. . "1976-09-26Z"^^ . . . "1976Z"^^ . "Ballack, Michael"@en . "German footballer" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1.88"^^ . "Michael Ballack"@en . "Michael Ballack (German pronunciation: [\u02C8m\u026A\u00E7a\u0294el \u02C8ba\u02D0lak]; born 26 September 1976) is a retired German footballer. He is among the top goal scorers in the history of the German national team. Ballack wore the number 13 shirt for every team he has played for except for Kaiserslautern. He was selected by Pel\u00E9 as one of FIFA's 125 Greatest Living Players, and as the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year in 2002. He won the German Footballer of the Year award three times \u2013 in 2002, 2003 and 2005."@en . . . . . .