# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-ballack
# Generated: 2026-09-02T06:02:14.542Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-ballack"
name: "Michael Ballack"
slug: "michael-ballack"
description: "Michael Ballack is a German former professional footballer who is now a football agent. He was selected by Pelé as one of FIFA's 100 Greatest Living Players, and as the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year in 2002. He won the German Footballer of the Year award three times – in 2002, 2003 and 2005. Ballack was known for his passing range, powerful shot, physical strength and commanding presence in midfield."
tagline: "German association football player (born 1976)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/10._Tag_der_Legenden_2014_69.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Footballers"
  slug: "footballers"
profileType:
  name: "Football / Soccer Player"
  slug: "footballer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857"
birthDate: "1976-09-26"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           65.61
  momentum:             7.460173951486073
  historical:           29.369004
  currentAttention:     12.90982664275532
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/michaelballackofficial/"
    handle:    "michaelballackofficial"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1850880/"
    handle:    "nm1850880"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.michael-ballack.com"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "مايكل بالاك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Michael Ballack"
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    title: "Michael Ballack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Μίχαελ Μπάλακ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ballack"
    title: "Michael Ballack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ballack"
    title: "Michael Ballack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ballack"
    title: "Michael Ballack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ballack"
    title: "Michael Ballack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ballack"
    title: "Michael Ballack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Michael Ballack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ballack"
    title: "Michael Ballack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikiquote.org/wiki/Michael_Ballack"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42682"
    title: "Michael Ballack"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump