Oliver Bierhoff

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Oliver Bierhoff (born 1 May 1968) is a German association football official and former player who played as a striker. He has previously served as the technical director of the Germany national team. A tall, strong and prolific goalscorer, Bierhoff was mostly renowned for his excellent abilities in the air, and as a target man, being able to deliver pin-point headers towards goal. He spent his early career playing for Bayer Uerdingen, Hamburger SV and Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga where he had modest success. After a season in the Austria Bundesliga for Austria Salzburg, he was signed by Ascoli in Serie A. Ascoli were relegated in his first season and Bierhoff played three seasons with them in the Serie B. Bierhoff was signed by an Udinese team led by Alberto Zaccheroni in 1995 where he had great success and earned his first call-up to the Germany national team. Bierhoff scored the first golden goal in the history of major international football, for Germany in the Euro 96 final, a career-defining performance that vaulted him into the international limelight. He finished the 1997–98 season as Serie A top scorer. He was subsequently signed by AC Milan in 1998, winning the Serie A title in his first season with the club, scoring 19 goals in the league and 21 in all competitions. He set a Serie A record for most headed goals in a single season, with 15. After three years at AC Milan, Bierhoff had brief stints at Monaco and Chievo before retiring from playing in 2003.

Career

1. 1968
   Born
2. 1986
   Joined KFC Uerdingen 05
3. 1988
   Joined Hamburger SV
4. 1988
   Joined Germany national under-21 football team
5. 1989
   Joined Borussia Mönchengladbach
6. 1990
   Joined SV Austria Salzburg
7. 1990
   Joined FC Red Bull Salzburg
8. 1990
   Joined Borussia Mönchengladbach
9. 1991
   Joined Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC
10. 1991
    Joined Inter Milan
11. 1995
    Joined Udinese Calcio
12. 1996
    Joined Germany men's national association football team
13. 1998
    Joined AC Milan
14. 1998
    Won German Footballer of the Year
15. 2001
    Joined AS Monaco FC
16. 2002
    Joined AC ChievoVerona

Trivia

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