Stefan Effenberg

Stefan Effenberg

Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-08-02) 2 August 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Hamburg, West Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1974	Bramfelder SV
1974–1986	Victoria Hamburg
1986–1987	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1990	Borussia Mönchengladbach	73	(10)
1990–1992	Bayern Munich	65	(19)
1992–1994	Fiorentina	56	(12)
1994–1998	Borussia Mönchengladbach	118	(23)
1998–2002	Bayern Munich	95	(16)
2002–2003	VfL Wolfsburg	19	(3)
2003–2004	Al-Arabi	15	(4)
Total		441	(87)
International career
1988–1990	West Germany U21	5	(1)
1991–1998	Germany	35	(5)
Managerial career
2015–2016	SC Paderborn
2019–2020	KFC Uerdingen 05 (sporting director)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1992 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefan Effenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈʔɛfn̩bɛʁk]; born 2 August 1968) is a German former footballer who most recently acted as sporting director for KFC Uerdingen 05.^[2][3] A midfielder, he was known for his leadership skills, passing range, shooting ability, and physical strength, but was also a temperamental and controversial character.^[4]

In the Bundesliga alone – where he represented Bayern Munich most notably, in six seasons and in two different spells – Effenberg collected 109 yellow cards, an all-time record at the time of his retirement. With Bayern, he won three Bundesligas and captained the club to the UEFA Champions League title in 2001.

In a career which was cut short after a run-in with the management, Effenburg played for Germany on more than 30 occasions, representing the nation in UEFA Euro 1992 and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. His nickname is Der Tiger (IPA: [deːɐ̯ ˈtiːɡɐ], "the tiger").