10 Retired Footballers Who Went Out In Style
3. Oliver Kahn
Before Manuel Neuer became the mainstay in the Bayern Munich net, there was Oliver Kahn.
After joining from Karlsruher for just £2,000,000 in 1994, Kahn enjoyed an incredible career with the Bundesliga giants. During his time in Bavaria, the German shot-stopper made 632 appearances across all competitions.
Oliver Kahn reaped all of the awards you can imagine a player would reap at Der FCB: 23 total trophies with the club including a Champions League trophy, as well as the 1996 Euros with Germany.
As he entered his final season, few would expect a 39-year-old goalkeeper to be starting 42 of a possible 57 games, with 10 of the 15 missed being due to minor injuries.
Kahn put in stellar performances as he conceded just 36 goals and kept 17 clean sheets in all competitions.
Despite a torrid display against Zenit that saw Bayern slip to a 4-0 defeat (5-1 on aggregate) that saw them eliminated from the UEFA Cup, it was a pretty much perfect season that saw Kahn and Bayern lift the domestic treble.
He was subbed off in the 88th minute on the final day of the season to raptures of applause and tears, as the goalkeeping icon hung up his gloves.