Ulf Kirsten

Ulf Kirsten (born 4 December, 1965) is a former German football player. He has played for East Germany national team and Germany national team.

Ulf Kirsten
Kirsten in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-12-04) 4 December 1965
Place of birth Riesa, East Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1972–1978 BSG Chemie Riesa
1978–1979 BSG Stahl Riesa
1979–1983 Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1990 Dynamo Dresden 154 (57)
1990–2003 Bayer Leverkusen 350 (181)
Total 504 (238)
National team
1984–1986 East Germany U21 10 (4)
1985–1990 East Germany 49 (14)
1990–2000 Germany 51 (20)
Teams managed
2003–2005 Bayer Leverkusen (assistant)
2005–2011 Bayer Leverkusen II
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Including only appearances and goals for Bayer Leverkusen
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayer Leverkusen1990–91Bundesliga321122523915
1991–92231211—2413
1992–93332073—4023
1993–9428123145361191
1994–952715109103725
1995–9629832213411
1996–97292210—3022
1997–9827223292402272
1998–9931192232383243
1999–20002717—64354234
2000–0129122143365175
2001–0232115314452618
2002–033010—570
Total 35018131175633446237
  • 1 Including 1 match and 1 goal in 1993 DFB-Supercup.
  • 2 Including 1 match and 1 goal in 1997 DFB-Ligapokal.
  • 3 Including 2 matches and 1 goal in 1998 DFB-Ligapokal.
  • 4 Including 2 matches and 2 goals in 1999 DFB-Ligapokal.
  • 5 Including 1 match and 1 goal in 2000 DFB-Ligapokal.
  • 6 Including 1 match in 2001 DFB-Ligapokal.
  • 7 Including 1 match in 2002 DFB-Ligapokal.

International

International goals for East Germany

Score and results list East Germany's goal tally first.[1]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 February 1986Estádio 1º de Maio, Braga, Portugal Portugal
2–0
3–1
Friendly
2.29 October 1986Ernst-Thälmann-Stadion, Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany Iceland
2–0
2–0
UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
3.23 September 1987Stadion der Freundschaft, Gera, East Germany Tunisia
2–0
2–0
Friendly
4.10 October 1987Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, East Berlin, East Germany Soviet Union
1–0
1–1
UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
5.28 October 1987Ernst-Grube-Stadion, Magdeburg, East Germany Norway
1–0
3–1
6.
3–1
7.13 February 1989Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Egypt
1–0
4–0
Friendly
8.
3–0
9.20 May 1989Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany Austria
1–1
1–1
1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying
10.23 August 1989Georgij-Dimitroff-Stadion, Erfurt, East Germany Bulgaria
1–0
1–1
Friendly
11.28 March 1990Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, East Berlin, East Germany United States
1–0
3–2
12.
2–0
13.
3–1

International goals for Germany

Score and results list Germany's goal tally first.[2]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 April 1993Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany Ghana
1–1
6–1
Friendly
2.13 October 1993Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany Uruguay
4–0
5–0
3.27 April 1994Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
1–0
2–0
4.16 November 1994Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania Albania
2–1
2–1
UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
5.14 December 1994Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova Moldova
1–0
3–0
6.6 September 1995Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany Georgia
3–1
4–1
7.2 April 1997Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain Albania
1–1
3–2
1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying
8.
2–1
9.
3–1
10.6 September 1997Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany Portugal
1–1
1–1
11.10 September 1997Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany Armenia
4–0
4–0
12.25 March 1998Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany Brazil
1–1
1–2
Friendly
13.5 June 1998Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany Luxembourg
1–0
7–0
14.
4–0
15.14 October 1998Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova Moldova
1–1
3–1
UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
16.
2–1
17.4 June 1999BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany
2–0
6–1
18.26 April 2000Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany Switzerland
1–1
1–1
Friendly
19.7 June 2000Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany Liechtenstein
4–2
8–2
20.
6–2

Managerial statistics
As of 25 May 2012
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bayer Leverkusen II 1 July 2005 30 June 2011 209725087292313−21034.45
Total 209725087292313−21034.45

Honours

Club

Dynamo Dresden

  • DDR-Oberliga (2): 1988–89, 1989–90
  • FDGB-Pokal (2): 1984–85, 1989–90

Bayer Leverkusen

Individual
  • East German Footballer of the Year (1): 1989–90
  • Bundesliga top scorer (3): 1992–93, 1996–97, 1997–98
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorer (1): 1993–94
  • UEFA Cup top scorer (1): 1994–95
  • kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (2): 1996–97, 1998–99[3][4]

References
  1. "Ulf Kirsten (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. "Ulf Kirsten (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. "Bundesliga Historie 1996/97" (in German). kicker.
  4. "Bundesliga Historie 1998/99" (in German). kicker.
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