Lukas Podolski Net Worth

Short introduction

Lukas Podolski is a professional footballer who, besides his underway career, very successful, especially in the German national team. The biggest success of the Polish striker won the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to his parent club 1. FC Köln, he has worked for FC Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Galatasaray Istanbul and currently Vissel Kobe in Japan. With 49 goals in 130 international matches, he was the third successful scorer in German international history and had the third highest appearance number.

Early life

Lukas Jozef Podolski, born in Gliwice in Poland in the summer of 1985, was born with sports talent. He was born for professional football Waldemar Podolski and international handball player Krystyna Podolska. His family moved to Germany in 1987, where they found their new home in Bergheim near Cologne. There Podolski attended high school, but then graduated from high school. It was followed by civil service for Podolski, which he displayed at the Olympic Training Center in Rhineland. He has started playing football in childhood, at the age of only 6 at the local club Jugend 07 Bergheim.

Four years later, Podolski which was clearly very talented turned to the Youth Team 1. FC Köln. At that time Lukas Podolski was still a young man player. A few years later, he was already in the Bundesliga A-Youth for 1. FC Cologne and was quickly appointed for the Rhenish club professional team. The inventor is the first team coach, Swiss Marcel Koller.

Lukas Podolski was able to sign his first professional contract at the end of 2003 and made his debut in the Bundesliga eleven days after the contract was signed. Only short time later, Lukas Podolski’s first goal in the Bundesliga followed.

Career

This is where the extraordinary athletic career of Lukas Podolski begins, which is still ongoing. In addition to his home club 1. FC Köln and his current position in Visel Kobe in Japan, the list of clubs including European clubs. Even if he can’t win everywhere, he scored his goal for each of these clubs. He is one of the few players in the world who has scored at least one goal in the Bundesliga, Premier League and Serie A.

In particular, after the second degradation of FC Cologne was the first after the 2006 successful World Cup in his own country, he turned to the German record champion. Within three years at FC Bayern Munich, he never really developed into regular. He made 71 league appearances in three seasons, many of them were not from the beginning. After 15 goals in 71 this appearance, he switched back to 1. FC Köln. Lukas Podolski stayed here again just three years before going to England again for three years – for a new sports challenge.

Career highlights

As mentioned at the beginning, the 2014 World Cup title in Rio de Janeiro is the absolute peak of Lukas Podolski’s career. This despite the fact that he only made two short bets throughout the tournament. He was also third in 2006 and 2010 at the World Cup and European Vice Champion in 2008.

At the club Football he won exactly one title championship, in 2008 with Bayern Munich. In the same year Lukas Podolski also won the DFB Cup with this club. He also won the Cup in England in 2014 and Turkey in 2016.

In terms of personal success, it must be mentioned that he became the top scorer in the 2nd Bundesliga in 2005 and scored this year in Germany in 2017.

Amazing facts

Cologne players are players with most “goals in a month” in German football, he won this award 12 times. He also runs the kebab snack bar and the ice cream living room in Cologne. He was also involved in the Cologne Brewery “Alter Markt”.

Already in 2010 he founded the Lukas Podolski Foundation himself, who implemented projects for disadvantaged young people. He has appeared on the cover of the EA sports game series “FIFA” three times. In 2016 he released the song “Liebe Liebe Stadt” with Ballou and Mo-Toreres paint, which with him he reached number 26 on a single chart in Germany.