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Klaus Allofs
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Allofs in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-12-05) 5 December 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Düsseldorf, West Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
TuS Gerresheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1981 Fortuna Düsseldorf 169 (71)
1981–1987 1. FC Köln 177 (88)
1987–1989 Marseille 53 (20)
1989–1990 Bordeaux 37 (14)
1990–1993 Werder Bremen 78 (18)
Total 514 (211)
International career
1978–1988 West Germany 56 (17)
Managerial career
1998–1999 Fortuna Düsseldorf
1999–2012 Werder Bremen (general manager)
2012–2016 VfL Wolfsburg (sporting director)
2020– Fortuna Düsseldorf (general manager for sport)
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1980 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Klaus Allofs (born 5 December 1956) is a famous German former football player. He was also a manager and later worked as a football executive.

Klaus Allofs was a fantastic striker, meaning he was great at scoring goals for his clubs and for his country. He played in 424 Bundesliga games, scoring 177 goals over 15 seasons. He mostly played for Fortuna Düsseldorf and 1. FC Köln. He was even the top scorer in the league twice! His younger brother, Thomas, was also a professional football player and a striker, and they sometimes played on the same team.

Allofs played almost 60 games for the West Germany national team. He played in one World Cup and two European Championships. He was part of the team that won the Euro 1980 tournament.

In 1999, after a short time coaching at Fortuna Düsseldorf, he became the general manager at his former club, Werder Bremen. Working with head coach Thomas Schaaf, he helped the club achieve great success. They won both the Bundesliga (the top German league) and the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) in 2004. They also reached the 2009 UEFA Cup final and played in the UEFA Champions League six times.

Klaus Allofs: A Football Legend

Klaus Allofs had an amazing career in football, both as a player and later as a leader behind the scenes. He was known for his incredible goal-scoring ability and his smart decisions off the field.

Playing for Clubs

Klaus Allofs started his professional career in 1975 with his hometown team, Fortuna Düsseldorf. He began as an attacking midfielder but quickly became known for scoring goals. He scored almost 100 goals for the club.

  • He helped Fortuna Düsseldorf win the German Cup two years in a row.
  • He often played alongside his brother, Thomas, upfront.
  • In the 1978–79 season, he was the top scorer in the Bundesliga.
  • He also scored three goals in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup where Fortuna Düsseldorf reached the final in 1979. They lost in extra time to FC Barcelona.

In 1981, Allofs moved to 1. FC Köln, where he continued to score many goals. In the 1985–86 season, he scored a famous goal from 70 meters away against Bayer Leverkusen! He also scored nine goals in the UEFA Cup that season, helping his team reach the final, where they lost to Real Madrid.

After playing for Köln, he spent three years in France. He played for Olympique de Marseille and Girondins de Bordeaux.

Allofs finished his playing career in June 1993, when he was almost 37 years old. He played his last three seasons with Werder Bremen and still scored regularly.

  • In the 1991–92 Cup Winners' Cup, he scored in the final against Monaco, helping Werder Bremen win 2–0.
  • In his final year, 1992–93, Werder Bremen won the league title.

Overall, he played in 424 Bundesliga matches and scored 177 goals.

Playing for Germany

Klaus Allofs played for the German national team 56 times and scored 17 goals. His first game for Germany was on 11 October 1978, in a friendly match against Czechoslovakia.

He played for Germany in several big tournaments:

  • He was part of the team that won the UEFA Euro 1980 tournament. He was the top scorer in that tournament, scoring three goals in one game against the Netherlands.
  • He also played in Euro 1984.
  • He played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

He stopped playing for the national team on 31 March 1988, scoring a goal in a friendly game against Sweden.

Life After Playing

Thomas Schaaf & Klaus Allofs DFB-Pokal
Allofs (right) as general manager of Werder Bremen, celebrating the win of the 2004 DFB-Pokal alongside Thomas Schaaf

After retiring as a player, Klaus Allofs became a coach. Before the 1998–99 season, he was appointed head coach at his old club, Fortuna Düsseldorf. However, he was fired in April when the club was at the bottom of the league table.

In July 1999, Allofs became the general manager of Werder Bremen. As general manager, he worked closely with head coach Thomas Schaaf. Together, they led Bremen to huge success.

  • In the 2003–04 season, they won both the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal (the "double").
  • They also helped the club qualify for the UEFA Champions League six times.
  • In the 2008–09 season, Werder Bremen also reached the final of the 2009 UEFA Cup Final.

In November 2012, Allofs left Werder Bremen to join VfL Wolfsburg as their new sporting director. He stayed there until December 2016.

Honours and Achievements

Klaus Allofs won many awards and titles during his career, both as a player and as a general manager.

As a Player

Fortuna Düsseldorf

1. FC Köln

Marseille

Bordeaux

Werder Bremen

West Germany National Team

Individual Awards

As General Manager

Werder Bremen

Images for kids

  • Klaus Allofs - SV Werder Bremen (2) (cropped)

    Allofs in 2008

See also

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