German international players have donated a total of 250,000 euros (315,000 dollar) to help rebuild Asian regions devastated by the Tsunami in December 2004.

The Egidious Braun foundation, connected to the German Football Federation (DFB) revealed Thursday that German stars had donated the money which will help build a football centre in Galle, Sri Lanka.

In January last year a benefit match between the German national team and a select Bundesliga XI in Munich raised 917,000 euros (1.1 million dollars) with the funds helping to rebuild areas torn apart by the tsunami.

Sri Lanka was just one of several Asian countries left devastated by the tsunami that struck unexpectedly on December 26, 2004 and killed more than 220,000 people along the Indian Ocean.