Biography

Toni Kroos

by Sahra Mishra,

Toni Kroos is a professional German Footballer playing from the current team of FC Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga as a midfielder from squad No.39 and the German National Football Team as a midfielder.

He has been included in German 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup. He is playing as a starting lineup in their first game against Mexico on June 17, 2018.

Early Life of Kroos

He was born in the year 1990 January 4 at Greifswald, Germany. He cherishes the Height of 1.82 m and has the body weight of 78 Kg. He is 24 years old. His father Roland Kroos works as A-Youth (U-19) coach at the Club Hansa Rostock. He has older siblings who are in the team Werder Bremen Club as a midfielder.

Toni was born and brought up in Germany. He is in a relationship. Jessica Farber is the name of his girlfriend. He has a son from her named Leon who was born on August 14, 2013.

Kroos' Career

Toni Kroos has strong right foot. He is young, talented and ambitious. He plays from the main position of centre midfielder but also plays well as a defensive as well as attacking midfielder. He is very strong at pa s sing and through balls.

He has been a s sist to goal shots that had turned into goals and sometimes missed. He is a key pa s ser. He has strong concentration in the game taking strong set-pieces. He likes to do the layoffs. He likes to play the ball in long pa s ses. He doesn’t want to dive into tackles. He does not think it’s his piece of cake.

He is young, energetic and enthusiastic player. He is creative and has vision in the game. He is loyal to the club and is disciplined. He is caller playmaker and long shot taker. He is also labeled as the “Complete Midfielder.” However, he still lacks tactics and technical ability in the game.

Toni Kroos was not an outstanding student at School. He used to miss his cla s ses due to the football practice. But, he was one of the well behaved and liked among his friends. Kroos started his youth career joining at the local club Greiswalder SV. He spent five years at this club and moved to Hansa Rostock in 2002.

Spending 4 years in this club he joined the youth team of famous Club Bayern Munich in 2006. He played in the youth team of Bayern for a year and was promoted to the senior team of Bayern from where he made his professional debut in the year 2007.

He played in the second division team of Bayern Munich in the season 2007-2008 appearing in 13 matches with four-goal scores. Since 2007, he has been playing for the team of Bayern Munich. He has appeared in 130 matches from the team bagging 13 goals.

In 2009, he was transferred to Bayer Leverkusen on loan where he appeared in 43 matches with 10 goals. His contract with Bayern is until the mid of 2015.

Toni Kroos is in the first squad of Germany since 2010. He has played in 43 cap matches with five-goal scores. Besides, he has the experience of playing in under-17, 19 and 21 teams of German National Football team. He has also played in 2010 FIFA World Cup and will be playing in 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Kroos' Net Worth, Salary, Achievements, and More 

Toni Kroos' net worth is $25 million.

He has won several awards and achievements from club side, national team side, and individual. UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship: Golden Player 2006 and Top Scorer 2006, 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball and Bronze Shoe and Fritz-Walter Medal 2008 in Gold (Under-18  category) are the individual awards in his name.

Under German team, Germany won the third place in 2010 FIFA World Cup. There is no accurate information available on his salary. He had been the red-hot topic in the German and English media due to the News on his wage. His current market value is 40 million Euros having the player agent SportsTotal.