FOOTBALL CAREER OF JURGEN KLINSMANN
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PERSONAL PROFILE of KLINSMANN

Before he became famous | Personal profile | Club career | Fact file | Overall achievement | National team career

Before he became famous ...

Klinsmann was first introduced to football at the age of 8. At that time, he played every position including goalkeeper as he has not yet discovered his inborn scoring ability.

In 1978, he started his professional football career by joining Stuttgarter Kickers (a second division club in Germany at that time) as a youth player. Same as many youth players, Klinsmann had to wait for years before establishing himself as an important player of the first team. His first professional debut came at age 17 and he scored his first professional goal in his second match. Klinsmann then became Kickers' regular in the season 1983-1984 with 19 goals. In 1984, Klinsmann's outstanding performance attracted the attention of the top divison and he joined VFB Stuttgart to start his Bundesliga (first division soccer league of Germany) venture. Three years later, he was called up to the National Squard and made full international debut in a 1-1 draw with Brazil during a South American tour in December 1987 ...

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Personal Profile

Name: Jurgen Klinsmann
Nick name: The Golden Bomber
Place of born: Goppingen, Germany
Date of born: 30 July 1964
Height: about 6 foot 2 inch
Position: Striker
Characteristics: Good at scoring; good at header; can score with both feet; like to move around to seek for chance and create space for teammates; team leader; good physical fitness
Klinsmann

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Club Career

Season Team Country Division Appearance Goal Team's position
in league
1 1972-1973 TB Gingen Germany -- -- -- --
2 1973-1974 TB Gingen Germany -- -- -- --
3 1974-1975 SC Geislingen Germany -- -- -- --
4 1975-1976 SC Geislingen Germany -- -- -- --
5 1976-1977 SC Geislingen Germany -- -- -- --
6 1977-1978 SC Geislingen Germany -- -- -- --
7 1978-1979 Stuttgarter Kickers Germany Second -- -- --
8 1979-1980 Stuttgarter Kickers Germany Second -- -- --
9 1980-1981 Stuttgarter Kickers Germany Second -- -- --
10 1981-1982 Stuttgarter Kickers Germany Second 6 1 --
11 1982-1983 Stuttgarter Kickers Germany Second 20 2 --
12 1983-1984 Stuttgarter Kickers Germany Second 35 19 --
13 1984-1985 VFB Stuttgart Germany First 32 15 10
14 1985-1986 VFB Stuttgart Germany First 33 16 5
15 1986-1987 VFB Stuttgart Germany First 32 16 12
16 1987-1988 VFB Stuttgart Germany First 34 19 4
17 1988-1989 VFB Stuttgart Germany First 25 13 5
18 1989-1990 Internazionale Italy First 31 13 4
19 1990-1991 Internazionale Italy First 33 14 2
20 1991-1992 Internazionale Italy First 31 7 8
21 1992-1993 AS Monaco France First 35 19 3
22 1993-1994 AS Monaco France First 30 10 9
23 1994-1995 Tottenham Hotspur England Premier 41 21 7
24 1995-1996 Bayern Munich Germany First 32 16 2
25 1996-1997 Bayern Munich Germany First 33 15 1
26 1997-1997(Dec.) Sampdoria Italy First 8 2 8
26 1997(Dec.)-1998 Tottenham Hotspur
(on loan from Sampdoria)
England Premier 15 9 14
Season Team Country Division Appearance Goal Team's position
in league

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, http://www.risc.uni-linz.ac.at/non-official/rsssf/nersssf.html

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Fact file on Klinsmann

Extract of news clipping from Reuters
Fact file on Juergen Klinsmann
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters)

  • 1980 - Plays three games for German national youth B-team but fails to make the grade regularly at youth level.
  • 1984 - Joins Stuttgart's leading club VfB and startsy to score five goals in a match.
  • 1987 - Makes full international debut in 1-1 draw with Brazil during short South American tour in December.
  • 1988 - Bundesliga's top scorer in 1987-88 season with 19 goals.
  • 1989 - Helps Stuttgart reach UEFA Cup final in which they lose to Diego Maradona-inspired Napoli. At end of season makes first move abroad, to Italy and Inter Milan. "It's time to see something new," he says.
  • 1990 - Makes a great start in Serie A, scoring 13 times in his first season. Later in year enjoys his greatest triumph as West Germany win the World Cup and he shows brilliant form during whole of tournament.
  • 1991 - Struggles with his form in autumn and loses his place in the national team to Karlheinz Riedle.
  • 1992 - Is not in first-choice line-up at start of European championship finals in Sweden but gets a break after Rudi Voeller forced home with injury. Germany lose in the final to Denmark. Klinsmann under fire in Milan, however, and decides to leave to join Monaco in French first division.
  • 1994 - After turning down another offer from England because he says he wants to play in southern Europe, he surprises football world by signing for Tottenham after the World Cup.
  • 1997 (18 March) - Klinsmann finally announces he is definitely leaving [Bayern Munich] at end of the season to move abroad.
  • 1997 (16 May) - Genoa club Sampdoria says Klinsmann returning to Italy to play for them from next season.
  • 1997 (22 December) - Tottenham chairman Alan Sugar announces Klinsmann returning on loan.

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Overall Achievement

  • 1987 International debut (West German National Team)
  • 1988 German Footballer of the Year
  • 1998 German First Division (Bundesliga) top-scorer
  • 1988 European Championship participant (West German National Team)
  • 1988 Seoul Olympic Games Football bronze medal (West German Olympic team)
  • 1989 UEFA Cup Runner-up (Stuttgart)
  • 1990 World Cup winner (West German National Team)
  • 1991 UEFA Cup winner (Internazionale)
  • 1992 European Championship runner-up (Germany)
  • 1994 German Footballer of the Year
  • 1994 Nineth of FIFA World Player, 7 points
  • 1994 World Cup participant (German National Team)
  • 1995 Became captain of national team (German National Team)
  • 1995 England's Footballer of the Year
  • 1995 Runner-up of European Footballer of the Year
  • 1995 Third of FIFA World Player, 58 points
  • 1996 European Championship Champion (German National Team)
  • 1996 UEFA Cup winner (Bayern Munich)
  • 1996 Fifth of FIFA World Player, 54 points
  • 1997 German First Division (Bundesliga) Champion (Bayern Munich)
  • 1998 World Cup participant (German National Team)
  • 2004 Appointed as national team head coach (German National Team)
Klinsmann (right) was voted the 3rd of FIFA World Player 1995
Klinsmann (right) was voted the 3rd of FIFA World Player 1995

Klinsmann and the Euro 96 trophy
Klinsmann holding the Euro 96 trophy

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International Appearances

All-time Caps
1) Matthaus (80-99/136/22)
2) Klinsmann (87-98/108/47)
3) Kohler (86-98/105/2)
4) Beckenbauer (65-77/103/14)
5) Hassler (88-98/97/10)
Name (period/caps/goals)

All-time Goals
1) Muller (66-74/68)
2) Klinsmann (87-98/47)
3) Voller (82-94/47)
4) Rummenigge (76-86/45)
5) Seeler (54-70/43)
Name (period/goals)


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