Who Are Ya? (Bundesliga)
Try and work out which player these 15 facts are describing.
To celebrate the return of the Bundesliga in less than 24 hours, this player has plied his trade in Germany’s top-flight.
Viel Glück! (Good Luck!)
The Facts:
1. At time of writing (May 2020), this player is 41 years old.
2. This player was born in the seaside city of Callao.
3. According to reports, this player owns over 50 racehorses.
4. One of these horses, is co-owned with Thomas Muller, and named after Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes.
5. Another of the horses is co-owned with Joey Barton. The horse is named after the Arctic Monkeys hit ‘Crying Lightning’.
6. In a game against Mexico, he scored his country’s fastest ever goal (18 seconds), before being sent off later in the game.
7. In the 2004 Copa América, a fractured skull forced him out of the remainder of the tournament.
8. In his international career, he has scored 20 goals in 85 games.
9. He holds the record for being the oldest Bundesliga hat-trick scorer.
10. On the advice of Nobby Solano and Owen Hargreaves, he signed for Chelsea in 2007.
11. He scored on his Premier League debut for the blues, but managed just 1 more goal during his spell at the club.
12. This player won the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League in his second stint at Bayern Munich.
13. He is the oldest player to score in Bundesliga history.
14. During his career, he has had 4 stints at Werder Bremen where he is now their all-time top scorer.
15. This player features in the video below for the Bundesliga ‘Top 10 Best Record Breaking Goals’.
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