Stefan Kuntz
Encyclopedia
Stefan Kuntz 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
, Bayer 05 Uerdingen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Arminia Bielefeld
. He also played in Turkey for Beşiktaş J.K.
. In 1986 and 1994 he was 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. Kuntz was also part of the German team that participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup
in the US. During his international career, he obtained 25 cap
s, scoring 6 goals. 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.
From 2006 to 2008, he was the athletic director of VfL Bochum
.
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|1986–87||rowspan="3"|Bayer Uerdingen||29||6||4||2||6||1||39||9
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|1987–88||32||13||5||5||colspan="2"|—||37||18
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|1988–89||33||13||4||3||colspan="2"|—||37||16
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|1989–90||rowspan="6"|1. FC Kaiserslautern
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|1996–97||rowspan="2"|Arminia Bielefeld
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1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
.
Kuntz's playing career lasted from 1983 until 1999, he made 449 appearances and scored 179 goals in the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
. He played for VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
, Bayer 05 Uerdingen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...
. He also played in Turkey for Beşiktaş J.K.
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
. In 1986 and 1994 he was the top scorer in the Bundesliga.
Kuntz played for the German national team
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
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
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
in the semi-final scoring the crucial equalizer. Kuntz was also part of the German team that participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
in the US. During his international career, he obtained 25 cap
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
s, scoring 6 goals. 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.
From 2006 to 2008, he was the athletic director of VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
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|1980–81||rowspan="3"|Borussia Neunkirchen
Borussia Neunkirchen
Borussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club SC Borussia Neunkirchen was founded out of the 1907 merger of FC 1905 Borussia and SC Neunkirchen.-History:...
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|1981–82||rowspan="2"|Oberliga
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
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|1983–84||rowspan="3"|VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
||rowspan="12"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
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|1984–85||34||11||3||3||colspan="2"|—||37||14
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|1984–86||34||22||5||0||colspan="2"|—||39||22
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|1986–87||rowspan="3"|Bayer Uerdingen||29||6||4||2||6||1||39||9
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|1987–88||32||13||5||5||colspan="2"|—||37||18
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|1988–89||33||13||4||3||colspan="2"|—||37||16
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|1989–90||rowspan="6"|1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
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|1994–95||28||14||4||1||2||1||34||16
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|1995–96||Beşiktaş J.K||First League||30||9||||||||||||
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|1996–97||rowspan="2"|Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...
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Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
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|1998–99||VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
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Honours
- German Cup: 1990
- German ChampionGerman football championsThe German football champions are the annual winners of the highest association football competition in Germany. The history of the German football championship is complex and reflects the turbulent history of the country through the course of the 20th century.Brought to the country by English...
: 1991 - European Championship: 1996
Trivia
- Kuntz was mocked in England (notably on Frank SkinnerFrank SkinnerFrank Skinner is a British writer, comedian and actor. He is best known for his television presenting, often alongside David Baddiel, with whom he also collaborated for the football song "Three Lions."He is a radio presenter on the Saturday morning slot on Absolute Radio.-Youth and early career...
and David BaddielDavid BaddielDavid Lionel Baddiel is an English comedian, novelist and television presenter.-Early life:Baddiel was born in New York, and moved to England when he was four months old. His father, Colin Brian Baddiel, was a Welsh research chemist with Unilever before being made redundant in the 1980s, after...
's TV show and in the video to the 1998 version of "Three LionsThree Lions"Three Lions" is a song released in 1996, the official anthem of the England football team for that year's European Championships, held in England...
") because of the supposed similarity of his surname to the word cuntCuntCunt is a vulgarism, primarily referring to the female genitalia, specifically the vulva, and including the cleft of Venus. The earliest citation of this usage in the 1972 Oxford English Dictionary, c 1230, refers to the London street known as Gropecunt Lane...
s. (The German pronunciation, of course, is ˈkʊnts, "Coonts".) - Kuntz's father, Günter Kuntz, played for Borussia NeunkirchenBorussia NeunkirchenBorussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club SC Borussia Neunkirchen was founded out of the 1907 merger of FC 1905 Borussia and SC Neunkirchen.-History:...
between 1964 and 1968.