Klaus Fischer facts for kids
Fischer in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 27 December 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Kreuzstraßl, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1961 | SC Kreuzstraßl | ||
| 1961–1968 | SC Zwiesel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1968–1970 | 1860 Munich | 60 | (28) |
| 1970–1981 | Schalke 04 | 295 | (182) |
| 1981–1984 | 1. FC Köln | 96 | (31) |
| 1984–1988 | VfL Bochum | 84 | (27) |
| Total | 535 | (268) | |
| National team | |||
| 1971 | West Germany U-23 | 2 | (2) |
| 1977–1982 | West Germany | 45 | (32) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988–1989 | VfL Bochum (assistant) | ||
| 1989–1992 | Schalke 04 (assistant) | ||
| 1990 | → Schalke 04 (interim) | ||
| 1992 | → Schalke 04 (interim) | ||
| 1992–1995 | Schalke 04 II | ||
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Klaus Fischer (born on 27 December 1949) is a German former professional football player and coach. He was a very important player for the West Germany national team. This team played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup final but lost to Italy. Klaus Fischer was a forward. He was famous for his amazing bicycle kick goals. One of his most famous goals was an overhead kick that tied the score in a 1982 World Cup semi-final against France.
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Playing for Clubs
Klaus Fischer was born in a place called Kreuzstraßl, which is near Lindberg in Germany.
He started his professional career with TSV 1860 Munich in 1968. He played in 535 matches in the Bundesliga, which is Germany's top football league. He played for several teams: 1860 Munich, FC Schalke 04, 1. FC Köln, and VfL Bochum.
With Schalke 04, he won the German Cup in 1972. During the 1970–71 season, Schalke 04 was involved in a situation where some rules were broken. Because of this, Fischer was first banned from playing for life. But this punishment was later made shorter. He was banned from the league for one year and from playing for the national team for five years.
In 1976, Klaus Fischer scored the most goals in the Bundesliga. He is one of the top three goal scorers in Bundesliga history, with 268 goals. Only Gerd Müller and Robert Lewandowski have scored more. He finished his playing career in 1988.
His 182 goals for Schalke 04 are still a club record. This means no other player has scored more goals for Schalke 04 in the league.
Playing for His Country
Klaus Fischer played 45 games for the West Germany national team between 1977 and 1982. He scored 32 goals for his country. Eight of these goals were headers, and 24 were scored with his feet, including two amazing bicycle kicks. He played in two World Cups and was part of the team that finished second in the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
Fischer was especially well-known for his bicycle kicks. His teammate Rüdiger Abramczik often helped set him up for these goals. One of his bicycle kick goals, scored in a 4–1 win against Switzerland in 1977, was chosen as the Goal of the Year by German TV viewers. Later, it was even voted the Goal of the Decade and the Goal of the Century in Germany. He also scored another famous bicycle kick goal in extra time during the 1982 World Cup semi-final against France. West Germany then won that game by penalty kicks.
Life After Playing
After he stopped playing, Klaus Fischer started his own football training school. He teaches young players how to play the game.
Awards and Achievements
Schalke 04
- DFB-Pokal: 1971–72
1. FC Köln
- DFB-Pokal: 1982–83
- West Germany
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1982
Individual Awards
- Bundesliga top scorer: 1975–76 (29 goals)
- Goal of the Year (Germany): 1977
- Goal of the Decade (Germany)
- Goal of the Century (Germany)
- Sport Ideal European XI: 1977
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1984–85
See also
In Spanish: Klaus Fischer para niños
