Stefan Kuntz
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Stefan Kuntz | |
| Date of birth | October 30, 1962 | |
| Place of birth | Neunkirchen, West Germany | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (Chairman) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1969-1983 | Borussia Neunkirchen | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1983-1986 1986-1989 1989-1995 1995-1996 1996-1998 1998-1999 |
VfL Bochum KFC Uerdingen 05 1. FC Kaiserslautern Beşiktaş J.K Arminia Bielefeld VfL Bochum |
100 (41) 94 (32) 170 (75) 30 (9) 65 (25) 20 (6) |
| National team | ||
| 1983-1985 1993-1997 |
Germany U-21 Germany |
4 (3) 25 (6) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1999-2000 2000-2002 2003 2003 2006-2008 |
Borussia Neunkirchen Karlsruher SC SV Waldhof Mannheim LR Ahlen VfL Bochum (Sporting Director) |
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Stefan Kuntz (born October 30, 1962 in Neunkirchen, Saarland) is a former German professional footballer and since April 2008 chairman of the German football team 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Kuntz's playing career lasted from 1983 until 1999, he made 449 appearances and scored 179 goals in the Bundesliga. He played for VfL Bochum, KFC Uerdingen 05, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Arminia Bielefeld. He also played in Turkey for Beşiktaş J.K.. In 1986 and 1994 he was also the top scorer in the Bundesliga.
Kuntz played for the German national team between 1993 and 1997 and was part of the winning German team of UEFA Euro 1996. He made a particularly memorable performance in the 1-1 draw with England in the semi-final scoring the crucial equalizer. He was mocked in England (notably on Frank Skinner and David Baddiel's TV show and in the video to the 1998 version of Three Lions) because of the similarity of his surname to the word cunts.
Kuntz was also part of the German team that participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA. In his international career, he obtained 25 caps, scoring 6 times. None of these caps ended in a defeat for Germany (20 wins and 5 draws), which is the German record for most caps without defeat.
Kuntz's father, Günter Kuntz, played for Borussia Neunkirchen between 1964 and 1968.
From 2006 to 2008, he was the sporting director of VfL Bochum.
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Klaus Allofs |
Bundesliga top scorer 1985-86 |
Succeeded by Uwe Rahn |
| Preceded by Lothar Matthäus |
German Footballer of the Year 1991 |
Succeeded by Thomas Häßler |
| Preceded by Ulf Kirsten Anthony Yeboah |
Bundesliga top scorer w/Anthony Yeboah 1993-94 |
Succeeded by Heiko Herrlich Mario Basler |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Heinz Halter |
Borussia Neunkirchen Head Coach November 15, 1999–June 30, 2000 |
Succeeded by Valentin Herr |
| Preceded by Joachim Löw |
Karlsruher SC Head Coach July 1, 2000–October 25, 2002 |
Succeeded by Lorenz-Günther Köstner |
| Preceded by Walter Pradt |
SV Waldhof Mannheim Head Coach April 3, 2003–June 30, 2003 |
Succeeded by Viktor Olscha |
| Preceded by Werner Lorant |
LR Ahlen Head Coach August 3, 2003–November 14, 2003 |
Succeeded by Ingo Peter |
| Preceded by N/A |
VfL Bochum Sporting Director April 1, 2006–April 1, 2008 |
Succeeded by Thomas Ernst |
| Preceded by Erwin Göbel |
1. FC Kaiserslautern Chairman since April 8, 2008 |
Succeeded by N/A |
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