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About Toni Kroos
Toni Kroos (born 4 January 1990), is a German former professional footballer. Regarded as one of the best midfielders of all time, he is known for his vision, passing, creativity, crossing and set-piece ability. Kroos played mainly as a central midfielder, but had also been deployed as a deep-lying playmaker in his career. With 34 titles won, Kroos is the most successful German football player. Kroos began his senior club career playing for Bayern Munich, where he made his debut at age 17 in 2007. He was sparingly used, and opted for an 18-month loan spell at fellow Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, where he became a key contributor, and returned to his parent club with an increased profile in 2010. With Bayern, Kroos won two consecutive league titles (three titles in total), a UEFA Champions League title, two DFB-Pokal titles, and was voted into the league team of the season three times. In 2014, he joined Real Madrid in a transfer worth €25 million. In Madrid, Kroos has won twenty-one trophies, including four La Liga titles and five UEFA Champions League titles, three of which he won consecutively from 2016 to 2018, each time being selected in the competition's team of the season. He has been selected in the FIFA FIFPRO World 11 and UEFA Team of the Year three times each, and the league's team of the season twice. He was voted the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker in 2014 and German Footballer of the Year in 2018. Kroos won Golden Player at the 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and Golden Ball at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He made his senior debut for Germany in 2010, at age 20, and appeared in six major tournaments. With 108 international matches for the senior team Kroos is in the top 10 of Germany's most capped players. Kroos helped Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he was top assist provider and voted to the All-Star Team, Dream Team, and German Player of the Year. At UEFA Euro 2016, he was selected to the Team of the Tournament. In 2024, Kroos retired from professional football.
