 Buchwald with Urawa in 2004. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Guido Ulrich Buchwald | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | West Berlin, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Stuttgarter Kickers (Director of football) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1977 | SV Wannweil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | TSV Pliezhausen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1983 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 146 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1994 | VfB Stuttgart | 325 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 127 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Karlsruher SC | 40 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 638 | (60) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | West Germany U-21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | West Germany Olympic | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1994 | Germany | 76 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Urawa Reds | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Alemannia Aachen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Stuttgarter Kickers (interim) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Guido Ulrich Buchwald (born 24 January 1961) is a German former professional football player. Throughout his career he played as a defender. He is currently director of football of Stuttgarter Kickers.[1]
The best game of Buchwald's career was the final of the 1990 FIFA World Cup victory for West Germany against Argentina where he effectively marked Diego Maradona for almost the entire match, earning him the nickname "Diego".[2] He was also part of Germany's disappointing 1994 FIFA World Cup campaign and collected in his career 76 caps.[3]
- ^ "Buchwald, Guido" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - News - A magical night in Rome - FIFA". FIFA. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (23 July 2015). "Guido Buchwald - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2015.