Karlheinz Förster
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Full name | Karlheinz Helmut Förster | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 25 July 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mosbach, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Badenia Unterschwarzach | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Waldhof Mannheim | |||||||||||||||||||||||
–1977 | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1986 | VfB Stuttgart | 311 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1990 | Marseille | 103 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 414 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1976–1978 |
West Germany Amateur | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1978 | West Germany B | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1978–1986 | West Germany | 81 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Karlheinz Helmut Förster (born 25 July 1958) is a German former professional
The younger brother of another football defender,
Club career
Born in Mosbach, Förster started playing professionally at VfB Stuttgart, which would be his only club in the German first division. He was instrumental in the club's promotion in 1977, as he scored five times in 34 contests.[2]
In the topflight, Förster rarely missed a game, partnering sibling
In
International career
Förster gained the first of his 81 caps for the
At the latter competition, the pair of brothers (Bernd had already been an important figure in the continental win) became the first in German football history to take part in a
Förster still played for his nation at the UEFA Euro 1984 and 1986 World Cup, finishing second to Argentina in the latter. In Mexico 86, he took the role of man to man marker, neutralizing Mexico's Hugo Sánchez at the quarterfinals and Michel Platini of France at the semifinals.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list West Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Förster goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 October 1979 | Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne , West Germany |
Wales | 5–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying |
2 | 16 December 1984 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali , Malta |
Malta | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
VfB Stuttgart
- Bundesliga: 1983–84
- DFB-Pokal runner-up: 1985–86
Marseille
- 1989–90
- Coupe de France: 1988–89; runner-up: 1986–87
West Germany
- UEFA European Championship: 1980
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1982, 1986
Individual
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1980,[7] 1984[8]
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1986
- Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1982
References
- ^ "Karl-Heinz Förster". UEFA.com. 9 July 2003. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (29 November 2012). "Karlheinz Förster – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Kuranyi staying at Stuttgart". UEFA.com. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (10 March 2004). "Karlheinz Förster – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1977/78" (in German). kicker.
- ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1983/84" (in German). kicker.
- ^ "1980 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "1984 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
External links
- Karlheinz Förster at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Karlheinz Förster at National-Football-Teams.com