Jürgen Klinsmann
German striker who won the 1995 FWA Footballer of the Year in his one full season at Spurs.
Jürgen Klinsmann (born 30 July 1964) is a German football manager and former player. He played for VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich, and was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the German team that won UEFA Euro 1996. Klinsmann moved to Tottenham Hotspur for the 1994–95 season, when fans and media were critical of him because of his reputation as a diver, and went on to win the 1995 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. He returned to Spurs on loan in 1997–98.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 30 July 1964
- Birthplace
- Göppingen, West Germany
- Height
- 1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
- Position
- Striker
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