Oliver Bierhoff ( german pronunciation : [ ˈɔlɪvɐ ˈbiːɐ̯hɔf ] ; born 1 May 1968 ) is a german football official and erstwhile musician who played as a hitter. He presently serves as the national team conductor of the German Football Association. A tall, solid and prolific goalscorer, Bierhoff was by and large renowned for his excellent abilities in the air, and as a target man, being able to deliver pin-point headers towards finish. [ 1 ]
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Bierhoff scored the first golden goal in the history of major international football, for Germany in the Euro 96 concluding, a career-defining operation that vaulted him into the international limelight .
Club career [edit ]
The son of a german utility baron, Bierhoff played for nine different clubs, in four different countries. He scored a sum of 102 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 achiever in the Bundesliga. After failing to shine in Germany, he got his chance in the austrian Bundesliga. That gave him the prospect at Ascoli in Italy. But it was at Udinese, under Alberto Zaccheroni, that Bierhoff found success and won his put in fame and in the german national team. He then transferred to Milan in 1998, winning the Serie A deed 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 concluding, title-deciding match of the season, a 2–1 away win over Perugia. [ 2 ] During the 1998–99 season, he set a Serie A record for most headed goals in a single temper, with 15. [ 3 ] 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 ChievoVerona, where he retired at the end of the 2002–03 temper. In his last game, he scored a hat-trick for Chievo in a 3–4 defeat to Juventus. [ 4 ]
International career [edit ]
c. 1999 Bierhoff training with Germany,1999 Bierhoff debuted for the Germany national team in a friendly against Portugal on 21 February 1996. In his second appearance on 27 March 1996, he scored his first two international goals in his country ‘s 2–0 gain 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 concluding after having come on as a utility. [ 5 ] In an significant qualification match on 20 August 1997, Germany trailed Northern Ireland, 0–1, with 20 minutes left when the coach of the national team, Berti Vogts, sent in Thomas Häßler and Oliver Bierhoff. Within seven minutes the former provided Bierhoff with three assists, meaning Bierhoff had scored the fastest hat-trick in the history of the german national team. [ 6 ] In 1998, he was appointed captain of the national team after the retirement of Jürgen Klinsmann. [ 7 ] Bierhoff besides played in Euro 2000, and both the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. In Germany ‘s opening match of the 2002 tournament at the Sapporo Dome on 1 June, he scored in an 8–0 acquire over Saudi Arabia. [ 8 ] He made his stopping point appearance for his state on 30 June, when he was brought on during the second half of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final against Brazil, but was ineffective to help the Germans grudge in the 0–2 loss. [ 9 ]
style of play [edit ]
A big and fecund striker, Bierhoff was a potent, physical, aggressive, and mighty player, who played chiefly as a prey man in the centre-forward function. [ 1 ] [ 10 ] Although he was not particularly adept with his feet from a technical point of view, or a particularly good ball-player, he was known in particular for his aeriform ability ; in accession to his altitude, force, and elevation, he was able to execute headers with power and preciseness, having scored several critical goals with his head throughout his career, for both club and area, which led him to be regarded as one of the best players in the global with his steer and as a specialist in the air. In addition to scoring goals, Bierhoff was besides adequate to of providing assists to his teammates with his head through knock-downs. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Although he was less adept at scoring with his feet, [ 10 ] he besides possessed a mighty nip. [ 15 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Uerdingen | 1986–87 | Bundesliga | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 27 | 9 | ||
| 1987–88 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 40 | 10 | ||||
| Hamburger SV | 1988–89 | Bundesliga | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||
| 1989–90 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 7 | |||||
| Mönchengladbach | 1989–90 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Salzburg | 1990–91 | Austrian Bundesliga | 33 | 23 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | 26 | |||
| Ascoli | 1991–92 | Serie A | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 1992–93 | Serie B | 35 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 21 | ||||
| 1993–94 | Serie B | 32 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 17 | ||||
| 1994–95 | Serie B | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 117 | 48 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 124 | 49 | |||||
| Udinese | 1995–96 | Serie A | 31 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 18 | |||
| 1996–97 | Serie A | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 13 | ||||
| 1997–98 | Serie A | 32 | 27 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 39 | 31 | |||
| Total | 86 | 57 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 96 | 62 | ||||
| Milan | 1998–99 | Serie A | 34 | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 37 | 21 | |||
| 1999–2000 | Serie A | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | Serie A | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 42 | 9 | |||
| Total | 91 | 36 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 119 | 44 | |||
| Monaco | 2001–02 | Division 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 7 | ||
| ChievoVerona | 2002–03 | Serie A | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 444 | 185 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 516 | 212 | ||
International [edit ]
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| Germany national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1996 | 11 | 6 |
| 1997 | 8 | 7 |
| 1998 | 17 | 8 |
| 1999 | 8 | 6 |
| 2000 | 8 | 3 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11 | 6 |
| Total | 70 | 37 |
International goals [edit ]
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Managerial career [edit ]
Bierhoff was a coach of the german national football team from 2004 until December 2017, a fresh position created as separate of Jürgen Klinsmann ‘s acceptance of the coaching subcontract. basically the duties revolve around the public relations expression of the team as opposed to coaching responsibilities. [ 20 ] On 1 January 2018, a structural reform in the german Football Association took place and Bierhoff was named the technical foul director of the german national team ( officially Direktor Nationalmannschaften und Akademie, “ film director national teams and football growth ” ). [ 21 ] [ 22 ]
personal life [edit ]
Bierhoff married Klara Szalantzy on 22 June 2001, Szalantzy was a model from Munich and former girlfriend of basketball actor Dražen Petrović. She was behind the wheel in the fatal car crash that claimed Petrović ‘s life. [ 23 ] Bierhoff and his wife had a daughter on 27 January 2007. He is a Roman Catholic. Bierhoff features in EA Sports ‘ FIFA television game series ; he features in the FIFA 14 Ultimate-Team Legends. [ 24 ] He is a member of the A.C. Milan Hall of Fame. [ 1 ] Bierhoff was one of several celebrities in 2015 who endorsed the tabloid newspaper Bild ‘s request against anti-Islamisation group PEGIDA. [ 25 ]
education [edit ]
Bierhoff took a symmetry course and graduated in 2002 with a degree in business economics from the University of Hagen. [ 26 ] [ 27 ]