The midfielder is the fifth member of the 2014 World Cup-winning squad to hang up his boots after Lahm, Per Mertesacker, Miroslav Klose and Roman Weidenfeller. During his time in Munich, he won eight German championships, seven DFB-Pokal titles and the Champions League. “I would like to thank both you, my teams FC Bayern, Manchester United, Chicago Fire and the German national team. Earlier in his career, he primarily played as a wide midfielder. Schweinsteiger had taken over the captaincy of Philipp Lahm after the World Cup triumph in Rio and kept it until his retirement from the national team in 2016. "I would like to thank both you and my teams FC Bayern, Manchester United, Chicago Fire and the German National Team. Former Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger is ending his active career. I will remain faithful to football," wrote the 35-year-old. "Schweinsteiger" redirects here. Schweinsteiger has called time on a glittering career which featured a World Cup triumph with Germany in 2014 and numerous trophies with Bayern Munich, including the 2013 Champions League. The midfielder is the fifth member of the 2014 World Cup-winning squad to hang up his boots after Lahm, Per Mertesacker, Miroslav Klose and Roman Weidenfeller.
The German midfielder, who represented Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Chicago Fire in … The 2014 World Cup winner made the announcement on social media: "Saying goodbye as an active player makes me feel a little nostalgic, but I am also looking forward to the exciting challenges that await me soon. Löw continued: "He fought until he fell over, you could see his will to win in every single thing he did." “He was absolutely one of the biggest players Germany has ever had,” said head coach Joachim Löw on Tuesday. The former Bayern Munich, Germany and Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has announced his retirement from football at the age of 35.“Dear fans, the time has now come, and I will be finishing my active career at the end of this season,” he wrote in a post on social media on Tuesday. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.Nun ist die Zeit gekommen: ich danke Euch und meinen Mannschaften Bastian Schweinsteiger waves during his farewell match between Bayern Munich and Chicago FireSchweinsteiger spent a majority of his career with European giants Bayern Munich, where he won eight Bundesliga titles and seven German cups as well as the Champions league in 2013.The 35-year-old made over 300 appearances for the Bavarian side, scoring 45 goals from 2002-2015.The German netted 24 times for his national side in 121 appearances and was a part of the 2014 World Cup-winning side.Schweinsteiger wrote, "Saying goodbye as an active player makes me feel a little nostalgic, but I am also looking forward to the exciting challenges that await me soon. After just two training sessions with the first team, coach Surprisingly sent back to Bayern's reserve team by new coach Over the next three seasons, up until the end of 2007–08, Schweinsteiger made 135 appearances in all competitions for Bayern Munich (Champions League, Bundesliga and On 15 August 2008, Schweinsteiger scored the first Bundesliga goal of the On 25 April 2012, Schweinsteiger scored from the last and match-clinching penalty kick against In the 2012–13 season, Schweinsteiger performed considerably well, continuing his duties as central midfielder along with new signing Schweinsteiger received the 2013 German player of the year due to his performance for Bayern Munich.Schweinsteiger was a fan favourite at Bayern and was usually called On 13 July 2015, Manchester United completed the signing of Schweinsteiger on a three-year contract for a fee of €9 million (£6.5 million).Schweinsteiger made his pre-season debut for Manchester United in a friendly match against On 7 December 2015, Schweinsteiger was punished with a three-match retrospective ban by On 21 March 2017, Manchester United allowed Schweinsteiger to join On 8 October 2019, Schweinsteiger announced his retirement from professional football.Schweinsteiger made his international debut in June 2004 in a friendly against Right after taking part in the under-21s' disappointing run at the He scored his first two international goals on 8 June 2005 against At the age of 22, he had already played 41 matches for the German national team, a record for any German player at the time. You made this unbelievable time possible for me! He will always have a place in the DFB family.