Andreas Ottl

Bayern Munich

2003–2009

Ottl began playing for Bayern Munich in 1996 after his parents had originally refused to let him leave hometown club Nord Lerchenau for Bayern. He played for the Junior Team where he won three youth championships, before being promoted to the reserve team in 2003. During the 2003–04 season, in the Regionalliga Süd, Ottl scored a goal in 25 matches. He would go to score five goals in 34 matches and make four appearances in the German Cup the following season. Having become a key player of the reserve team in the third division, he was given the chance to play for the senior team in 2005. At the time, Ottl was one of six players (along with Philipp Lahm, Christian Lell, Stephan Fürstner, Sandro Wagner) of the Bayern Munich junior team to feature in the Bundesliga squad. He signed professional forms on 1 July 2005, his first full-time contract, thus following in the footsteps of Bastian Schweinsteiger, Owen Hargreaves and others. On 13 August 2005, Ottl made his debut for Bayern Munich, coming on as a substitute for Hasan Salihamidžić in a 5–2 win over Bayer Leverkusen. On 15 October 2005, Ottl made his first start in a 3–0 win over Schalke 04 and played 90 minutes. On 5 June 2006, Ottl scored his first goal against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in a 1–1 draw. In his first season, Ottl scored a goal in only eight league appearances and the club won the league title. He also scored two goals in 18 appearances during the 2005–06 Regionalliga…

As of 1 September 2015.

1.^Includes DFB-Pokal. 2.^Includes DFB-Ligapokal. 3.^Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup. 4.^Includes Relegation playoff and German Super Cup.

Ottl was born in Munich, West Germany on 1 March 1985. Ottl is long-time friends with Philipp Lahm who like to play snooker and tennis together. His girlfriend started an online company for home furnishings. Ottl is one of the shareholders of the company.

German U-17 youth championship: 2001 German U-19 youth championship: 2002 and 2004 German third division south championship: 2004 Bundesliga: 2005–06, 2007–08 DFB-Pokal: 2005–06, 2007–08 DFB-Ligapokal: 2007 DFB-Supercup: 2010