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==Career statistics==

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==Career statistics== ==Career statistics==

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Oliver Bierhoff
Personal information
Full name Oliver Bierhoff
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 (36)
2001–2002 Monaco 18 (5)
2002–2003 Chievo 26 (7)
Total 443 (188)
International career
1988–1990 West Germany U21 10 (7)
1996–2002 Germany 70 (37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oliver Bierhoff (Template:IPA-de; 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 career-defining performance that vaulted him into the international limelight.

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, 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 with the club, scoring 19 goals in the league and 21 in all competitions, including the match-winning goal in the final, title-deciding match of the season, a 2–1 away win over Perugia. After three seasons there, he moved to 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.

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Supercup Europe Uefa Supercup Intercontinental Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Uerdingen 1986–87 19 3 4 4 — — 4 2 — — 27 9
1987–88 12 1 1 0 — — — — — 13 1
Total 31 4 5 4 — — 4 2 — — 40 10
Hamburger 1988–89 24 6 3 1 — — — — — 27 7
1989–90 10 0 1 0 — — — — — 11 0
Total 34 6 4 1 — — — — — 38 7
Mönchengladbach 1989–90 8 0 — — — — — — 8 0
Total 8 0 — — — — — — 8 0
Salzburg 1990–91 33 23 — — — — — — 33 23
Total 33 23 — — — — — — 33 23
Ascoli 1991–92 17 2 2 0 — — — — — 19 2
1992–93 35 20 2 1 — — — — — 37 21
1993–94 32 17 2 0 — — — — — 34 17
1994–95 33 9 1 0 — — — — — 34 9
Total 117 48 7 1 — — — — — 124 49
Udinese
1995-96 31 17 2 1 — — — — — 33 18
1996–97 23 13 1 0 — — — — — 24 13
1997–98 32 27 3 2 — — 4 2 — — 39 31
Total 86 57 6 3 — — 4 2 — — 96 62
Milan
1998-99 34 19 3 2 — — — — — 37 21
1999–00 30 11 3 1 — 1 0 6 2 — — 40 14
2000–01 27 6 5 1 — — 10 2 — — 42 9
Total 91 36 11 4 — 1 0 16 4 — — 119 44
Monaco
2001-02 18 4 2 0 3 2 — — — — 23 6
Total 18 4 2 0 3 2 — — — — 23 6
Chievo
2002-03 26 7 2 0 — — 2 0 — — 30 7
Total 26 7 2 0 — — 2 0 — — 30 7
Career totals 436 185 37 13 3 2 1 0 26 8 — — 503 208

Coaching record

As of 28 October 2018
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Bastia 24 May 2014 3 November 2014 13 3 4 6 12 18 −6 023.08
Eupen 6 November 2017 Present 40 11 8 21 47 66 −19 027.50
Total 53 14 12 27 59 85 −26 026.42

International

German national team
Year Apps Goals
1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 3 0
2001 6 0
2002 9 0
2003 6 0
2004 8 0
2005 5 0
2006 14 0
2007 11 0
2008 6 0
Total 71 0

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. 2–0
3. 4 June 1996 Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany  Liechtenstein 3–0 9–1
4. 30 June 1996 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Czech Republic 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.) UEFA Euro 1996
5. 2–1
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
9. 2–1
10. 3–1
11. 11 October 1997 Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany  Albania 2–1 4–3
12. 4–3
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
15. 2–0
16. 5 June 1998 Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany  Luxembourg 5–0 7–0
17. 6–0
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
20. 29 June 1998  Mexico 2–1 2–1
21. 14 October 1998 Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova  Moldova 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
22. 4 June 1999 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany 1–0 6–1
23. 4–0
24. 6–1
25. 4 September 1999 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 1–0 2–1
26. 2–0
27. 8 September 1999 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany  Northern Ireland 1–0 4–0
28. 3 June 2000 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany  Czech Republic 2–1 3–2 Friendly
29. 3–2
30. 7 June 2000 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany  Liechtenstein 1–0 8–2
31. 15 August 2001 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 5–2 5–2
32. 13 February 2002 Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany  Israel 5–1 7–1
33. 27 March 2002 Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany  United States 3–1 4–2
34. 9 May 2002 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany  Kuwait 2–0 7–0
35. 4–0
36. 6–0
37. 1 June 2002 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan  Saudi Arabia 7–0 8–0 FIFA World Cup 2002

Style of play

A large and prolific striker, Bierhoff was a strong, physical, and powerful player, who played mainly as a target man in the centre-forward role. Known in particular for his aerial ability, he was able to execute headers with extreme precision, having scored several critical goals in the air throughout his career, for both club and country; he also possessed a powerful shot.

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.

Education

Bierhoff took a correspondence course and graduated in 2002 with a degree in Business Economics from the University of Hagen.

Personal life

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

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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  7. "Claude Makelele leaves Paris St-Germain post to coach Bastia". BBC Sports. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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  22. FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info

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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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