Klaus Allofs
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Date of birth | 5 December 1956 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Düsseldorf, West Germany | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
TuS Gerresheim | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1975–1981 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 169 | (71) | |||||||||||
1981–1987 | 1. FC Köln | 177 | (88) | |||||||||||
1987–1989 | Marseille | 53 | (20) | |||||||||||
1989–1990 | Bordeaux | 37 | (14) | |||||||||||
1990–1993 | Werder Bremen | 78 | (18) | |||||||||||
Total | 514 | (211) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1978–1988 | West Germany | 56 | (17) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |||||||||||||
1999–2012 | Werder Bremen (general manager) | |||||||||||||
2012–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg (sporting director) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Fortuna Düsseldorf (general manager for sport) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Klaus Allofs (born 5 December 1956) is a German former professional football player, manager, and executive.
A striker, Allofs was a prolific goalscorer for club and country. He amassed Bundesliga totals of 424 games and 177 goals over the course of 15 seasons (finishing as the league's top scorer on two occasions), playing mainly for Fortuna Düsseldorf and 1. FC Köln. His younger brother, Thomas, was also a professional footballer and also a striker, sometimes on the same team.
Allofs gained nearly 60 caps for West Germany, representing the nation in one World Cup and two European Championships, including the triumphant Euro 1980 tournament.
In 1999, after briefly working as a coach at Fortuna Düsseldorf, he became general manager at former club Werder Bremen, where he, in tandem with head coach Thomas Schaaf, helped the club to great success, winning the double of Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal in 2004, reaching the 2009 UEFA Cup final and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League six times.
Club career
Born in
In 1981 Allofs joined
Allofs retired in June 1993, aged nearly 37, after three seasons with
International career
Allofs played for Germany a total of 56 times, scoring 17 goals.[5] His first match was on 11 October 1978 in Prague, against Czechoslovakia, a 4–3 friendly win.
Allofs went on to play for the national side at the victorious
Post-playing career
Ahead of the 1998–99 season Allofs was appointed head coach at former club Fortuna Düsseldorf. In April, with the club placed last in the table, he was fired.[6]
In July 1999, Allofs became general manager of
In November 2012, Allofs left Bremen to join VfL Wolfsburg as their new sporting director,[11] remaining there until December 2016.[12]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Allofs goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 September 1979 | Olympiastadion, West Berlin, West Germany |
Argentina | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly
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2 | 27 February 1980 | Weserstadion, Bremen, West Germany | Malta | 1–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying |
3 | 4–0 | |||||
4 | 13 May 1980 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt , West Germany |
Poland | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
5 | 14 June 1980 | Stadio San Paolo, Naples , Italy |
Netherlands | 1–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 1980 |
6 | 2–0 | |||||
7 | 3–0 | |||||
8 | 19 November 1980 | Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, West Germany | France | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
9 | 7 January 1981 | Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–4 | Mundialito
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10 | 16 December 1984 | Malta | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
11 | 3–1 | |||||
12 | 30 April 1985 | Generali Arena, Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Czechoslovakia | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
13 | 12 March 1986 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany | Brazil | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
14 | 4 June 1986 | Querétaro , Mexico |
Uruguay | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
15 | 8 June 1986 | Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico | Scotland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
16 | 24 September 1986 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
17 | 31 March 1988 | Olympiastadion, West Berlin , West Germany |
Sweden | 1–0 | 1–1 (2–4 pens) | Friendly |
Honours
As player
Fortuna Düsseldorf[13]
- DFB-Pokal: 1978–79, 1979–80
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1978–79
1. FC Köln[13]
Marseille[14]
- 1988–89
- Coupe de France: 1988–89
Bordeaux
- 1989–90
Werder Bremen[13]
West Germany[13]
- UEFA European Championship: 1980
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1986
Individual
- Bundesliga top goalscorer: 1978–79,[15] 1984–85[16]
- UEFA European Championship top goalscorer: 1980[20]
- UEFA Cup top goalscorer: 1985–86[21]
As general manager
Werder Bremen
References
- ^ Marcel, Haisma (31 July 2008). "Klaus Allofs - Matches in European Cups". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "1978/79: Barcelona win seven-goal thriller". UEFA.com. 1 June 1979. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "1991/92: Bremen shine in Stadium of Light". UEFA.com. 1 June 1992. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (15 January 2006). "Klaus Allofs - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (27 March 2015). "Klaus Allofs - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "2.Bundesliga: Düsseldorf beurlaubt Klaus Allofs". Der Spiegel (in German). 20 April 1999. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Fußball. Allofs wird Sportdirektor bei Werder Bremen". Frankfurter Rundschau. 14 July 1999. p. 18.
- ^ "Telephonbuch hilft". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). No. 159. 14 July 1999. p. 38.
- ^ a b c Christoph, Manfred (12 May 2004). "Bremen duo at the double". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Marwedel, Jörg (15 November 2011). "Klaus Allofs und Thomas Schaaf - Keine nette Werder-Familie". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Klaus Allofs Leaves Werder Bremen for Wolfsburg Post". Inside Futbol. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "Wolfsburg trennt sich von Allofs". Inside Futbol. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Klaus Allofs" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Klaus ALLOFS" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "1. Bundesliga: alle Torjäger und Torschützen der Saison 1978/79" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "1. Bundesliga: alle Torjäger und Torschützen der Saison 1984/85" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1978/79" (in German). kicker.
- ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1984/85" (in German). kicker.
- ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1990/91" (in German). kicker.
- ^ "Klaus Allofs". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Fairs/UEFA Cup Topscorers". RSSSF. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
External links
- Klaus Allofs at WorldFootball.net
- Klaus Allofs at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Klaus Allofs at National-Football-Teams.com