Oliver Bierhoff

Oliver Bierhoff (born 1 May 1968) is a former German football player. He has played for Germany national team.

Oliver Bierhoff

Bierhoff in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Bierhoff
Date of birth	(1968-05-01) 1 May 1968
Place of birth	Karlsruhe, West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1988	Bayer Uerdingen	31	(4)
1988–1989	Hamburger SV	34	(6)
1989–1990	Borussia Mönchengladbach	8	(0)
1990–1991	Austria Salzburg	33	(23)
1991–1995	Ascoli	117	(48)
1995–1998	Udinese	86	(57)
1998–2001	AC Milan	91	(36)
2001–2002	Monaco	18	(4)
2002–2003	Chievo	26	(7)
Total		444	(185)
National team
1988–1990	West Germany U21	10	(7)
1996–2002	Germany	70	(37)
Honours Men's football Representing Germany FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2002 Korea/Japan UEFA European Championship Winner 1996 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Super cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
KFC Uerdingen 05	1986–87	Bundesliga	19	3	4	4	—		—		4	2	27	9
	1987–88	Bundesliga	12	1	1	0	—		—		—		13	1
	Total		31	4	5	4	—		—		4	2	40	10
Hamburger SV	1988–89	Bundesliga	24	6	3	1	—		—		—		27	7
	1989–90	Bundesliga	10	0	1	0	—		—		—		11	0
	Total		34	6	4	1	—		—		—		38	7
Borussia Mönchengladbach	1989–90	Bundesliga	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
Austria Salzburg	1990–91	Austrian Bundesliga	33	23	3	3	—		—		—		36	26
Ascoli	1991–92	Serie A	17	2	2	0	—		—		—		19	2
	1992–93	Serie B	35	20	2	1	—		—		—		37	21
	1993–94	Serie B	32	17	2	0	—		—		—		34	17
	1994–95	Serie B	33	9	1	0	—		—		—		34	9
	Total		117	48	7	1	—		—		—		124	49
Udinese	1995–96	Serie A	31	17	2	1	—		—		—		33	18
	1996–97	Serie A	23	13	1	0	—		—		—		24	13
	1997–98	Serie A	32	27	3	2	—		—		4	2	39	31
	Total		86	57	6	3	—		—		4	2	96	62
Milan	1998–99	Serie A	34	19	3	2	—		—		—		37	21
	1999–2000	Serie A	30	11	3	1	—		1	0	6	2	40	14
	2000–01	Serie A	27	6	5	1	—		—		10	2	42	9
	Total		91	36	11	4	—		1	0	16	4	119	44
Monaco	2001–02	Division 1	18	4	4	1	3	2	—		—		25	7
ChievoVerona	2002–03	Serie A	26	7	2	0	—		—		2	0	30	7
Career total			444	185	42	17	3	2	1	0	26	8	516	212

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	1996	11	6
	1997	8	7
	1998	17	8
	1999	8	6
	2000	8	3
	2001	7	1
	2002	11	6
Total		70	37

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bierhoff goal

List of international goals scored by Oliver Bierhoff

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 March 1996	Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany	Denmark	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2				2–0
3	4 June 1996	Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany	Liechtenstein	3–0	9–1	Friendly
4	30 June 1996	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Czech Republic	1–1	2–1 (a.e.t.)	UEFA Euro 1996
5				2–1
6	4 September 1996	Górnik Stadium, Zabrze, Poland	Poland	1–0	2–0	Friendly
7	30 April 1997	Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany	Ukraine	1–0	2–0	FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
8	20 August 1997	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	1–1	3–1	FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
9				2–1
10				3–1
11	11 October 1997	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany	Albania	2–1	4–3	FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
12				4–3
13	15 November 1997	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany	South Africa	2–0	3–0	Friendly
14	30 May 1998	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany	Colombia	1–0	3–1	Friendly
15				2–0
16	5 June 1998	Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany	Luxembourg	5–0	7–0	Friendly
17				6–0
18	21 June 1998	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France	Yugoslavia	2–2	2–2	FIFA World Cup 1998
19	25 June 1998	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France	Iran	1–0	2–0	FIFA World Cup 1998
20	29 June 1998	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France	Mexico	2–1	2–1	FIFA World Cup 1998
21	14 October 1998	Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova	Moldova	3–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
22	4 June 1999	BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany	Moldova	1–0	6–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
23				4–0
24				6–1
25	4 September 1999	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
26				2–0
27	8 September 1999	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany	Northern Ireland	1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
28	3 June 2000	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany	Czech Republic	2–1	3–2	Friendly
29				3–2
30	7 June 2000	Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany	Liechtenstein	1–0	8–2	Friendly
31	15 August 2001	Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	5–2	5–2	Friendly
32	13 February 2002	Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany	Israel	5–1	7–1	Friendly
33	27 March 2002	Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany	United States	3–1	4–2	Friendly
34	9 May 2002	Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany	Kuwait	2–0	7–0	Friendly
35				4–0
36				6–0
37	1 June 2002	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	Saudi Arabia	7–0	8–0	FIFA World Cup 2002

Honours

AC Milan

• Serie A: 1998–99

Germany

• UEFA European Football Championship: 1996
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2002

Individual

• Serie A top scorer: 1997–98
• Serie B top scorer: 1992–93
• Goal of the Year (Germany): 1996
• Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1998
• FIFA XI (reserve): 1998
• A.C. Milan Hall of Fame