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Ballack in 2006, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Görlitz, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany (now Saxony, Germany)
Date of Birth: 26 September, 1976
Ethnicity: German, Sorbian
Michael Ballack is a German professional footballer. A midfielder, he played for Chemnitzer FC II, Chemnitzer FC, 1. FC Kaiserslautern II, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, and Chelsea, and the Germany national team, the latter of which he also captained. He scored 42 goals in 98 matches for Germany.
Michael is the son of Karin and Stephan Ballack.
He is described in several websites as having Sorbian roots. Sorbs are a West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting Lusatia, a region divided between Germany, the states of Saxony and Brandenburg, and Poland.
Michael has had three children with his former wife Simone Lambe.
Source: https://www.famoussoccerplayers.org