Alexander Zickler facts for kids
Zickler in 2018
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 28 February 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Bad Salzungen, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | RB Leipzig (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1992 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1993 | Dynamo Dresden | 18 | (3) |
| 1993–1995 | Bayern Munich (A) | 21 | (6) |
| 1993–2005 | Bayern Munich | 214 | (51) |
| 2005–2010 | Red Bull Salzburg | 137 | (56) |
| 2010–2011 | LASK Linz | 15 | (1) |
| 2012 | ASV Taxham | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 405 | (117) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1996 | Germany U21 | 17 | (7) |
| 1998–2002 | Germany | 12 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2014 | Red Bull Salzburg (assistant youth) | ||
| 2014–2017 | Red Bull Salzburg (youth) | ||
| 2017 | FC Liefering (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Borussia Dortmund (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | RB Leipzig (assistant) | ||
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Alexander Zickler was born on February 28, 1974. He is a German football coach and a former player. He used to play as a striker. Today, he is an assistant coach for RB Leipzig.
Zickler played for Bayern Munich for 12 years. He played over 300 official games for them. During this time, he won 19 big titles. These included seven German championships (called the Bundesliga) and the Champions League in 2001. He also played football in Austria for six years with two different clubs.
He played for the German national team for four years. However, he did not get to play in any major international tournaments.
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Club Career Highlights
Starting with Dynamo Dresden
Alexander Zickler was born in Bad Salzungen, East Germany. He started his football journey very young. At just six years old, in 1980, he joined the youth team of Dynamo Dresden.
In the 1992–93 season, he began playing for the main team in the Bundesliga. His first game was on October 23, 1992. Dynamo Dresden lost that game 1–2 against 1. FC Nürnberg. Zickler helped his team avoid being moved down to a lower league that season.
Success at Bayern Munich
In July 1993, Zickler moved to FC Bayern Munich. He joined for about €1.18 million. At first, he played for their reserve team, Bayern Munich (A). From his second season, 1994–95, he became a regular player for the main team.
He helped Bayern Munich win many titles. They won seven German championships and four German cups (the DFB-Pokal). He also helped them win the UEFA Cup in 1996. He played in eight games and made two assists during that winning season.
In the 2000–01 season, Bayern won the league again. Zickler played in 24 league games and scored three goals. In the Champions League final that year, against Valencia CF, he came into the game as a substitute. He successfully scored his penalty in the shootout, which helped Bayern win the trophy.
During his time in the top league, Zickler set a record. He scored the most goals as a substitute, with 18 goals in 102 games when he came off the bench. However, he faced many challenges with injuries and health issues. In 2002, he had an operation on his right shin bone. This meant he could not play in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. A year later, he had another leg injury. Then, just before the 2003–04 season, he broke his shin again.
Just before he was about to return to Bayern's main team, Zickler broke his shin for a third time. This happened while he was playing with Bayern Munich II.
Playing in Austria
In June 2005, Zickler decided to play in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. He joined FC Red Bull Salzburg along with his former Bayern teammate Thomas Linke. In his first season, 2005–06, he scored nine goals in 31 matches. He helped the club finish in second place.
In the 2006–07 season, Zickler scored a penalty goal. This helped Red Bull Salzburg win 2–0 against FC Zürich in the Champions League qualifying round. This win moved them to the next stage, where they lost to Valencia. On November 30, 2006, he was voted the Austrian Footballer of the Year. He finished the domestic season with 22 goals, which was the most in the league. He was very important in helping his team win the national league title that year.
In 2010, Zickler moved to another Austrian club, LASK Linz. He joined them for free. His first game for LASK was on August 21, 2010. He came on as a substitute in a 0–2 loss against FC Wacker Innsbruck.
On September 25, 2010, Zickler scored his first and only goal for LASK. It was in a 3–3 draw against SV Mattersburg. He stopped playing football at the end of the 2010–11 season. He was 37 years old, and his team was also moved down to a lower league that year.
Playing for Germany
Zickler played 12 times for the German national team. His first game was on November 18, 1998. He came on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against the Netherlands. On August 16, 2000, he scored his first goals for Germany. He scored twice in a 4–1 friendly win against Spain in Hannover.
Zickler's last game for the national team was on October 11, 2002. It was a 1–1 friendly draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He stopped playing international football later that year.
International Goals
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 16 August 2000 | AWD-Arena, Hannover |  Spain |
3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 4–0 |
Honours
Club
- Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05
- DFB-Pokal: 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2004–05; Runner-up 1998–99
- DFB-Ligapokal: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
- UEFA Champions League: 2000–01
- UEFA Cup: 1995–96
- Intercontinental Cup: 2001
- Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
Individual
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: Topscorer 2006–07, 2007–08
- Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2005–06
- Austrian Footballers Association Player of the Year: 2006–07
See also
In Spanish: Alexander Zickler para niños
