Hans-Jörg Butt
German footballer (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hans-Jörg Butt (German pronunciation: [hans ˈjœʁk ˈbʊt]; born 28 May 1974), often simply called Jörg Butt, is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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Full name | Hans-Jörg Butt[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1974-05-28) 28 May 1974 (age 49) | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oldenburg, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1991 | TSV Großenkneten | |||||||||||||||||||
1991–1994 | VfB Oldenburg | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1994–1997 | VfB Oldenburg | 87 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
1997–2001 | Hamburger SV | 133 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2007 | Bayer Leverkusen | 191 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Benfica | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | Bayern Munich | 63 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | Bayern Munich II | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 479 | (32) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2010 | Germany | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Known for taking penalty kicks,[2] and for often running into the opposing penalty box in an attempt to find a winner whenever his team were trailing,[3] he scored 26 goals in the Bundesliga.[4] He played for Hamburger SV, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in his country, having arrived at Munich already aged 34.
Butt represented Germany in two World Cups and at Euro 2000.