Devotion. Meriam-Webster’s dictionary gives the following definition of this word: the act of dedicating something to a cause, enterprise, or activity. How can you guess that a person is dedicated to something? While making this article about Bundesliga I understood that there not many players who spent all their career at one club in Germany. But it doesn’t mean that there are no devoted footballers in Bundesliga. I’m definitely sure that it’s not necessary to play for 15 or 20 years to be named «devoted». It’s enough to love the club you play for and not to betrayed it and its players. So here is my list of Bundesliga players who became icons of their clubs.

Franck Ribery

Ribery’s сareer started in 1989 in the youth team Conti Boulogne from his hometown. During 18 years he changed 9 clubs and only in 2007 the footballer joined the German club Bayern for a record at that time sum for the club - 25 million euro. In its line-up Ribery won the German championship eight times, the German Cup-five times, one Champions League and World Cup. He scored four golden doubles and one golden hat-trick. Frank has already been playing for 11 years and spent 236 matches for FC Bayern Munchen. Do you still doubt that his connection with the club is something more than just a contract.

Marco Reus

Marco started playing football when he was 4 years old. In his childhood he planned to become a salesman or a pilot but later made up his mind and chose the career of a professional football player. He was born in Dortmund so it’s not surprising that he started playing in the club of his hometown. In 2003 he came to youth squad in Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund. Reus left three years later but just to return again. In 2012 he became Dortmund’s player again. He is still Borussia player although he got the many proposals among them even Real Madrid.

Ralf Fahrmann

Fahrmann made his debut for Schalke 04 on September 13, in 2008 in a match against Borussia Dortmund. But he appeared in Schalke much more earlier. In 2003. Ralf became a part of its youth team. After 6 years at Schalke he spent 2 years at Eintracht Frankfurt. And in 2011 Fahrmann came back to the native club where he plays till nowadays. He as already appeared in 194 matches and these numbers are not the last.

Thomas Muller

Can you find the words to describe what the name of Thomas Muller mean to every German? Icon? Idol? Legend? His first appearance in Bayern happened in 2000. He started to play at a youth team. And since then he NEVER changed the club of his heart. He has been performing for Bayern for already 18 years. And it doesn’t look like he’s going to stop. A real devotion of outstanding player that every fan can be proud of.

Oliver Kahn

Is there a necessity to retell all Kahn’s rewards? In 1985-1994 he played for Karlsruhe. That is not a little time. But his best football years and the love of the whole world appeared only in 1994 when he came to Bayern. He spent so remarkable 14 years and won so many titles that it’s hard to remember them all. Oliver saved the net in 606 matches witch made him a hero not only of Bayern, not even of Bundesliga. He became a hero for the whole world.