Lukas Podolski

Lukas Podolski (born �ukasz Podolski, on June 4,
1985 in Gliwice, Poland) is a
Polish-Germans|Polish-German football
(soccer)|football player. He plays for 1. FC
Köln.

Podolski played for Germany national football
team|Germany at Ec2|2004, where he was the squad's
youngest player. He also attended the Fifa
Confederations Cup in 2005 and scored 3 goals.

Podolski plays in the position of striker. He
often sneaks back into the midfield to get the
ball, then oversprinting his opponents and scoring
with a remarkably cold-blooded finishing touch. As
of 2005, he is seen as one of the most promising
German players.

Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann is continously
praising him because he is lethal both with the
head and with his legs. Because of this, clubs
such as Bayern Munchen have manifested their
interest in Podolski, though he has a contract
with the Köln FC until 2007.