Mike Hanke

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Mike Hanke

Full name	Mike Hanke
Date of birth	November 5, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth	Hamm, Germany
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Wolfsburg
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001 - 2005 2005 -	Schalke 04 Wolfsburg	57 (7) 34 (8)
National team²
2005 -	Germany	10 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Mike Hanke (born November 5, 1983 in Hamm) is a German professional football player who plays the position of striker. He and his girlfriend Jenny (Who is the former girlfriend of driver Fernando Alonso) have a child, a girl Janatha-Fey on March 15, 2007.

Hanke made his debut in the 2001/02 season of the German Bundesliga, for Schalke 04. He was transferred to VfL Wolfsburg during the 2005/06 season upon request by then-Wolfsburg manager Thomas Strunz.

He was first capped for the Germany national football team on June 8, 2005 at the 2005 Confederations Cup. The Germans drew 2-2 against Russia in that game. He netted his first international goal on June 29, 2005 against Tunisia, but was sent off in his second match against Mexico.

He was a member of the German squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but missed the first two group stage matches due to the red card received in the Confederations Cup. He appeared as a substitute in the third place play-off.

	Germany squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Third Place
1 Lehmann \| 2 Jansen \| 3 Friedrich \| 4 Huth \| 5 Kehl \| 6 Nowotny \| 7 Schweinsteiger \| 8 Frings \| 9 Hanke \| 10 Neuville \| 11 Klose \| 12 Kahn \| 13 Ballack \| 14 Asamoah \| 15 Hitzlsperger \| 16 Lahm \| 17 Mertesacker \| 18 Borowski \| 19 Schneider \| 20 Podolski \| 21 Metzelder \| 22 Odonkor \| 23 Hildebrand \| Coach: Klinsmann