Klaus Allofs

Klaus Allofs

Allofs in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth	(1956-12-05) 5 December 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth	Düsseldorf, West Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	TuS Gerresheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1981	Fortuna Düsseldorf	169	(71)
1981–1987	1. FC Köln	177	(88)
1987–1989	Marseille	53	(20)
1989–1990	Bordeaux	37	(14)
1990–1993	Werder Bremen	78	(18)
Total		514	(211)
International career
1978–1988	West Germany	56	(17)
Managerial career
1998–1999	Fortuna Düsseldorf
1999–2012	Werder Bremen (general manager)
2012–2016	VfL Wolfsburg (sporting director)
2020–	Fortuna Düsseldorf (general manager for sport)
Medal record Representing  West Germany UEFA European Championship Winner 1980 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.