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Oliver Kahn Biography and Timeline

Follow Oliver Kahn through 4 dated historical records for Germany.

Oliver Kahn, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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2001–2005Years on this page

2001

Champions League Final Shootout Saves

Goalkeeper · Milan · Sport / Football

Saves three penalties in the shootout as Bayern Munich defeat Valencia.

2002

2002 FIFA World Cup Final - Oliver Kahn

Goalkeeper · Yokohama · Sport / Football

Oliver Kahn captained Germany and endured an uncharacteristic handling error that led to Ronaldo’s opening goal.

2002 Golden Ball

Goalkeeper · Yokohama · Sport / Football

Becomes the first goalkeeper to win the World Cup Golden Ball.

2005

Allianz Arena Era Begins

Goalkeeper · Munich · Sport / Football

Oliver Kahn leads Bayern as the club moves from the Olympiastadion to the newly built Allianz Arena for the 2005-06 season.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.