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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.

Stefan Kuntz

Kuntz in 2018
Personal information
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
Honours Men's football Representing  Germany (as player) UEFA European Championship Winner 1996 Representing  Germany (as manager) UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2017 Winner 2021
*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.

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Post-playing career

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]

Managerial statistics

As of 25 September 2022^[update]

Team	From	To	Record
			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

Honours

Player

Kaiserslautern

• DFB-Pokal: 1989–90^{[citation needed]}
• Bundesliga: 1990–91^{[citation needed]}
• DFL-Supercup: 1991[11]

Germany

• UEFA European Championship: 1996^{[citation needed]}

Individual

• German Footballer of the Year: 1991^{[citation needed]}

Manager

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2017, 2021; runner-up: 2019^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Stefan Kuntz at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Stefan Kuntz at WorldFootball.net
• Stefan Kuntz at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Stefan Kuntz

Stefan Kuntz (* 30. Oktober 1962 in Neunkirchen) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Fußballspieler und -funktionär und derzeitiger Fußballtrainer. Seit September 2021 ist er Trainer der türkischen Fußballnationalmannschaft.[1]

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- [en] Stefan Kuntz

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[es] Stefan Kuntz

Stefan Kuntz (30 de octubre de 1962) es un exfutbolista alemán, se desempeñaba como delantero y su último club fue el VfL Bochum, actualmente entrena a Turquía. En las temporadas 1985-86 (22 goles) y 1993-94 (18 goles) fue el máximo goleador de la Bundesliga. Es hijo del exjugador Günter Kuntz.

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[fr] Stefan Kuntz

Stefan Kuntz, né le 30 octobre 1962 à Neunkirchen, est un joueur au poste d'attaquant, et un dirigeant de football allemand.

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[it] Stefan Kuntz

Stefan Kuntz (Neunkirchen, 30 ottobre 1962) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore tedesco, di ruolo attaccante, commissario tecnico della nazionale turca.

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[ru] Кунц, Штефан

Ште́фан Кунц (нем. Stefan Kuntz; род. 30 октября 1962[1][2], Нойнкирхен, Саар) — немецкий футбольный тренер, ранее выступавший как футболист на позиции нападающего.

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