Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 3 September 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Stuttgart, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1977 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 69 | (15) |
1977–1984 | VfB Stuttgart | 202 | (51) |
1984–1986 | Strasbourg | 78 | (20) |
1986–1988 | FC Homburg | 44 | (3) |
1988–1989 | Apollon Athens | 25 | (0) |
Total | 418 | (89) | |
International career | |||
1979–1980 | West Germany | 4 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Walter Kelsch (born 3 September 1955) is a German former footballer who played as a forward.
Kelsch started his career with TSV Büsnau. Then he played for Stuttgarter Kickers and later on for VfB Stuttgart. In 246 Bundesliga matches he scored 54 goals.
In France he played 78 matches (20 goals) for RC Strasbourg. 67 (18) in the Division 1 and eleven (two) in the Division 2. [1]
Kelsch won four caps (1979 and 1980) for the West Germany national team, in which he scored three goals. The matches included UEFA Euro 1980 qualifiers against Turkey and Malta and two friendlies. [2]
VfB Stuttgart
Guido Ulrich Buchwald is a German former professional football player. Throughout his career he played as a defender. He is currently director of football of Stuttgarter Kickers.
Markus Babbel is a German professional football coach and former player who last managed the Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England. Babbel won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1996 with Bayern and in 2001 with Liverpool, and was part of the Germany team that won UEFA Euro 96.
Kevin Dennis Kurányi Rodríguez is a German former professional footballer. He played as a striker and possessed great aerial ability and finishing skills. From 2003 to 2008, Kurányi was part of the German national team, for which he scored 19 goals in 52 games. He participated in two UEFA Euro and one Confederations Cup.
Fredi Bobic is a German football executive and former player who played as a striker. He was most recently the sporting director of Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.
Karl Allgöwer is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played most of his career at VfB Stuttgart, winning the Bundesliga in 1984. Allgöwer was part of the German silver squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Dieter Hoeneß is a German former professional football player and executive. A forward in his playing career, Hoeneß was mainly associated with Bayern Munich. After retiring, he stayed connected with football, working extensively in directorial capacities for several clubs. Hoeneß represented West Germany at the 1986 World Cup.
Benjamin Lauth is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is most commonly known for his two spells at TSV 1860 Munich.
Karlheinz Helmut Förster is a German former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Bernhard "Bernd" Georg Josef Förster is a former German footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.
Hans-Peter "Hansi" Müller is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. Both his parents were of Danube Swabian descent that were displaced from Yugoslavia after World War II. His father was born in Bačka Palanka and his mother in Inđija, both towns part of the province Vojvodina in Serbia.
Claudemir Jerônimo Barreto, known as Cacau, is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Brazil, he represented Germany at international level.
Wolfgang Rolff is a German football manager and former player.
Roberto Jan Hilbert is a German former professional footballer. At international level, he earned eight caps with the Germany national team and twelve caps with the U21 team.
Ludwig Kögl is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Manfred "Manni" Burgsmüller was a German professional footballer who played mainly as a striker; he also occasionally operated as a midfielder.
Miroslav "Mirko" Votava is a German retired footballer and manager.
Christian Träsch is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back or defensive midfielder.
Sidney Sam is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward or winger. He was known for his explosive speed and dribbling style.
Tobias Weis is a German retired footballer.
Kevin Großkreutz is a German former professional footballer who plays as a right back and winger for TuS Bövinghausen in the amateur-level Oberliga Westfalen.