Jörg Stiel

Jörg Stiel

Personal information
Full name	Jörg Stiel
Date of birth	3 March 1968 (1968-03-03)
Place of birth	Baden, Switzerland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1990	FC Wettingen
1990–1993	FC St. Gallen	98	(0)
1993–1994	Toros Neza	35	(0)
1994–1996	FC Zürich	69	(0)
1996–2001	FC St. Gallen	171	(0)
2001–2004	Borussia M'gladbach	89	(0)
1986-2004	Total	462	(0)
National team
2000–2004	Switzerland	21	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Jörg Stiel (born 3 March 1968 in Baden) is a retired Swiss footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Stiel started his career with Swiss side FC Wettingen, later playing for FC St. Gallen and FC Zürich in his native country. He also spent a season with Mexican side Toros Neza in 1993–94.

In 2001–02, Stiel was signed by German first division's Borussia Mönchengladbach, being the undisputed starter throughout his three-season stint, making a total of 89 league appearances and relegating legendary Uwe Kamps to the subs bench.

In November 2006, Stiel was signed by Austrian side SC Rheindorf Altach as their goalkeeping coach. On 19 July 2009, he returned to Borussia Mönchengladbach, in the same capacity.

International career

Stiel won 21 international caps for Switzerland and was their first-choice goalkeeper at UEFA Euro 2004, appearing in all of the team's three matches at the tournament.

In one of those matches, a 0–3 loss against England, one of the goals came after deflecting from the post onto the back of Stiel's head, although it was officially credited to striker Wayne Rooney. After the tournament, where he was also named Man of the Match in the 0–0 draw with Croatia, Stiel retired from playing.

External links

• Bundesliga stats (German)
• Jörg Stiel at National-Football-Teams.com