Name	Thomas Hitzlsperger
Height	6'
Naionality	German
Date of Birth	April 5, 1982
Place of Birth	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Thomas Hitzlsperger (born 5 April 1982 in Munich, Germany) is a midfielder for VfB Stuttgart. He signed for VfB Stuttgart in Summer 2005, having left Aston Villa on a Bosman free transfer. This was the base for his nomination for Germany's World Cup squad 2006 but failed to make it into Klinsmann's starting eleven. Hitzlsperger joined Aston Villa from Bayern Munich, where he was a player in the youth team. He moved into the Aston Villa first team following the arrival of new manager Graham Taylor. He would go on to play a massive part in the Aston Villa side that would finish 6th under David O'Leary, before falling out of favour the following season.

Thomas left Aston Villa as a fan favourite, and stated that he might return to the club when the opportunity comes.

Nicknamed der Hammer because of his ferocious left-footed shot, the former German Under 21 international was called up for the senior side by Jürgen Klinsmann in 2004. He appeared at the 2005 Confederations Cup and 2006 World Cup. He scored his first international goals in a 13-0 win over San Marino in the European Championship qualifying game in September 2006.
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