Edi Kirschner

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Edi Kirschner
Personal information
Full name Eduard Kirschner
Date of birth (1953-09-09) 9 September 1953 (age 69)
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1963–1975 SV Tettenweis
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975–1976 FC Passau 26 (32)
1976–1978 Bayern Munich (A) 40 (19)
1976–1978 Bayern Munich 13 (0)
1978–1980 SpVgg Fürth 64 (48)
1980–1981 Edmonton Drillers 62 (32)
1982 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 26 (5)
1982–1983 FC Augsburg 21 (8)
1983–1985 Fortuna Köln 60 (8)
1985–1989 FC Passau 105 (60)
Total417(213)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduard "Edi" Kirschner (born 9 September 1953) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. [1] Active in both Germany and North America between 1975 and 1985, Kirschner made over 250 career league appearances, scoring over 100 goals.

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Career

Kirschner played in Germany for FC Passau, Bayern Munich, SpVgg Fürth, FC Augsburg and Fortuna Köln, and in the North American Soccer League for the Edmonton Drillers and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. [2]

In the 1978–79 season of the 2. Bundesliga Süd Kirschner was the top-scorer with 33 goals. [3]

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References

  1. "Kirschner, Eduard" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. Matthias Arnhold (3 October 2013). "Eduard Kirschner - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. Matthias Arnhold, Frank Ballesteros and Manuel Schmidt (24 October 2013). "(West) Germany - Second Level Top Scorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 October 2013.