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Jürgen Klinsmann

VfB Stuttgart striker 1984–1989 and the Bundesliga's top scorer in 1987–88.

Jürgen Klinsmann

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Jürgen Klinsmann (born 30 July 1964) is a German professional football manager and former player. A striker, he moved from Stuttgarter Kickers to their first-division rivals VfB Stuttgart in 1984 and played there until 1989: he scored 15 goals in his first season, 16 in each of 1985–86 and 1986–87, and 19 in 1987–88, when he was the Bundesliga's top goalscorer, and he was named German Footballer of the Year in 1988. With Stuttgart he reached the 1986 DFB-Pokal final, lost 2–5 to Bayern Munich with Klinsmann scoring the last goal of the match, and the 1988–89 UEFA Cup final, lost 5–4 on aggregate to Napoli, before joining Inter Milan. He won the 1990 FIFA World Cup with West Germany and UEFA Euro 1996 with Germany, and as a manager led Germany to third place at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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Born
30 July 1964
Birthplace
Göppingen, West Germany
Height
1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
Position
Striker

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