Hans-Jörg Butt
Butt in 2011
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| Full name | Hans-Jörg Butt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oldenburg, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2010 | Germany | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Hans-Jörg Butt (German pronunciation: [hans ˈjœɐ̯k ˈbʊt]; born 28 May 1974) is a retired German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Known for taking penalty kicks, he scored 26 goals in the Bundesliga. He played for Hamburger SV, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in his country, having arrived at Munich already aged 34.
During his career, Butt scored three times from the penalty spot against Juventus with three clubs. He represented Germany in two World Cups and Euro 2000.
Butt was born in Oldenburg and raised in nearby Großenkneten, where his father Jochen ran a company manufacturing loading ramps and industrial doors. As a youngster, he played for the junior teams of his local football club, TSV Großenkneten, as a striker.
Butt is married to Katja. As of November 2010, the couple had three children – a daughter and two sons.
Butt started his professional career with modest VfB Oldenburg, achieving promotion to the second division. He moved to Hamburger SV in the 1997 summer and, in his second season, scored seven goals for the team – all from the penalty spot – adding nine in similar fashion the following campaign.
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