[60] The FIFA Technical Study Group awarded him with the Lev Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper of the tournament, while also edging out tournament top scorer Ronaldo to receive the Golden Ball for the best individual performance. [61] Kahn is the only goalkeeper in World Cup history to win the Golden Ball, and also became the first German goalkeeper to keep five clean sheets in a World Cup tournament. [62][63] "There is no consolation [...
6 million (€2. 385 million) for his position, [12] and was established as Bayern's starting goalkeeper. Although suffering a rupture of his cruciate ligament, which kept him off the field for almost six months, Kahn made his debut match for the German national team two months after his return. [20] Bayern defeated Bordeaux 3–1 in the 1996 UEFA Cup Final. [21] In the 1996–97 Bundesliga season, Kahn achieved his first German championship with Bayern Munich, the German League Cup, [22] and was named German Goalkeeper of the Year for the second time in his career (the first in 1994).
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