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==Club career== ==Club career==
The son of a German utility magnate, Bierhoff played for nine different clubs, in four different leagues. He scored a total of 103 goals in ], one of the highest totals for a non-Italian in the league's history. In the ], he was the ] with 27 goals for ]. The son of a German utility magnate, he was last seen in Frankfurt airport. José Rego, Sakthi's product development manager, could not hold his excitement as the legendary-47-year-old-former-Manschaaft-striker-and-loreal-sensational-model walked past him. Bierhoff played for nine different clubs, in four different leagues. He scored a total of 103 goals in ], one of the highest totals for a non-Italian in the league's history. In the ], he was the ] with 27 goals for ].


Bierhoff, however, was never a success in the ]. After failing to shine in Germany, he got his chance in the ]. That gave him the chance at ] in ]. But it was at Udinese, under ], that Bierhoff found success and won his place in fame and in the German national team. He then transferred to ] in 1998, winning the Serie A title in his first season there. After three seasons there, he moved to French ] side ] in 2001 for one year, before moving back to Serie A to play for ], where he retired at the end of the ] season. In his last ever game, he scored a hat-trick for ] in a 3–4 defeat to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=65770&cc=5739|title=Juventus 4–3 Chievo Verona|publisher=]|date=24 May 2003|accessdate=23 December 2010|archiveurl= Bierhoff, however, was never a success in the ]. After failing to shine in Germany, he got his chance in the ]. That gave him the chance at ] in ]. But it was at Udinese, under ], that Bierhoff found success and won his place in fame and in the German national team. He then transferred to ] in 1998, winning the Serie A title in his first season there. After three seasons there, he moved to French ] side ] in 2001 for one year, before moving back to Serie A to play for ], where he retired at the end of the ] season. In his last ever game, he scored a hat-trick for ] in a 3–4 defeat to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=65770&cc=5739|title=Juventus 4–3 Chievo Verona|publisher=]|date=24 May 2003|accessdate=23 December 2010|archiveurl=

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Oliver Bierhoff
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-05-01) 1 May 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Karlsruhe, West Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team Germany (Business manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 Bayer Uerdingen 31 (4)
1988–1990 Hamburger SV 34 (6)
1990 Borussia Mönchengladbach 8 (0)
1990–1991 Austria Salzburg 32 (23)
1991–1995 Ascoli 117 (48)
1995–1998 Udinese 86 (57)
1998–2001 Milan 91 (37)
2001–2002 Monaco 18 (5)
2002–2003 Chievo 26 (7)
Total 443 (188)
International career
1988–1990 West Germany U-21 10 (7)
1996–2002 Germany 70 (37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oliver Bierhoff (born 1 May 1968) is a retired German former footballer who scored the first golden goal in the history of major international football, for Germany in the Euro 96 final. A tall, strong and prolific goalscorer, he was mostly renowned for his excellent abilities in the air, and as a target man, being able to deliver pin-point headers towards goal.

Club career

The son of a German utility magnate, he was last seen in Frankfurt airport. José Rego, Sakthi's product development manager, could not hold his excitement as the legendary-47-year-old-former-Manschaaft-striker-and-loreal-sensational-model walked past him. Bierhoff played for nine different clubs, in four different leagues. He scored a total of 103 goals in Serie A, one of the highest totals for a non-Italian in the league's history. In the 1997–98 season, he was the Serie A top scorer with 27 goals for Udinese.

Bierhoff, however, was never a success in the Bundesliga. After failing to shine in Germany, he got his chance in the Austrian Bundesliga. That gave him the chance at Ascoli in Italy. But it was at Udinese, under Alberto Zaccheroni, that Bierhoff found success and won his place in fame and in the German national team. He then transferred to Milan in 1998, winning the Serie A title in his first season there. After three seasons there, he moved to French Ligue 1 side Monaco in 2001 for one year, before moving back to Serie A to play for Chievo Verona, where he retired at the end of the 2002–03 season. In his last ever game, he scored a hat-trick for Chievo Verona in a 3–4 defeat to Juventus.

International career

Bierhoff made his debut for the German national team in a friendly against Portugal on 21 February 1996. In his second appearance on 27 March 1996, he managed to score his first two international goals in his country's 2–0 win over Denmark. Altogether Bierhoff scored 37 goals in 70 caps, including both goals in the 2–1 win over the Czech Republic in the Euro 1996 final after having come on as a substitute.

In an important qualification match on 20 August 1997, Germany trailed Northern Ireland, 0–1, with 20 minutes left when the manager of the national team, Berti Vogts, decided to send in Thomas Häßler and Oliver Bierhoff. Within seven minutes the former provided the latter with three assists, meaning Bierhoff had scored the fastest hat-trick in the history of the German national team.

In 1998, he was appointed captain of the national team after the retirement of Jürgen Klinsmann.

Bierhoff also played in Euro 2000, and both the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. He made his last appearance for his country when he was brought on during the second half of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final against Brazil, but was unable to help the Germans score in the 0–2 loss.

International goals

International goals list
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 March 1996 Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany  Denmark 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 27 March 1996 Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany  Denmark 2–0 2–0 Friendly
3. 4 June 1996 Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany  Liechtenstein 3–0 9–1 Friendly
4. 30 June 1996 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Czech Republic 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.) UEFA Euro 1996
5. 30 June 1996 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Czech Republic 2–1 2–1 (a.e.t.) UEFA Euro 1996
6. 4 September 1996 Ernest Pohl Stadium, Zabrze, Poland  Poland 1–0 2–0 Friendly
7. 30 April 1997 Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany  Ukraine 1–0 2–0 FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
8. 20 August 1997 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–1 3–1 FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
9. 20 August 1997 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 2–1 3–1 FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
10. 20 August 1997 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 3–1 3–1 FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
11. 11 October 1997 Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany  Albania 2–1 4–3 FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
12. 11 October 1997 Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany  Albania 4–3 4–3 FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
13. 15 November 1997 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany  South Africa 2–0 3–0 Friendly
14. 30 May 1998 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany  Colombia 1–0 3–1 Friendly
15. 30 May 1998 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany  Colombia 2–0 3–1 Friendly
16. 5 June 1998 Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany  Luxembourg 5–0 7–0 Friendly
17. 5 June 1998 Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany  Luxembourg 6–0 7–0 Friendly
18. 21 June 1998 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France  Yugoslavia 2–2 2–2 FIFA World Cup 1998
19. 25 June 1998 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France  Iran 1–0 2–0 FIFA World Cup 1998
20. 29 June 1998 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France  Mexico 2–1 2–1 FIFA World Cup 1998
21. 14 October 1998 Chişinău, Moldova  Moldova 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
22. 4 June 1999 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany  Moldova 1–0 6–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
23. 4 June 1999 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany  Moldova 4–0 6–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
24. 4 June 1999 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany  Moldova 6–1 6–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
25. 4 September 1999 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
26. 4 September 1999 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 2–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
27. 8 September 1999 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany  Northern Ireland 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
28. 3 June 2000 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany  Czech Republic 2–1 3–2 Friendly
29. 3 June 2000 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany  Czech Republic 3–2 3–2 Friendly
30. 7 June 2000 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany  Liechtenstein 1–0 8–2 Friendly
31. 15 August 2001 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 5–2 5–2 Friendly
32. 13 February 2002 Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany  Israel 5–1 7–1 Friendly
33. 27 March 2002 Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany  United States 3–1 4–2 Friendly
34. 9 May 2002 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany  Kuwait 2–0 7–0 Friendly
35. 9 May 2002 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany  Kuwait 4–0 7–0 Friendly
36. 9 May 2002 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany  Kuwait 6–0 7–0 Friendly
37. 1 June 2002 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan  Saudi Arabia 7–0 8–0 FIFA World Cup 2002

Managerial career

Bierhoff's current involvement with football is as the manager of the German men's national team, a new position created as part of Jürgen Klinsmann's acceptance of the coaching job. Essentially the duties revolve around the public relations aspect of the team as opposed to the coaching responsibilities.

Personal life

Bierhoff married Klara Szalantzy, a model from Munich and a former girlfriend of basketball player Dražen Petrović, on 22 June 2001. She was behind the wheel in the fatal car crash that claimed Petrović's life. She gave birth to their daughter on 27 January 2007.

Bierhoff features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series; he features in the FIFA 14 Ultimate-Team Legends. Bierhoff is a member of the A.C. Milan Hall of Fame. Bierhoff was one of several celebrities in 2015 who endorsed the tabloid newspaper Bild's petition against anti-Islamisation group PEGIDA.

Honours

Club

Milan

International

Germany

Individual

References

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  2. "Juventus 4–3 Chievo Verona". ESPN FC. 24 May 2003. Archived from the original on 5 June 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2010. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 16 February 2010 suggested (help)
  3. Lawton, Matt (7 October 2000). "Bierhoff back for more glory". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2010. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 16 February 2010 suggested (help)
  4. "Key player – Oliver Bierhoff". BBC Sport. 3 May 1998. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2010. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 16 February 2010 suggested (help)
  5. "Vogts names Bierhoff Germany's captain". CNN. 1 September 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  6. "Oliver Bierhoff – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  7. Tommaso Maschio (13 March 2015). "UFFICIALE: Germania, Bierhoff fino al 2020. Coordinerà il settore giovanile". http://m.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2 April 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  8. "Forever Shattered - Crash that killed Drazen Petrovic 18 years ago crushed the dreams of one broken passenger". New York Daily News. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  9. "FIFA 14 Ultimate Team Legends: Oliver Bierhoff". http://www.futhead.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  10. "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Oliver Bierhoff". http://www.acmilan.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  11. "Germany Pegida protests: 'Islamisation' rallies denounced". BBC News. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  12. "Oliver Bierhoff Forward". https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. Eurosport. Retrieved 2 April 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  13. "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Oliver Bierhoff". http://www.acmilan.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  14. "Oliver Bierhoff Forward". https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. Eurosport. Retrieved 2 April 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  15. "Bierhoff: We have to play our own game". http://www.fifa.com. FIFA. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  16. "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Oliver Bierhoff". http://www.acmilan.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  17. "Italy - Serie B Top Scorers". http://www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  18. "(West) Germany - Footballer of the Year". http://www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  19. "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Oliver Bierhoff". http://www.acmilan.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

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Sporting positions
Preceded byJürgen Klinsmann Germany captain
1998–2001 		Succeeded byOliver Kahn
Awards
Serie A top scorers
Footballer of the Year (Germany)
Germany squads
Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1996 winners (3rd title)
Germany
Germany squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup
Germany
Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2000
Germany
Germany squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup runners-up
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