Klaus Fischer
Klaus Fischer in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Klaus Fischer | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Kreuzstraßl, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1961 | SC Kreuzstraßl | ||
| 1961–1968 | SC Zwiesel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1970 | TSV 1860 München | 60 | (28) |
| 1970–1981 | FC Schalke 04 | 305 | (182) |
| 1981–1984 | 1. FC Köln | 96 | (31) |
| 1984–1988 | VfL Bochum | 84 | (27) |
| Total | 545 | (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 | FC Schalke 04 (assistant) | ||
| 1990 | → FC Schalke 04 (interim) | ||
| 1992 | → FC Schalke 04 (interim) | ||
| 1992–1995 | FC Schalke 04 II | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Klaus Fischer (born 27 December 1949) is a German former footballer and coach, noted for his bicycle kicks.
Fischer was born in Kreuzstraßl, near Lindberg (Bayerischer Wald) in the district of Regen.
He moved from SC Zwiesel to TSV 1860 München in 1968 and made 535 Bundesliga appearances for TSV 1860 München, FC Schalke 04, 1. FC Köln and VfL Bochum. With Schalke 04 he won the German Cup in 1972. Schalke 04 were one of the clubs involved in a bribery scandal in season 1970–71 of the Bundesliga. As one of the players involved, Fischer initially received a ban for life, but this punishment was later reduced to a one-year ban.
In 1976 he was top scorer in the Bundesliga. With 268 goals he ranks second to Gerd Müller in the list of all-time top Bundesliga goalscorers. In 1988 Fischer's club side VfL Bochum made it to the German Cup Final, but Fischer did not feature in the final match. Klaus Fischer ended his career in 1988.
His 182 league goals for Schalke 04 remain a club record.
He made 45 appearances for the Germany national football team from 1977 to 1982 and scored 32 goals (eight headers and 24 with his feet including two bicycle kicks). He appeared in two World Cups and was a World Cup runner-up in Spain in 1982.
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