Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1999–2000 Bundesliga season, Tarnat memorably played half an hour in the second half as a goalkeeper. In the match, Oliver Kahn was forced to leave the pitch after sustaining an injury in collision with teammate Samuel Kuffour and his replacement Bernd Dreher was also injured after he spent less than ten minutes on the pitch, allowing Tarnat to come off the bench to take his place between the sticks. Very remarkably, Bayern had trailed 0–1, but scored the equaliser only two minutes after Tarnat entered the match and eventually managed to win 2–1 after Kuffour scored the winning goal in the 80th minute. Manchester City and Hannover 96 In the late years, however, Tarnat became somewhat injury-prone, which effectively ended his international career in 1998 after 19 caps and caused Bayern to bench him often. In six seasons of playing for Bayern, Tarnat made 122 Bundesliga appearances and scored eight goals for the club in the league. He made a move to Manchester City in 2003, making 32 Premier League appearances and scoring three goals for the club in the league before returning to Germany by signing with Hannover 96 a year later, where he played for the rest of his career. On 17 May 2009, it was announced that he would retire from professional football. He played his last game for Hannover on 29 July 2009 vs Arsenal. In August 2009, Tarnat returned to FC Bayern Munich as a talent scout. International career He was also a regular in the Germany national team at the 1998 World Cup finals in France, appearing in four out of five matches played by the team at the tournament before they were surprisingly eliminated by Croatia in the quarterfinals. In the group game against Yugoslavia, his free kick led to Siniša Mihajlović scoring an own goal. Personal life Tarnat's son Niklas Tarnat is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Hannover 96. Career statistics Club International Honours Karlsruher SC DFB-Pokal Runner-up: 1995–96 Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03 DFB Pokal: 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2002–03; Runner-up: 1998–99 DFB Liga-Pokal: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 UEFA Champions League: 2000–01; Runner-up 1998–99 FIFA Intercontinental Cup: 2001 UEFA Super Cup Runner-up: 2001 References External links 1969 births Living people Expatriate footballers in England German expatriate footballers German footballers Germany international footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England Association football midfielders Association football fullbacks MSV Duisburg