Picture Special

Picture Special: German Citizens

Some of City's German players who spent time at the club before Ilkay Gundogan's arrival in 2016.

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Bert Trautmann: The goalkeeper's lifestory reads like something from a Hollywood script - a former prisoner of war who faced hostility from British crowds not long after World War II....playing on despite a broken bone in his neck in a FA Cup final...battling back from injury to become one of the club's favourite sons.

Bert Trautmann: The goalkeeper's lifestory reads like something from a Hollywood script - a former prisoner of war who faced hostility from British crowds not long after World War II....playing on despite a broken bone in his neck in a FA Cup final...battling back from injury to become one of the club's favourite sons.
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Uwe Rosler: The striker, pictured when signing with then-manager Brian Horton, became a cult figure with Blues fans and has moved into management.

Uwe Rosler: The striker, pictured when signing with then-manager Brian Horton, became a cult figure with Blues fans and has moved into management.
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Eike Immel: The ex-West Germany international spent the final two years of his playing career at Maine Road in the 1990s before retiring.

Eike Immel: The ex-West Germany international spent the final two years of his playing career at Maine Road in the 1990s before retiring.
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Maurizio Gaudino: The much-travelled midfielder spent time on loan to City in 1995-96, but is probably better known to the wider world for being subject to a rugby tackle in a charity match from Boris Johnson MP. Maurizio is on the left.

Maurizio Gaudino: The much-travelled midfielder spent time on loan to City in 1995-96, but is probably better known to the wider world for being subject to a rugby tackle in a charity match from Boris Johnson MP. Maurizio is on the left.
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Michael Frontzeck: The left-back spent a year with City in the mid-90s, and has gone on to manage in the Bundesliga with Borussia Moncheongladbach and Hannover 96.

Michael Frontzeck: The left-back spent a year with City in the mid-90s, and has gone on to manage in the Bundesliga with Borussia Moncheongladbach and Hannover 96.
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Michael Tarnat: Another left-back, signed by Kevin Keegan in 2003 and staying with the club for a year.

Michael Tarnat: Another left-back, signed by Kevin Keegan in 2003 and staying with the club for a year.
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Dietmar Hamann: The cultured midfielder, a Champions League winner with Liverpool, spent three years with City from 2006 to 2009.

Dietmar Hamann: The cultured midfielder, a Champions League winner with Liverpool, spent three years with City from 2006 to 2009.
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Jerome Boateng: It never quite happened for the defender, pictured tussling with Samir Nasri, during his time with City which ended when he moved to Bayern Munich.

Jerome Boateng: It never quite happened for the defender, pictured tussling with Samir Nasri, during his time with City which ended when he moved to Bayern Munich.