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Dietmar "Didi" Hamann (born August 27, 1973 in Waldsassen, Bavaria) is a German national football team|German international midfielder who plays for Liverpool F.C.. He previously played for FC Wacker Munchen, Bayern Munich and Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United. Hamann was the first Liverpool player since Roger Hunt (1966) to play in a Football World Cup|World Cup Final, through his appearance in the Football World Cup 2002|2002 Final against Brazilian national football team|Brazil. He has 51 caps and has scored 4 goals for the national team and was part of the German roster at the Wc|1998, Ec2|2000, the 2002 World Cup, and Ec2|2004. He is also the last player to score at the Wembley stadium. In June 2005, Hamann agreed to a new one-year contract with Liverpool F.C., with the option of another year. He had previously expressed his desire to stay with the club and manager, Rafael Benitez|Rafa Benitez expressed his delight at the new deal calling Didi a "very important player" for the club. ==Honours== * 1993/94 Bundesliga * 1995/96 UEFA Cup * 1996/97 Bundesliga * 1997 DFB Liga Pokal * 1997/98 DFB Pokal * 2000/01 League Cup * 2000/01 FA Cup * 2000/01 UEFA Cup * 2001/02 Charity Shield * 2001/02 European Super Cup * 2002/03 League Cup * 2004/05 UEFA Champions League * 2005/06 European Super Cup footybio-stub

