Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 December 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Riesa, East Germany | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1972–1978 | BSG Chemie Riesa | ||
1978–1979 | BSG Stahl Riesa | ||
1979–1983 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1990 | Dynamo Dresden | 154 | (57) |
1990–2003 | Bayer Leverkusen | 350 | (181) |
Total | 504 | (238) | |
International career | |||
1984–1986 | East Germany U21 | 10 | (4) |
1985–1990 | East Germany | 49 | (14) |
1990–2000 | Germany | 51 | (20) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2005 | Bayer Leverkusen (assistant) | ||
2005–2011 | Bayer Leverkusen II | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ulf Kirsten (born 4 December 1965) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1] Nicknamed Der Schwatte (dialect for Der Schwarze, 'The Black One'), he is the first player in history to reach a total 100 caps playing with two different national teams (first for East Germany, then Reunified Germany). Kirsten's biggest success was the victory of the 1992–93 DFB-Pokal.