ðɛɹ lˈuːdoʊ, æz hiː ɪz bˌiːɪŋ kˈɔːld baɪ stˈʌtɡɑːɹt fˈænz, bɪkˌeɪm ɐ fˈɜːsttˈiːm ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ wɪðˌɪn ðə fˈɜːst sˈiːzən ænd wʌzɐ kˈiː plˈeɪɚ fɔːɹ hɪz tˈiːm ɪnðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɛvən sˈiːzən, wˌɛn hiː bɪkˌeɪm dʒˈɜːmən tʃˈæmpiən fɚðə sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm ɪn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ.
There Ludo, as he is being called by Stuttgart fans, became a first-team regular within the first season and was a key player for his team in the following 2006–07 season, when he became German champion for the second time in his career.