| Toni Kroos | |
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Kroos first played for local club Greifswalder SC, and then transferred to the youth team of Hansa Rostock. Kroos - who plays as a midfield playmaker - changed to Bayern Munich's youth setup in 2006, 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. Recently Uli Hoeneß has said that in the future Toni will play with the number 10 shirt in the Bayern Munich first team when he has more experience. In the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Toni Kroos was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player and also won the bronze shoe after scoring five goals. Kroos has made an astounding start to his Bayern career, making his Bayern Munich debut on September 26, 2007 in the 5-0 mauling of FC Energie Cottbus and instantly providing two assists for the two goals scored by Miroslav Klose within 18 minutes of his appearance.Kroos also earned Bayern an extremely valuable victory on his UEFA Cup debut away to Red Star Belgrade, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute and providing an assist for Miroslav Klose and then scoring the winning goal with practically the last shot of the match. |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Date & place of birth | January 4, 1990 in Greifswald, East Germany |
| Height/weight/shoe size | 1.82 m (5 ft 11.5 in) |
| Previous clubs |
Greifswalder SC F.C. Hansa Rostock |
| Career record |
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 Golden Ball FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 Bronze Shoe |
