Ulf Kirsten

Ulf Kirsten (born 4 December 1965) is a former German football player. He has played for East Germany national team and Germany national team.

Ulf Kirsten

Kirsten in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	4 December 1965 (aged 59)
Place of birth	Riesa, East Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1972–1978	BSG Chemie Riesa
1978–1979	BSG Stahl Riesa
1979–1983	Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1990	Dynamo Dresden	154	(57)
1990–2003	Bayer Leverkusen	350	(181)
Total		504	(238)
National team
1984–1986	East Germany U21	10	(4)
1985–1990	East Germany	49	(14)
1990–2000	Germany	51	(20)
Teams managed
2003–2005	Bayer Leverkusen (assistant)
2005–2011	Bayer Leverkusen II
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club

Dynamo Dresden

• DDR-Oberliga (2): 1988–89, 1989–90
• FDGB-Pokal (2): 1984–85, 1989–90

Bayer Leverkusen

• DFB-Pokal: 1992–93
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02

International

International goals for East Germany

Score and results list East Germany's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 February 1986	Estádio 1º de Maio, Braga, Portugal	Portugal	2–0	3–1	Friendly
2.	29 October 1986	Ernst-Thälmann-Stadion, Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany	Iceland	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
3.	23 September 1987	Stadion der Freundschaft, Gera, East Germany	Tunisia	2–0	2–0	Friendly
4.	10 October 1987	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, East Berlin, East Germany	USSR	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
5.	28 October 1987	Ernst-Grube-Stadion, Magdeburg, East Germany	Norway	1–0	3–1
6.				3–1
7.	13 February 1989	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	1–0	4–0	Friendly
8.				3–0
9.	20 May 1989	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany	Austria	1–1	1–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying
10.	23 August 1989	Georgij-Dimitroff-Stadion, Erfurt, East Germany	Bulgaria	1–0	1–1	Friendly
11.	28 March 1990	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, East Berlin, East Germany	United States	1–0	3–2
12.				2–0
13.				3–1

International goals for Germany

Score and results list Germany's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 April 1993	Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany	Ghana	1–1	6–1	Friendly
2.	13 October 1993	Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany	Uruguay	4–0	5–0
3.	27 April 1994	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	1–0	2–0
4.	16 November 1994	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Albania	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
5.	14 December 1994	Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova	Moldova	1–0	3–0
6.	6 September 1995	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany	Georgia	3–1	4–1
7.	2 April 1997	Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain	Albania	1–1	3–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying
8.				2–1
9.				3–1
10.	6 September 1997	Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany	Portugal	1–1	1–1
11.	10 September 1997	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany	Armenia	4–0	4–0
12.	25 March 1998	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany	Brazil	1–1	1–2	Friendly
13.	5 June 1998	Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany	Luxembourg	1–0	7–0
14.				4–0
15.	14 October 1998	Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova	Moldova	1–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
16.				2–1
17.	4 June 1999	BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany		2–0	6–1
18.	26 April 2000	Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany	Switzerland	1–1	1–1	Friendly
19.	7 June 2000	Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany	Liechtenstein	4–2	8–2
20.				6–2

Managerial statistics

As of 25 May 2012

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bayer Leverkusen II	1 July 2005	30 June 2011	209	72	50	87	292	313	−21	34.45
Total			209	72	50	87	292	313	−21	34.45

Individual

• East German Footballer of the Year (1): 1989–90
• Bundesliga top scorer (3): 1992–93, 1996–97, 1997–98
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorer (1): 1993–94
• UEFA Cup top scorer (1): 1994–95
• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (2): 1996–97, 1998–99

Ulf Kirsten Media

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  Kirsten with Dynamo Dresden in 1989

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  Ulf Kirsten beim Training in Leverkusen

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  East Germany squad photo from 1986 – Kirsten is seated third from left in the front row