Oliver Kahn

Quick Facts

Full Name	Oliver Kahn
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 15, 1969(1969-06-15)
Age	55
Birthplace	Karlsruhe
Country	Germany
Birth City	Baden-Württemberg
Horoscope	Gemini

Oliver Kahn Biography

Oliver Kahn is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on June 15, 1969 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. German goalkeeper was thought to be one of the greatest ever, having won the IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper Award three times in the span of 1999 until 2002, and The Best Bundesliga Keeper Award an astonishing seven times between 1994 and 2002.

In a game with England in 2001 the England team scored five goals, which included the hat-trick of In a match against England in 2001, he conceded five goals, including a hat-trick by Michael Owen..

Oliver Rolf Kahn (German: [ˈɔlɪvɐ ˈkaːn] ; born 15 June 1969) is a German former football goalkeeper. He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team in 1975. Twelve years later, Kahn made his debut match in the professional squad. In 1994, he was transferred to Bayern Munich for the fee of DM4.6 million, where he played until the end of his career in 2008. His commanding presence in goal and aggressive style earned him nicknames such as Der Titan ([deːɐ̯ tiˈtaːn] , English: the Titan ) from the press and Vol- kahn-o (“volcano”) from fans.

At the age of six, Kahn joined Karlsruher SC, where his father Rolf had played from 1962 to 1965. He started as an outfield player before becoming goalkeeper. Kahn was included in the team’s professional squad in the 1987–88 season of the first Bundesliga division, at first being the reserve goalkeeper behind Alexander Famulla. On 27 November 1987, Kahn made his league debut in a 4–0 away defeat to 1. FC Köln. However, not until 1990 did manager Winfried Schäfer decide to start him over Famulla. In the following years, Kahn established himself as the team’s starting goalkeeper. He was considered a key player and a motivator in the Karlsruher squad which reached the semi-finals in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup. During the round of sixteen the team accomplished a 7–0 rout of Valencia at its home field after losing the first match 1–3 at the Mestalla Stadium. The game was nicknamed the “Miracle at Wildparkstadion” by the German media. The team was defeated by SV Austria Salzburg in the semi- final.

He had two kids together with ex-wife Simone. He was married Svenja Kahn who has a son in 2011.

Oliver Kahn Net Worth

Oliver Kahn is one of the richest Soccer Player from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Oliver Kahn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started his soccer career when he was 12 years old playing on his local Karlsruher SC junior team.

He was a part of helping Bayern Munich win eight Bundesliga championships in the span of 14 years.

Kahn was born in Karlsruhe. He is partly of Latvian descent; his father Rolf was born in Liepāja in 1943, where he remains well-known, to a Latvian mother, Ērika (née Alksnis), and a Baltic German father, also named Rolf. Rolf briefly played professionally for Karlsruher SC, as did his son Axel, Oliver Kahn’s older brother.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Oliver Kahn height 6 ft 2 in Oliver weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Oliver Kahn Dating?

According to our records, Oliver Kahn married to Svenja Kahn , Simone Kahn. As of December 1, 2023, Oliver Kahn’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1999, Kahn married Simone, with whom he has two children: Katharina-Maria (born 28 December 1998) and David (born 7 March 2003). The couple separated in 2003 and Kahn thereafter had a highly publicised relationship with Verena Kerth from 2003 to 2008. Kahn and Simone briefly reconciled in 2009, before divorcing the same year.

Facts & Trivia

Oliver Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Oliver Kahn celebrates birthday on June 15 of every year.

In 1999, Bayern Munich reached the 1999 Champions League Final, facing Manchester United at Camp Nou. Although Bayern Munich player Mario Basler scored an early goal in the sixth minute of the game, two goals by Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær in injury time led to United’s victory. The same year, he was named World Goalkeeper of the Year by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.