Oliver Bierhoff

German association football official and former player

Oliver Bierhoff (born 1 May 1968) is a former German football player. He has played for Germany national team.

Oliver Bierhoff
Bierhoff in 2018
Personal information
Full nameOliver Bierhoff[1]
Date of birth (1968-05-01) 1 May 1968 (age 55)
Place of birthKarlsruhe, West Germany
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1988Bayer Uerdingen31(4)
1988–1989Hamburger SV34(6)
1989–1990Borussia Mönchengladbach8(0)
1990–1991Austria Salzburg33(23)
1991–1995Ascoli117(48)
1995–1998Udinese86(57)
1998–2001AC Milan91(36)
2001–2002Monaco18(4)
2002–2003Chievo26(7)
Total444(185)
National team
1988–1990West Germany U2110(7)
1996–2002Germany70(37)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2002 Korea/Japan
UEFA European Championship
Winner1996 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][3]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupSuper cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KFC Uerdingen 051986–87Bundesliga1934442279
1987–88Bundesliga12110131
Total31454424010
Hamburger SV1988–89Bundesliga24631277
1989–90Bundesliga10010110
Total34641387
Borussia Mönchengladbach1989–90Bundesliga8080
Austria Salzburg1990–91Austrian Bundesliga3323333626
Ascoli1991–92Serie A17220192
1992–93Serie B3520213721
1993–94Serie B3217203417
1994–95Serie B33910349
Total117487112449
Udinese1995–96Serie A3117213318
1996–97Serie A2313102413
1997–98Serie A322732423931
Total865763429662
Milan1998–99Serie A3419323721
1999–2000Serie A30113110624014
2000–01Serie A27651102429
Total91361141016411944
Monaco2001–02Division 11844132257
ChievoVerona2002–03Serie A2672020307
Career total44418542173210268516212

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany1996116
199787
1998178
199986
200083
200171
2002116
Total7037
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bierhoff goal[5]
List of international goals scored by Oliver Bierhoff
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
127 March 1996Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany  Denmark1–02–0Friendly
22–0
34 June 1996Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany  Liechtenstein3–09–1Friendly
430 June 1996Wembley Stadium, London, England  Czech Republic1–12–1 (a.e.t.)UEFA Euro 1996
52–1
64 September 1996Górnik Stadium, Zabrze, Poland  Poland1–02–0Friendly
730 April 1997Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany  Ukraine1–02–0FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
820 August 1997Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland1–13–1FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
92–1
103–1
1111 October 1997Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany  Albania2–14–3FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
124–3
1315 November 1997Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany  South Africa2–03–0Friendly
1430 May 1998Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany  Colombia1–03–1Friendly
152–0
165 June 1998Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany  Luxembourg5–07–0Friendly
176–0
1821 June 1998Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France  Yugoslavia2–22–2FIFA World Cup 1998
1925 June 1998Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France  Iran1–02–0FIFA World Cup 1998
2029 June 1998Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France  Mexico2–12–1FIFA World Cup 1998
2114 October 1998Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova  Moldova3–13–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
224 June 1999BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany  Moldova1–06–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
234–0
246–1
254 September 1999Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland1–02–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
262–0
278 September 1999Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany  Northern Ireland1–04–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
283 June 2000Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany  Czech Republic2–13–2Friendly
293–2
307 June 2000Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany  Liechtenstein1–08–2Friendly
3115 August 2001Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary5–25–2Friendly
3213 February 2002Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany  Israel5–17–1Friendly
3327 March 2002Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany  United States3–14–2Friendly
349 May 2002Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany  Kuwait2–07–0Friendly
354–0
366–0
371 June 2002Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan  Saudi Arabia7–08–0FIFA World Cup 2002

Honours

AC Milan[6]
Germany[6][8]

Individual

  • Serie A top scorer: 1997–98[7]
  • Serie B top scorer: 1992–93[9]
  • Goal of the Year (Germany): 1996[10]
  • Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1998[11]
  • FIFA XI (reserve): 1998[12]
  • A.C. Milan Hall of Fame[7]

References