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Toni Kroos
Toni Kroos is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, he was known for his vision and pinpoint precision passing. Kroos played mainly as a central midfielder and occasionally played as a defensive midfielder. Having won 34 trophies over his 17 year career, he is the second most decorated German footballer after Th…
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2026· 5 entries
Public attention spiked: 12,521 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.1× the usual 3,018, with 3 article edits. Coverage that week: “'Football won' - Toni Kroos takes aim at Argentina after Spain secure World Cup final victory” (Yahoo Sports).
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Yahoo Sports: 'Football won' - Toni Kroos takes aim at Argentina after Spain secure World Cup final victory
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Won award: Laureus Sporting Inspiration Award (2026).
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Yahoo! Sports: Toni Kroos breaks silence on potential return to Real Madrid – ‘Can’t say anything about it…’
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2025· 2 entries
Won award: Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2025).
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Awarded Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2025).
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2024· 13 entries
Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (2023–24).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's UEFA Team (2024).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid (2023–24).
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Won award: FIFPRO World 11 (2024).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's World Team (2024).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Real Madrid (2024).
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Won award: German Footballer of the Year (2024).
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Awarded Order of Merit of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania (2024).
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Won award: Golden Player Man Award (2024).
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Won award: FIFA Men's World 11 (2024).
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Awarded German Footballer of the Year (2024).
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Awarded Bambi Award (2024).
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Kroos retired from professional football
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2023· 2 entries
Won: Copa del Rey with Real Madrid (2022–23).
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Criticised footballers for moving to the Saudi Pro League, believing that it was driven only by money
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2022· 5 entries
Won: UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid (2021–22).
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Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (2021–22).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid (2022).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Real Madrid (2022).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Real Madrid (2022).
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2021· 1 entry
Kroos called for Germans to vote in the 2021 German federal election, unless they were voting for the Alternative for Germany, adding "nobody needs them".
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2020· 5 entries
Won: Supercopa de España with Real Madrid (2020).
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Won award: IFFHS World Team of the Decade (2011–2020).
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Won award: IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade (2011–2020).
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Won award: UEFA La Liga Team of the Season (2019–20).
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Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (2019–20).
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2019· 1 entry
Won award: GQ German Athlete of the Year (2019).
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2018· 6 entries
Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid (2018).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season (2017–18).
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Awarded German Footballer of the Year (2018).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid (2017–18).
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Won award: German Footballer of the Year (2018).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid (2018).
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2017· 13 entries
Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid (2017).
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Won award: FIFPRO World 11 (2017).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid (2017).
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Won Golden Hen (2017).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Real Madrid (2017).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season (2016–17).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid (2016–17).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2017).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's World Team (2017).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Real Madrid (2017).
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Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (2016–17).
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Won award: UEFA La Liga Team of the Season (2016–17).
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Won award: La Liga top assist provider (2016–17).
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2016· 8 entries
Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid (2016).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid (2015–16).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid (2016).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season (2015–16).
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Won award: FIFPRO World 11 (2016).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (2016).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2016).
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Kroos became a part of a collaboration between the German Football Association and The LEGO Group, who in May released a Europe-exclusive collectible minifigure series, with Kroos featured as the tenth of sixteen minifig
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2015· 2 entries
Won award: UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season (2014–15).
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Ancelotti was replaced by Rafa Benítez in Madrid's command
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2014· 18 entries
Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Bayern Munich (2014).
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Won award: Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (2014).
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Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2013–14).
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Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich (2013–14).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Real Madrid (2014).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid (2014).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with Germany (2014).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season (2013–14).
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Won award: FIFPRO World 11 (2014).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2014).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Playmaker (2014).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (2014).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup Dream Team (2014).
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Won award: German Player of the Year (2014).
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Joined Real Madrid for a €25 million transfer
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That Kroos, "a top-class central midfielder", was the player that United most needed to sign
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Played for Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (2014–2024) — 306 appearances, 22 goals.
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And German Footballer of the Year in 2018 and 2024
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2013· 6 entries
Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Bayern Munich (2013).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich (2012–13).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Bayern Munich (2013).
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Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2012–13).
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Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich (2012–13).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Bayern Munich (2013).
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2012· 2 entries
Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (2011–12).
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Won: DFL-Supercup with Bayern Munich (2012).
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2010· 7 entries
Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (2009–10).
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Awarded Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (2010).
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Won award: Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (2010).
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“I want to play as often as possible!”
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Played for Germany men's national association football team (2010–2024) — 108 appearances, 17 goals.
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Joined Real Madrid in 2010.
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At age 20, and appeared in seven major tournaments
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2009· 2 entries
Played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2009–2010) — 43 appearances, 10 goals.
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Joined Leverkusen in 2009.
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2008· 5 entries
Won Fritz Walter Medal (2008).
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Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2007–08).
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Won award: Fritz-Walter-Medal U18 Gold Medal (2008).
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Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich (2007–08).
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Played for Germany national under-21 football team (2008–2009) — 10 appearances, 2 goals.
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2007· 7 entries
Won: U17 Algarve Tournament with Germany U17 (2007).
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Won award: FIFA U-17 World Cup Bronze Shoe (2007).
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Won award: FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball (2007).
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Won award: UEFA European Under-17 Championship top tcorer (2007).
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Joined Bayern Munich II in 2007.
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Joined Bayern Munich in 2007.
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Played for FC Bayern Munich (2007–2014) — 130 appearances, 13 goals.
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2006· 1 entry
Won award: UEFA European Under-17 Championship Golden Player (2006).
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2002· 1 entry
Joined Hansa Rostock in 2002.
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1990· 1 entry
Born 1990-01-04.
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