Oliver Bierhoff
Oliver Bierhoff (born 1 May 1968) is a former German football player. He has played for Germany national team.
 Bierhoff in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Bierhoff[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlsruhe, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Bayer Uerdingen | 31 | (4) |
| 1988–1989 | Hamburger SV | 34 | (6) |
| 1989–1990 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 8 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Austria Salzburg | 33 | (23) |
| 1991–1995 | Ascoli | 117 | (48) |
| 1995–1998 | Udinese | 86 | (57) |
| 1998–2001 | AC Milan | 91 | (36) |
| 2001–2002 | Monaco | 18 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | Chievo | 26 | (7) |
| Total | 444 | (185) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1990 | West Germany U21 | 10 | (7) |
| 1996–2002 | Germany | 70 | (37) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Super cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KFC Uerdingen 05 | 1986–87 | Bundesliga | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 27 | 9 | ||
| 1987–88 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 40 | 10 | ||||
| Hamburger SV | 1988–89 | Bundesliga | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||
| 1989–90 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 7 | |||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1989–90 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Austria Salzburg | 1990–91 | Austrian Bundesliga | 33 | 23 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | 26 | |||
| Ascoli | 1991–92 | Serie A | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 1992–93 | Serie B | 35 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 21 | ||||
| 1993–94 | Serie B | 32 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 17 | ||||
| 1994–95 | Serie B | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 117 | 48 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 124 | 49 | |||||
| Udinese | 1995–96 | Serie A | 31 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 18 | |||
| 1996–97 | Serie A | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 13 | ||||
| 1997–98 | Serie A | 32 | 27 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 39 | 31 | |||
| Total | 86 | 57 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 96 | 62 | ||||
| Milan | 1998–99 | Serie A | 34 | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 37 | 21 | |||
| 1999–2000 | Serie A | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | Serie A | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 42 | 9 | |||
| Total | 91 | 36 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 119 | 44 | |||
| Monaco | 2001–02 | Division 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 7 | ||
| ChievoVerona | 2002–03 | Serie A | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 444 | 185 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 516 | 212 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1996 | 11 | 6 |
| 1997 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 17 | 8 | |
| 1999 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 11 | 6 | |
| Total | 70 | 37 | |
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bierhoff goal[5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March 1996 | Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany |  Denmark |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 4 June 1996 | Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany |  Liechtenstein |
3–0 | 9–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 30 June 1996 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Czech Republic |
1–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | UEFA Euro 1996 |
| 5 | 2–1 | |||||
| 6 | 4 September 1996 | Górnik Stadium, Zabrze, Poland |  Poland |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 30 April 1997 | Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany |  Ukraine |
1–0 | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying |
| 8 | 20 August 1997 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland |
1–1 | 3–1 | FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying |
| 9 | 2–1 | |||||
| 10 | 3–1 | |||||
| 11 | 11 October 1997 | Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany |  Albania |
2–1 | 4–3 | FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying |
| 12 | 4–3 | |||||
| 13 | 15 November 1997 | Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany |  South Africa |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 14 | 30 May 1998 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany |  Colombia |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 15 | 2–0 | |||||
| 16 | 5 June 1998 | Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany |  Luxembourg |
5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 17 | 6–0 | |||||
| 18 | 21 June 1998 | Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France |  Yugoslavia |
2–2 | 2–2 | FIFA World Cup 1998 |
| 19 | 25 June 1998 | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France |  Iran |
1–0 | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup 1998 |
| 20 | 29 June 1998 | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France |  Mexico |
2–1 | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup 1998 |
| 21 | 14 October 1998 | Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova |  Moldova |
3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 22 | 4 June 1999 | BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany | Moldova |
1–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 23 | 4–0 | |||||
| 24 | 6–1 | |||||
| 25 | 4 September 1999 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Finland |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 26 | 2–0 | |||||
| 27 | 8 September 1999 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany | Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 28 | 3 June 2000 | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany | Czech Republic |
2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 29 | 3–2 | |||||
| 30 | 7 June 2000 | Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany | Liechtenstein |
1–0 | 8–2 | Friendly |
| 31 | 15 August 2001 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary |
5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 32 | 13 February 2002 | Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany |  Israel |
5–1 | 7–1 | Friendly |
| 33 | 27 March 2002 | Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany |  United States |
3–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 34 | 9 May 2002 | Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany |  Kuwait |
2–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 35 | 4–0 | |||||
| 36 | 6–0 | |||||
| 37 | 1 June 2002 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan |  Saudi Arabia |
7–0 | 8–0 | FIFA World Cup 2002 |
Honours
- AC Milan[6]
- UEFA European Football Championship: 1996
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2002
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
- ↑ "German Football Association". FIFA. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ↑ Oliver Bierhoff at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Oliver Bierhoff at FootballDatabase.eu
- ↑ "Bierhoff, Oliver". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ "Oliver Bierhoff – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Oliver Bierhoff Forward". eurosport.yahoo.com. Eurosport. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Oliver Bierhoff". acmilan.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Bierhoff: We have to play our own game". fifa.com. FIFA. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Italy – Serie B Top Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Juni 1996 - Bierhoff" (in Deutsch). Sportschau. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "(West) Germany – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info
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