Hans-Jörg Butt
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| Hans-Jörg Butt | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hans-Jörg Butt | |
| Date of birth | May 28, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Oldenburg, West Germany | |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bayern Munich | |
| Number | TBD | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| TSV Großenkneten | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1997 1997–2001 2001–2007 2007–2008 2008– |
VfB Oldenburg Hamburg Bayer Leverkusen Benfica Bayern Munich |
87 (5) 133 (19) 191 (7) 1 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000–2003 | Germany | 3 (0) |
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Hans-Jörg Butt (born May 28, 1974 in Oldenburg, Germany) is a German goalkeeper who plays for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
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[edit] Club career
Butt is known for taking penalty kicks, scoring 26 goals in Bundesliga. He started his career with modest VfB Oldenburg, achieving promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. He moved to Hamburger SV in 1997 and, in 1998–99, hit seven goals for the team – all from the penalty spot, adding nine in similar fashion the following season.
Butt joined Bayer Leverkusen on a free transfer in 2001, and was their number one goalkeeper until the end of 2006–07. He was a member of the team that lost to Real Madrid in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final.
In a hilarious situation, in 2003–04, after scoring a penalty in an away match against Schalke 04, on April 17, 2004, Butt was busy celebrating with his teammates and, as he went back into his goal he found the ball in the net. A Schalke player (Mike Hanke) shot the ball from the halfway line, after a quick kick-off.[1]
After losing Leverkusen's nets to the young René Adler, Butt decided to cancel the contract that linked him to the club until 2009. The German goalie activated a clause that allowed him to leave the club should he fail to appear in less of the games during the second half of the season.[2] In July 2007, he signed a two-year deal with Portuguese giants SL Benfica. Butt made his Reds debut in the Summer tournament of Torneio de Guadiana, held between Benfica, Sporting CP and Real Betis. In the tournament he saved a penalty against Betis, helping Benfica with the final win. During his first season, he played understudy to Portugal international Quim, and was used in the cup matches.
On June 4, 2008, it was confirmed that Butt has signed a two-year contract with Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. He is expected to be the understudy to Oliver Kahn's heir, the highly rated young Michael Rensing.[3]
[edit] International career
Butt was Germany's third-choice goalkeeper, behind Oliver Kahn and Jens Lehmann, at both the Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup, remaining an unused substitute in both tournaments. He has won three international caps for Germany in friendly matches, with his debut coming against Liechtenstein in June 2000.
[edit] References
- ^ Two goals in 30 seconds
- ^ Butt logs off at Leverkusen. uefa.com (2007-04-30). Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
- ^ Hans-Jörg Butt wechselt zum FC Bayern. fcbayern.de (2008-06-04). Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
[edit] External links
- Career stats at Fussballdaten.de (German)
- Leverkusen-who's who (German)
- footballdatabase.com stats
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