Stefan Kuntz
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 October 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Neunkirchen, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Germany U21 (Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1981 | Borussia Neunkirchen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1983 | Borussia Neunkirchen | ||
1983–1986 | VfL Bochum | 100 | (41) |
1986–1989 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 94 | (32) |
1989–1995 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 170 | (75) |
1995–1996 | Beşiktaş J.K. | 30 | (9) |
1996–1998 | Arminia Bielefeld | 65 | (25) |
1998–1999 | VfL Bochum | 20 | (6) |
2002–2003 | SV Furpach | 22 | (22) |
2004–2005 | FC Palatia Limbach | 10 | (1) |
International career | |||
1983–1985 | West Germany U-21 | 4 | (3) |
1986 | West Germany B | 1 | (2) |
1993–1997 | Germany | 25 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
1999–2000 | Borussia Neunkirchen | ||
2000–2002 | Karlsruher SC | ||
2003 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
2003 | LR Ahlen | ||
2016– | Germany U21 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stefan Kuntz (born 30 October 1962) is a retired German professional footballer who coaches the German under-21 team since 2016.[1][2] Between 2008 and 2016, he had been chairman of the board of 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Career
Kuntz's playing career lasted from 1983 until 1999. He made 449 appearances and scored 179 goals in the Bundesliga.[3] Kuntz played for VfL Bochum, Bayer 05 Uerdingen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Arminia Bielefeld and also played in Turkey for Beşiktaş J.K. In 1986 and 1994, Kuntz was the top scorer in the Bundesliga.[4]
Kuntz played for the German national team between 1993 and 1997 and was part of the winning German team of UEFA Euro 1996. He played a key role in the 1–1 draw with England in the semi-final, scoring the equalizer soon after England took the lead, as well as scoring the fifth penalty in the shootout which took it into sudden death. He was also part of the German team that participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the US. During his international career, Kuntz obtained 25 caps, scoring six goals.[5] None of these caps ended in a defeat for Germany (20 wins and five draws), which is the German record for most caps without defeat.
From 2006 to 2008, Kuntz was the athletic director of VfL Bochum.
On 11 August 2017, Kuntz signed a new contact until 2020.[6]
Honours
Player
Club
Kaiserslautern
International
Germany
Manager
Germany U21'
Trivia
- Kuntz's father, Günter Kuntz, played for Borussia Neunkirchen between 1964 and 1968.
- Kuntz is a first cousin of singer Andy Kuntz of progressive metal band Vanden Plas.
References
- ^ "Kuntz, Stefan" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "Vereinsführung" (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Stefan Kuntz – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (4 June 2015). "(West) Germany – Top Scorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Stefan Kuntz – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "DFB extend Kuntz's contract until 2020". DFB. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
External links
- Stefan Kuntz at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Stefan Kuntz at WorldFootball.net
- Stefan Kuntz at National-Football-Teams.com
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from Neunkirchen, Saarland
- German expatriate footballers
- German footballers
- Germany international footballers
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- Germany B international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- VfL Bochum players
- Arminia Bielefeld players
- Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
- Kicker-Torjägerkanone Award winners
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- Süper Lig players
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- UEFA European Championship-winning players
- KFC Uerdingen 05 players
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Karlsruher SC managers
- SV Waldhof Mannheim managers
- Rot Weiss Ahlen managers
- German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Borussia Neunkirchen players
- Borussia Neunkirchen managers
- Germany national under-21 football team managers
- Footballers from Saarland