Stefan Kuntz

Stefan Kuntz

Kuntz in Kaiserslautern during the 2006 World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-10-30) 30 October 1962
Place of birth Neunkirchen, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club 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)
National team
1983–1985 West Germany U-21 4 (3)
1986 West Germany B 1 (2)
1993–1997 Germany 25 (6)
Teams managed
1999–2000 Borussia Neunkirchen
2000–2002 Karlsruher SC
2003 SV Waldhof Mannheim
2003 LR Ahlen
2016– Germany U21

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Stefan Kuntz (born 30 October 1962) is a retired German professional footballer who coaches the German under-21 team.[1][2]

Career

Kuntz's playing career lasted from 1983 until 1999, Kuntz 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. Kuntz 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. Kuntz 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. Kuntz 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.

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
1980–81Borussia Neunkirchen2. Bundesliga100010
1981–82Oberliga20
1982–83
1983–84VfL BochumBundesliga32810338
1984–853411333714
1985–863422503922
1986–87Bayer Uerdingen2964261399
1987–883213553718
1988–893313433716
1989–901. FC Kaiserslautern3215653820
1990–91271112213014
1991–92311130203611
1992–932661112289
1993–942618523120
1994–95281441213416
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası Europe Total
1995–96Beşiktaş J.K.First League30920223411
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
1996–97Arminia BielefeldBundesliga3314203514
1997–983211223413
1998–99VfL Bochum20610216
Total Germany 4926135
Turkey 30920223411
Career total 5126157

Honours

Club

Kaiserslautern

International

Germany

Trivia

References

  1. "Kuntz, Stefan" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. "Vereinsführung" (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  3. Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Stefan Kuntz - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  4. Arnhold, Matthias (4 June 2015). "(West) Germany - Top Scorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Stefan Kuntz - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
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