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Oliver Kahn was born in Karlsruhe on 15 June 1969. He made his Bundesliga debut in November 1987. It was only three years later that he made his real professional breakthrough however.

bundesliga.de has put together the key moments in the remarkable career of one of the league's outstanding personalities.

27 November 1987: Bundesliga debut - a 4-0 defeat at 1. FC Köln.

10 November 1990: Karlsruher SC coach Winfried Schäfer brings Kahn on at half-time for Alexander Famulla. KSC turn round a 2-1 deficit to beat VfL Bochum 3-2. From then on, Kahn is the new number one.

11 September 1993: In a cup game against Borussia Mönchengladbach, Kahn is struck on the head with a chestnut near the end of the first half and eventually has to leave the pitch in the 85th minute. The result - 5-3 for Gladbach a.e.t. - is overturned following a protest but Karlsruhe also lose the rematch, 1-0.

3 November 1993: UEFA Cup, 2nd round. After losing the first leg 3-1, Karlsruhe thrash FC Valencia 7-0, and go on to reach the semi-finals.

1 July 1994: Kahn moves to Bayern München, as successor to Raimond Aumann. The 4.6 million D-mark transfer fee is a new record for a goalkeeper.

23 June 1995: German national team debut, in a 2-1 victory over Switzerland in Bern.

13 April 1996: During a game at VfB Stuttgart (1-0), Kahn collars teammate Andreas Herzog and gives him a shaking - the first incident of this kind to land him in the spotlight.

3 April 1999: During a 2-2 draw at Borussia Dortmund, Kahn jumps into Stephane Chapuisat's face kung-fu style, before "nibbling" Heiko Herrlich on the cheek.

26 May 1999: Nightmare in Barcelona. Two goals in the last two minutes by Manchester United snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the Champions League final.

12 April 2000: "Gorilla" Kahn has been subjected to numerous soft-fruit assaults down the years, but in the course of this evening's 2-1 win at SC Freiburg, he's hit with a golf ball on the temple. Kahn plays on with a cut head.

19 May 2001: Last match of the season, at Hamburg. A 90th-minute goal for the hosts has just handed Schalke the title. Kahn urges the team forward ("Four minutes added time, come on!"). Patrik Andersson scores, to make it 1-1. Bayen are champions after all. Kahn tears the corner flag out of the ground.

23 May 2001: Champions League final against FC Valencia. A penalty shootout. "Titan" Kahn stops efforts from Carboni and Pellegrino. FC Bayern are champions of Europe.

30 June 2002: Kahn is voted best goalkeeper, and best player, of the 2002 World Cup finals - before the final itself. His blunder leads to Brazil's opener, the South Americans run out 2-0 winners. Kahn sits motionless against a goalpost for minutes at the end of the match.

10 April 2006: Despite being dropped in favour of Jens Lehmann, Kahn announces he still wants to be part of the squad. On 30 June Germany face Argentina in a penalty shootout for a place in the last four. Kahn offers Lehmann words of encouragement and a handshake - a gesture which makes him more popular in Germany than all his success ever did.

8 July 2006: Retires from national side following 3-1 victory over Portugal in 3rd-place play-off. Kahn made 86 appearances for Germany, 49 as captain.

5 December 2006: 100th Champions League appearance, against Inter Milan (1-1).

2 September 2007: 535th Bundesliga appearance, in a 1-1 draw at Hamburger SV - a record for a goalkeeper.

19 April 2008: Kahn wins his sixth DFB Cup - a record.

17 May 2008: Kahn gets his hand on the Bundesliga championship for the eight time - a record.

2 September 2008: date for a proposed testimonial against the German national side.