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Mike Hanke 
Personal information Full name Mike Hanke Date of birth 5 November 1983 Place of birth Hamm, West Germany Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Borussia Mönchengladbach Number 19 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001–2005 Schalke 04 57 (7) 2005–2007 VfL Wolfsburg 53 (16) 2007–2010 Hannover 96 81 (19) 2011– Borussia Mönchengladbach 23 (1) National team‡ 2005– Germany 12 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 24 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 May 2008Mike Hanke (born 5 November 1983 in Hamm) is a German football player who plays the position of striker, with Germany's Borussia Mönchengladbach.
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Club career
Hanke made his debut in the 2001–02 season of the German Bundesliga for Schalke 04. He was transferred to VfL Wolfsburg during the 2005–06 season upon request by then Wolfsburg manager Thomas Strunz.
In May 2007, Hanke moved to Hannover 96, and netted eleven league goals, while the side achieved a midtable final position.
After three and a half seasons with Hanover, he transferred to Borussia Mönchengladbach.
International career
Hanke was first capped for the Germany national football team on 8 June 2005, at the 2005 Confederations Cup, in a 2–2 draw against Russia. He netted his first international goal on 29 June, against Tunisia, but was sent off in his second match against Mexico.
He was a member of the German squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but missed the first two group stage matches due to the red card received in the Confederations Cup. He appeared as a substitute in the third place play-off against Portugal.
Personal life
Hanke and his former long term girlfriend Jenny McManus have a daughter named Janatha-Fey, born on 15 March 2007 and a son named Jayron-Cain, born on 20 February 2008.
Trivia
Mike Hanke is, ironically for being a football player, allergic to lawn. He gets blisters and sore skin from contact with grass.[1]
References
- ^ "Rasen-Allergie immer schlimmer" (in German). bild.de. http://www.bild.de/BTO/sport/bundesliga/aktuell/2006/10/27/wolfsburg-hanke/wolfsburg-hanke.html. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
External links
- Official website (German)
- Mike Hanke at fussballdaten.de (German)
Germany squad – 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 
Germany squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place 1 Kahn (c) • 2 Hinkel • 3 Friedrich • 4 Huth • 5 Owomoyela • 6 Engelhardt • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Frings • 9 Hanke • 10 Deisler • 11 Brdarić • 12 Lehmann • 13 Ballack • 14 Asamoah • 15 Ernst • 16 Hitzlsperger • 17 Mertesacker • 18 Borowski • 19 Schneider • 20 Podolski • 21 Schulz • 22 Kurányi • 23 Hildebrand • Coach: KlinsmannGermany squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Lehmann • 2 Jansen • 3 Friedrich • 4 Huth • 5 Kehl • 6 Nowotny • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Frings • 9 Hanke • 10 Neuville • 11 Klose • 12 Kahn(v-c) • 13 Ballack(c) • 14 Asamoah • 15 Hitzlsperger • 16 Lahm • 17 Mertesacker • 18 Borowski • 19 Schneider • 20 Podolski • 21 Metzelder • 22 Odonkor • 23 Hildebrand • Coach: KlinsmannBorussia Mönchengladbach – current squad 1 Ter Stegen · 2 Zimmermann · 3 Daems (c) · 4 Brouwers · 7 Herrmann · 8 Rupp · 9 Bobadilla · 10 De Camargo · 11 Reus · 13 Neustädter · 14 Marx · 15 King · 16 Nordtveit · 17 Wendt · 18 Arango · 19 Hanke · 20 Leckie · 21 Blaswich · 23 Otsu · 24 Jantschke · 27 Korb · 28 Kachunga · 31 Dante · 33 Heimeroth · 39 Stranzl · Coach: Favre
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Hamm
- German footballers
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- Hannover 96 players
- Germany international footballers
- Association football forwards
- 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- Germany B international footballers
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
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