Book Bastian Schweinsteiger

Bastian Schweinsteiger is the German former midfielder who was a driving force behind Bayern Munich's dominance and Germany's 2014 World Cup triumph. A product of Bayern's youth system, he spent 17 seasons with the club, playing exactly 500 matches and scoring 68 goals. Starting as a wide midfielder before becoming a commanding central playmaker, he won eight Bundesliga titles, seven DFB-Pokal titles, the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup in Munich. For Germany he earned 121 caps, and his tireless performance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina in Rio de Janeiro became a symbol of the team's spirit as Germany lifted the trophy. He later captained the national side. In 2015 he moved to Manchester United, where he won the FA Cup, and he finished his playing days with Chicago Fire FC in Major League Soccer from 2017. He was named German Footballer of the Year in 2013 and has received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt and the Bavarian Order of Merit. Today he works as a television analyst and speaks about leadership, perseverance and winning at the highest level.