Stefan Kuntz (born 30 October 1962) is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the head coach of the Turkey national team.
![]() Kuntz in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stefan Kuntz[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1962-10-30) 30 October 1962 (age 59) | ||
Place of birth | Neunkirchen, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Turkey (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1981 | Borussia Neunkirchen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1983 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 89 | (28) |
1983–1986 | VfL Bochum | 100 | (41) |
1986–1989 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 94 | (32) |
1989–1995 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 170 | (75) |
1995–1996 | Beşiktaş | 30 | (9) |
1996–1998 | Arminia Bielefeld | 65 | (25) |
1998–1999 | VfL Bochum | 20 | (6) |
2002–2003 | SV Furpach | 22 | (22) |
2004–2005 | FC Palatia Limbach | 10 | (1) |
Total | 600 | (239) | |
National team | |||
1983–1985 | West Germany U-21 | 4 | (3) |
1986 | West Germany B | 1 | (2) |
1993–1997 | Germany | 25 | (6) |
Teams managed | |||
1999–2000 | Borussia Neunkirchen | ||
2000–2002 | Karlsruher SC | ||
2003 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
2003 | LR Ahlen | ||
2016–2021 | Germany U21 | ||
2021 | Germany U23 | ||
2021– | Turkey | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kuntz represented the Germany national team between 1993 and 1997, reaching the 1994 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals and winning UEFA Euro 1996. He scored six goals from 25 full caps including in the Euro 1996 semi-final elimination of England.
Kuntz's playing career lasted from 1983 until 1999. He made 449 appearances and scored 179 goals in the Bundesliga.[2] Kuntz played for VfL Bochum, Bayer 05 Uerdingen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Arminia Bielefeld and also played in Turkey for Beşiktaş J.K. In 1986 and 1994, Kuntz was the top scorer in the Bundesliga.[3]
In 1995, Kuntz joined Turkish side Beşiktaş following request of his compatriot coach Christoph Daum.[4] Kuntz made his 1.Lig debut on 13 August 1995 in an away game against Kayserispor that ended 1–1.[5] On 24 September 1995, he scored his first goal at week 5 home encounter against Istanbulspor which ended 5–2.[6]
At Euro 1996, Kuntz played a key role in the 1–1 draw with England in the semi-final, scoring the equalizer soon after England took the lead, as well as scoring the fifth penalty later in the shootout. During his international career, Kuntz obtained 25 caps, scoring six goals.[7] None of these caps ended in a defeat for Germany (20 wins, one win after penalty shootout and four draws), which is the German record for most caps without defeat.[8]
From 2006 to 2008, Kuntz was the athletic director of VfL Bochum. Between 2008 and 2016, he was the chairman of the board of 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[citation needed]
As coach of Germany U21 he won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship twice: in 2017, his side beat Spain 1–0 in the final, and in 2021, Germany defeated Portugal by the same scoreline.[9]
On 19 September 2021, he was appointed as the new head coach of the Turkish national team.[10]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Borussia Neunkirchen | 18 November 1999 | 30 June 2000 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 068.18 |
Karlsruher SC | 1 July 2000 | 25 September 2002 | 79 | 30 | 20 | 29 | 037.97 |
Waldhof Mannheim | 3 April 2003 | 30 June 2003 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 012.50 |
LR Ahlen | 1 July 2003 | 13 November 2003 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 030.77 |
Germany U21 | 1 September 2016 | 19 September 2021 | 53 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 071.70 |
Germany Olympic | 1 June 2021 | 7 August 2021 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 033.33 |
Turkey | 19 September 2021 | present | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 058.33 |
Total | 190 | 96 | 34 | 60 | 050.53 |
Kaiserslautern
Germany
Individual
Germany U21
1995-96 sezonunda vatandaşı Christoph Daum'un isteği üzerine Beşiktaşımız'a transfer oldu. Siyah-beyaz formayla, ligdeki ilk golünü 24 Eylül 1995'de Beşiktaşımız'ın 5-2 kazandığı maçta İstanbulspor filelerine gönderdi.
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