 Fischer in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 December 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Kreuzstraßl, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1971 | West Germany U-23 | 2 | (2) |
| 1977–1982 | West Germany | 45 | (32) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1989 | VfL Bochum (assistant) | ||
| 1989–1992 | Schalke 04 (assistant) | ||
| 1990 | → Schalke 04 (interim) | ||
| 1992 | → Schalke 04 (interim) | ||
| 1992–1995 | Schalke 04 II | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Klaus Fischer (born 27 December 1949) is a German former professional footballer and coach. He was a key player on the West Germany national team that lost the 1982 World Cup final to Italy. As a forward, he was noted for his bicycle kicks, and scored a spectacular overhead kick equalizer in extra-time of a 1982 World Cup semi-final against France.