Oliver Bierhoff

Oliver Bierhoff

Bierhoff in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Bierhoff[1]
Date of birth	(1968-05-01) 1 May 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Karlsruhe, West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	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)
International career
1988–1990	West Germany U21	10	(7)
1996–2002	Germany	70	(37)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany UEFA European Championship Winner 1996 England FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2002 Korea/Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oliver Bierhoff (born 1 May 1968) is a German football official and former player who played as a forward. He has previously served as the national team director of the German Football Association. 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.^[2]

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.