Personal Life
Hamann has two daughters, Luna and Chiara. He is the brother of Matthias Hamann, who also played in the Bundesliga, mainly for Bayern rival TSV 1860 München. Hamann enjoys cricket and once played for Alderley Edge CC 2nd XI vs Neston CC 2nd XI in the Cheshire County Cricket League, taking a catch in the game. He admitted he became interested in the sport during the 2005 Ashes Series.
On 23 February 2010, the former German international was found guilty of DUI and sentenced to a 16-month driving ban while also being fined nearly £2 000. He had been stopped by police at junction six of the M56 near his home in Styal, Cheshire, at 12.15am on 12 July 2009.
Hamann has confessed to having a gambling problem in the past, at its peak losing £200,000 in a day.
Didi Hamann is a role model for young starlets including young aspiring star Ayooluwa Laoye who was part of Didi Hamann's soccer clinic in Nigeria. Standard Chartered bank hosted the event, an institution for which he also acted as an ambassador.
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