germany (youth, Olympic and main). Known as one of the best creative midfielders in the world (playmakers). In the period from 2007 to 2013 he was engaged in coaching. Trained the youth of the "Bavaria Munich" and "Bavaria Munich II."
Among the sports achievements of the player can bethe following: eight-time champion of the German Bundesliga, five-time winner of the German Cup, four-time winner of the German Super Cup, winner of the UEFA Cup, champion of the Champions League, winner of the Intercontinental Cup. The listed achievements were noted in the period of performances for the Munich "Bavaria". In the national team of Germany became the European Champion in 1996.
Mehmet Scholl was born on October 16, 1970 inthe city of Karlsruhe (Baden-Württemberg region, Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), now Germany). My father was a Turk, and my mother was a German. When Mehmet was still small, his parents divorced. Soon the mother married a second time, now for a German, and the family adopted a new name - Scholl. Mehmet Scholl is the cousin of the famous artist Jan-Michael Richter. Mehmet's son, Lucas-Julian (born in 1996), played for a long time in the youth team of Bayern Munich, currently playing in the fourth division of Germany as part of the Voker Nordhausen (North-Eastern Regional League).
With football, Scholl met in a six-yearage. His professional career began in 1989 at the Karlsruhe football club, which he graduated from (from 1976 to 1982 he played at the academy of the club "Nordwest"). Professional debut took place in April 1990 in a match against the team "Cologne". During the first three years of appearances in the Bundesliga he became a recognizable midfielder, thanks to his technical experience and the skills of the playmaker. In total, in the "Karlsruhe" played in 58 games and scored 11 goals.
In 1992, 22-year-old midfielder Mehmet Schollpasses to the "Bavaria Munich". In the first season, for a new club, the player made 31 useful actions (goals and assists). In the media, it was covered as a "teenage football idol."
As part of the "Bavarians" became eight-time championGermany. In total, in the period from 1992 to 2007 in the "Bavaria" won 20 trophies. Here was won in the Champions League in 2001 (victory in the final over the Spanish "Valencia" on penalties (1: 1 in regular time, 5: 4 in a series of penalty shoot-outs)).
During his 15-year career in the German BundesligaScholl became a real superstar. Many football publications have repeatedly recognized him as Germany's best midfielder. Along with this, there was no end to the debate about his leading leg. Mehmet Scholl equally scored goals with both left and right foot, and from different distances. This is evidenced by videos with cuts of his heads. German midfielder had a very accurate scoring chase. However, his technique never failed. The goals of Mehmet Scholl remained forever in the memory of fans of the Munich "Bavaria" and the national team of Germany. In general, Bayern spent 334 matches and scored 87 goals.
In 1995, Scholl became a national player, andThe following year won the European Championship 1996 in England. Prior to that, he played in the youth team of Germany to 21 years (5 matches played and 3 goals scored). In the final standings against the Czech Republic in 1996, Czech played 69 minutes, after which he was replaced by Oliver Berhoff, who later became the author of the golden winning goal (1: 2 in favor of the Germans).
Unfortunately, the 1998 World Cup in Francethe midfielder missed. The matter is that between the head coach Berti Vogts and Mehmet there was personal dislike. Despite the good performance in the league, Scholl did not get into the application for the mundial.
Participated in the European Championship 2000 inBelgium and the Netherlands, where he scored the only goal of the German national team in the group match against Romania. It was during this period that he was recognized as one of the best creative midfielders in the world.
On April 23, 2002, shortly before the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea, Mehmet Scholl's restless health condition forced him to resign as a national player.
Among German football fans Scholl wasone of the most popular players because of his character and unique skills. Prior to the 2006 World Cup campaign, more than 100,000 people signed an online petition to Mehmet für Deutschland to convince Jurgen Klinsman to include an experienced midfielder in the German team. Despite public support, Scholl was not included.
On April 27, 2009 Mehmet Scholl was appointed interim head coach of Bayern Munich II, replacing Herman Gerland, who later became Jupp Heinx's assistant at Bayern.
In July 2009 he was appointed permanent coach"Bavaria Munich II". Was suspended from work on June 30, 2010, due to the expiration of the coaching license. After settling business with documents, Scholl soon returned to the club.
In January 2013, Mehmet Scholl announced histhe end of coaching career. His decision argued that he wants to continue his career as a football commentator on television. Scholl is really unique and a football player, and a coach who, during his time, was able to transfer priceless knowledge to young players.
