Klaus Allofs

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Klaus Allofs (born 5 December 1956) is a German former professional football player, manager, and executive. A striker, Allofs was a prolific goalscorer for club and country. He amassed Bundesliga totals of 424 games and 177 goals over the course of 15 seasons (finishing as the league's top scorer on two occasions), playing mainly for Fortuna Düsseldorf and 1. FC Köln. His younger brother, Thomas, was also a professional footballer and also a striker, sometimes on the same team. Allofs gained nearly 60 caps for West Germany, representing the nation in one World Cup and two European Championships, including the triumphant Euro 1980 tournament. In 1999, after briefly working as a coach at Fortuna Düsseldorf, he became general manager at former club Werder Bremen, where he, in tandem with head coach Thomas Schaaf, helped the club to great success, winning the double of Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal in 2004, reaching the 2009 UEFA Cup final and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League six times.

Career

1. 1956
   Born
2. 1975
   Joined Fortuna Düsseldorf
3. 1978
   Joined Germany men's national association football team
4. 1981
   Joined 1. FC Köln
5. 1987
   Joined Olympique de Marseille
6. 1989
   Joined FC Girondins de Bordeaux
7. 1990
   Joined SV Werder Bremen

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Düsseldorf
• •Citizenship: Germany
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football