Stefan Kuntz

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Stefan Kuntz
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Kuntz in 2018
Personal information
Full name Stefan Kuntz [1]
Date of birth (1962-10-30) 30 October 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Neunkirchen, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1970–1981 Borussia Neunkirchen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1983 Borussia Neunkirchen 89 (28)
1983–1986 VfL Bochum 100 (41)
1986–1989 Bayer 05 Uerdingen 94 (32)
1989–1995 1. FC Kaiserslautern 170 (75)
1995–1996 Beşiktaş 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)
Total600(239)
International career
1983–1985 West Germany U-21 4 (3)
1986 West Germany B 1 (2)
1993–1997 Germany 25 (6)
Managerial career
1999–2000 Borussia Neunkirchen
2000–2002 Karlsruher SC
2003 Waldhof Mannheim
2003 LR Ahlen
2016–2021 Germany U21
2021 Germany U23
2021–2023 Turkey
2024– Hamburger SV (Sporting Director)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (as player)
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1996
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (as manager)
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2017
Winner 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefan Kuntz (born 30 October 1962) is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He was most recently the head coach of the Turkish national team.

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Kuntz represented the Germany national team between 1993 and 1997, reaching the 1994 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals and winning UEFA Euro 1996. He scored six goals from 25 full caps, including in the Euro 1996 semi-final elimination of England.

Club career

Kuntz's playing career lasted from 1983 until 1999. He made 449 appearances and scored 179 goals in the Bundesliga. [2] Kuntz played for VfL Bochum, Bayer 05 Uerdingen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Arminia Bielefeld and also played in Turkey for Beşiktaş J.K. In 1986 and 1994, Kuntz was the top scorer in the Bundesliga. [3]

In 1995, Kuntz joined Turkish side Beşiktaş following request of his compatriot coach Christoph Daum. [4] Kuntz made his 1.Lig debut on 13 August 1995 in an away game against Kayserispor that ended 1–1. [5] On 24 September 1995, he scored his first goal at week 5 home encounter against Istanbulspor which ended 5–2. [6]

International career

Germany manager Berti Vogts selected Kuntz for inclusion in the squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but the only match he played in was the round of sixteen fixture against Belgium. Germany were subsequently knocked out at the quarter-finals by Bulgaria.

At UEFA Euro 1996, Kuntz made regular appearances for the team and replaced the injured Jürgen Klinsmann for the semi-final against England. [7] He played a key role in the game, scoring the equalizer soon after England took the lead, as well as scoring the fifth German penalty in the shootout which took it into sudden death. During his international career, Kuntz obtained 25 caps, scoring six goals. [8] None of these caps ended in a defeat for Germany (20 wins, one win after penalty shootout and four draws), which is the German record for most caps without defeat. [9]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 December 1993 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2–03–0 Friendly
2.7 September 1994 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, RussiaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–01–0
3.4 June 1996 Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, GermanyFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 2–09–1
4.9–1
5.26 June 1996 Wembley Stadium, London, EnglandFlag of England.svg  England 1–11–1 UEFA Euro 1996
6.9 October 1996 Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, ArmeniaFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 5–05–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Post-playing career

From 2006 to 2008, Kuntz was the athletic director of VfL Bochum. Between 2008 and 2016, he was the board chairman of 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[ citation needed ]

As coach of Germany U21 he gained an impressive record by reaching the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final thrice: in 2017, 2019 and 2021; his side won two out of three finals, first beat Spain 1–0 in the final, and in 2021, Germany defeated Portugal by the same scoreline. [10]

On 19 September 2021, he was appointed the new head coach of the Turkey national team. [11] He was then fired from the position on 20 September 2023, after two poor games against Armenia and Japan and a rather underwhelming performance at the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, despite at the time, Turkey were in second place with three wins, one draw and one loss; it was largely believed that Kuntz's increasing unpopularity with many Turkish football fans led to his dismissal. [12] [13]

Managerial statistics

As of 12 September 2023
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Borussia Neunkirchen 18 November 199930 June 2000221525068.18
Karlsruher SC 1 July 200025 September 200279302029037.97
Waldhof Mannheim 3 April 200330 June 20038116012.50
LR Ahlen 1 July 200313 November 200313418030.77
Germany U21 1 September 201619 September 2021533878071.70
Germany Olympic 1 June 20217 August 20213111033.33
Turkey 19 September 202120 September 2023201235060.00
Total1981013562051.01

Honours

Player

Kaiserslautern

Germany

Individual

Manager

Germany U21

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References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Stefan Kuntz – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (4 June 2015). "(West) Germany – Top Scorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Amatör Ruhla Oynayan Bir Alman: Stefan Kuntz" (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019. 1995-96 sezonunda vatandaşı Christoph Daum'un isteği üzerine Beşiktaşımız'a transfer oldu. Siyah-beyaz formayla, ligdeki ilk golünü 24 Eylül 1995'de Beşiktaşımız'ın 5-2 kazandığı maçta İstanbulspor filelerine gönderdi.
  5. ↑ "Kayserispor – Beşiktaş Maç Detayları – TFF" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Beşiktaş – Istanbulspor A.Ş. Maç Detayları – TFF" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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