- Klaus Fischer
Klaus Fischer (born
27 December 1949 ) is a German former football player and coach.Career
Fischer was born in Kreuzstraßl, near
Lindberg (Bayerischer Wald ) in the district of Regen.He moved from SC Zwiesel to TSV 1860 Munich in 1968 and made 535 Bundesliga appearances for TSV 1860 Munich,
FC Schalke 04 ,1. FC Köln andVfL Bochum . With Schalke 04 he won theGerman Cup in 1972. Schalke 04 were one of the clubs involved in a bribery scandal in season 1970-71 of the Bundesliga. As one of the players involved, Fischer initially received a ban for life, but this punishment was later reduced to a one-year ban.His 182 league goals for Schalke 04 remain a club record.
He made 45 appearances for the
Germany national football team from 1977 to 1982 and scored 32 goals. He appeared in two World Cups and was a World Cup runner-up in Spain in 1982.Fischer was known particularly for his
bicycle kick s, often set up for him byRüdiger Abramczik . His goal from abicycle kick in a 4-1 win in a 1977 international match against Switzerland was selected as the Goal of the Year by German television viewers, and would later be voted Goal of the Decade and Goal of the Century. He also scored a famous bicycle kick goal in extra time in the 1982 World Cup semi-finals against France.In 1976 he was top scorer in the Bundesliga. With 268 goals he ranks second to
Gerd Müller in the list of all-time top Bundesliga goalscorers. Klaus Fischer ended his career in 1988. He currently runs a football training school.Clubs
Playing career
*1961-1968 [http://www.sc-zwiesel.de SC Zwiesel]
*1968-1970 TSV 1860 Munich
*1970-1981FC Schalke 04
*1981-19841. FC Köln
*1984-1988VfL Bochum Coaching career
*1992
FC Schalke 04 tatistics
International appearances
*30 while at
FC Schalke 04
*15 while at1. FC Köln *32 international goals
**24 scored with his feet (including 2bicycle kick s)
**8 headersBundesliga appearances
*295 for
FC Schalke 04
*96 for1. FC Köln
*84 forVfL Bochum
*60 for TSV 1860 MunichBundesliga goals
*182 for
FC Schalke 04
*31 for1. FC Köln
*28 for TSV 1860 Munich
*27 forVfL Bochum Honours
*1972
German Cup winner
*1972 Bundesliga runner-up
*1976 Bundesliga top scorer (29 goals)
*1977 Bundesliga runner-up
*1982 World Cup runner-up
*1982 Bundesliga runner-up
*1983German Cup winnerIn 1988 Fischer's club side
VfL Bochum made it to theGerman Cup Final, but Fischer did not feature in the final match.External links
* http://www.schalke04.de
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