Klaus Fischer

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Klaus Fischer
Klaus Fischer 2013-06-29.jpg
Fischer in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-12-27) 27 December 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Kreuzstraßl, West Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1958–1961 SC Kreuzstraßl
1961–1968 SC Zwiesel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1970 1860 Munich 60 (28)
1970–1981 Schalke 04 295 (182)
1981–1984 1. FC Köln 96 (31)
1984–1988 VfL Bochum 84 (27)
Total535(268)
International career
1971 West Germany U-23 2 (2)
1977–1982 West Germany 45 (32)
Managerial career
1988–1989 VfL Bochum (assistant)
1989–1992 Schalke 04 (assistant)
1990 → Schalke 04 (interim)
1992 → Schalke 04 (interim)
1992–1995 Schalke 04 II
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Klaus Fischer (born 27 December 1949) is a German former professional footballer and coach. He was a key player on the West Germany national team that lost the 1982 World Cup final to Italy. As a forward, he was noted for his bicycle kicks, and scored a spectacular overhead kick equalizer in extra-time of a 1982 World Cup semi-final against France.

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Club career

Fischer was born in Kreuzstraßl, near Lindberg (Bayerischer Wald) in the district of Regen.

He moved from SC Zwiesel to TSV 1860 Munich in 1968 and made 535 Bundesliga appearances for 1860 Munich, FC Schalke 04, 1. FC Köln and VfL Bochum. With Schalke 04 he won the German Cup in 1972. Schalke 04 were one of the clubs involved in a bribery scandal in season 1970–71 of the Bundesliga. As one of the players involved, Fischer initially received a ban for life, but this punishment was later reduced to a one-year league ban and a five-year ban from national team eligibility.

In 1976, he was top scorer in the Bundesliga. With 268 goals he ranks third to Gerd Müller and Robert Lewandowski on the list of all-time top Bundesliga goalscorers. In 1988 Fischer's club side VfL Bochum made it to the German Cup final, but Fischer did not feature in the final match. He ended his career in 1988. [1]

His 182 league goals for Schalke 04 remain a club record. [2]

International career

Fischer made 45 appearances for the West Germany national team from 1977 to 1982, scoring 32 goals (eight headers and 24 with his feet, including two bicycle kicks). He appeared in two World Cups and was a World Cup runner-up in Spain in 1982. [3]

Fischer was known particularly for his bicycle kicks, often set up for him by Rüdiger Abramczik. His goal from a bicycle kick in a 4–1 win in a 1977 international match against Switzerland was selected as the Goal of the Year by German television viewers. It was later voted Goal of the Decade and Goal of the Century. He also scored a famous bicycle kick equalizer in extra time in a 1982 World Cup semi-final against France, which West Germany went on to win on penalties.

Coaching career

Fischer runs a football training school. [4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [5]
ClubSeasonLeague Cup Europe League Cup Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1860 Munich 1968–69 Bundesliga 2691020299
1969–70 341900223621
Total602810426530
Schalke 04 1969–70 Bundesliga002020
1970–71 3415513916
1971–72 2922973829
1972–73 0000116374
1973–74 2521112622
1974–75 3317333620
1975–76 3429333732
1976–77 312434563934
1977–78 322067304127
1978–79 3421343725
1979–80 267443011
1980–81 17600176
Total29518239349763349226
1. FC Köln 1981–82 Bundesliga31710327
1982–83 321265534320
1983–84 331235424019
Total963110109511546
VfL Bochum 1984–85 Bundesliga3416303716
1985–86 27840318
1986–87 11300113
1987–88 12032152
Total84271029429
Career total5352686046221463623331

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
West Germany 1977911
1978111
197965
198012
198189
1982104
Total4532

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 April 1977 Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne, West Germany Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 2–05–0 Friendly
2.4–0
3.5 June 1977 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–03–1
4.2–0
5.12 June 1977 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–01–1
6.14 June 1977 Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, MexicoFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–22–2
7.2–2
8.7 September 1977 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–01–0
9.16 November 1977 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West GermanyFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3–04–1
10.4–1
11.14 December 1977 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, West GermanyFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–01–1
12.20 December 1978 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, West GermanyFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2–03–1
13.2 May 1979 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, WalesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2–02–0 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
14.17 October 1979Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne, West GermanyFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–05–1
15.3–0
16.21 November 1979 Lenin Stadium, Tbilisi, GeorgiaFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3–03–1Friendly
17.22 December 1979 Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, West GermanyFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–02–0UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
18.27 February 1980 Weserstadion, Bremen, West GermanyFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 3–08–0
19.8–0
20.29 April 1981 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, West GermanyFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 2–02–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
21.19 May 1981Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West GermanyFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–01–2Friendly
22.24 May 1981 Keskusurheilukenttä, Lahti, FinlandFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 2–04–01982 FIFA World Cup qualification
23.4–0
24.2 September 1981 Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, PolandFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–02–0Friendly
25.23 September 1981 Ruhrstadion, Bochum, West GermanyFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–07–11982 FIFA World Cup qualification
26.18 November 1981Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, West GermanyFlag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 3–08–0
27.8–0
28.22 November 1981Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, West GermanyFlag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 1–04–0
29.17 February 1982 Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, West GermanyFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–03–1Friendly
30.3–1
31.2 July 1982 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, SpainFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–12–1 1982 FIFA World Cup
32.8 July 1982 Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville, SpainFlag of France.svg  France 3–33–3 ( a.e.t. )(5–4 p)

Honours

Schalke 04

1. FC Köln

West Germany

Individual

References

  1. "Klaus Fischer: "Mr. Fallrückzieher" wird 60" [Klaus Fischer: "Mr. Bicycle Kick" is 60] (in German). reviersport.de. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  2. "Klaus Fischer turns 70 – "Mr. Bicycle Kick still knows where the goal is"". Schalke 04. 27 December 2019.
  3. Klaus Fischer FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. "Fußball: Klaus Fischer und kleine Kicker-Träume" (in German). derwesten.de.de. 25 December 2009. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  5. "Klaus Fischer » Club matches". WorldFootball.
  6. "Klaus Fischer - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  7. 1 2 3 "November 1977 - Fischer" (in German). Sportschau. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  8. "Sport 1977". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  9. "Bundesliga Historie 1984/85" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.