Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

Klaus Augenthaler (born 26 September 1957) is a former German football player. He has played for Bayern Munich and Germany national team.

Klaus Augenthaler
Augenthaler in 2021
Personal information
Full name Klaus Augenthaler
Date of birth (1957-09-26) 26 September 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Fürstenzell, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1964–1975 FC Vilshofen
1975–1976 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1991 Bayern Munich[1] 404 (52)
National team
1975–1976 West Germany Youth 11 (3)
1979–1981 West Germany B 8 (1)
1983–1990 West Germany 27 (0)
Teams managed
1991–1992 Bayern Munich (youth team)
1992–1997 Bayern Munich (assistant)
1996 Bayern Munich (caretaker)
1997–2000 Grazer AK
2000–2003 1. FC Nürnberg
2003–2005 Bayer Leverkusen
2005–2007 VfL Wolfsburg
2010–2011 SpVgg Unterhaching
Honours
Men's football
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1990 Italy
Runner-up 1986 Mexico
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career change

At the age of 18 he came from his local club FC Vilshofen to Bayern München. There he played one year in the second team but was soon transferred to the first team. There he played as a defender. From 1976 to 1991 he played 404 matches for the club. From 1984 to 1991 he was also captain of the team. He also played 27 matches in the German national football team and won the World Cup in 1990.

After the end of his player career he became coach of the A-youth team of Bayern München and then assistant coach of the first team. With GAK he was coach from 1996 to 2000, and he won the Austrian Cup. The next teams he coached were 1.FC Nürnberg, Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg. His last team was SpVgg Unterhaching in Germany's 3. Bundesliga. He could not keep the team in the league so his contract was not renewed.

Club career statistics change

[2]

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
GermanyLeague
1977–78 Bayern Munich Bundesliga 23 2
1978–79 28 3
1979–80 34 2
1980–81 33 5
1981–82 33 6
1982–83 28 5
1983–84 31 2
1984–85 32 5
1985–86 31 4
1986–87 25 4
1987–88 24 5
1988–89 31 6
1989–90 24 1
1990–91 27 2
Country Germany 404 52
Total 404 52

International career statistics change

Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
1983 3 0
1984 1 0
1985 4 0
1986 6 0
1987 0 0
1988 0 0
1989 3 0
1990 10 0
Total 27 0

Coaching record change

As of 18 January 2014
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Bayern Munich 18 May 1996[3] 30 June 1996 1 0 1 0 000.00 [3]
Grazer AK 1 July 1997[4] 1 March 2000[4] 111 55 19 37 049.55 [5][6]
[7]
1. FC Nürnberg 2 March 2000[8] 29 April 2003[9] 119 49 20 50 041.18 [10]
Bayer Leverkusen 13 May 2003[11] 16 September 2005[12] 94 46 21 27 048.94 [13]
VfL Wolfsburg 28 December 2005[14] 19 May 2007[15] 56 15 20 21 026.79 [16]
SpVgg Unterhaching 23 March 2010[17] 3 June 2011[18] 49 16 16 17 032.65 [19]
Total 430 181 97 152 042.09

Honours change

Player change

Bayern Munich

Germany

Individual

Manager change

1. FC Nürnberg

References change

  1. "Klaus "Auge" Augenthaler" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Klaus Augenthaler". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Bayern München - Fortuna Düsseldorf". 19 May 1996. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Klaus Augenthaler" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  5. "Grazer AC » Dates & results 1997/1998". World Football. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  6. "Grazer AC » Dates & results 1998/1999". World Football. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  7. "Grazer AC » Dates & results 1999/2000". World Football. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  8. "Augenthaler neuer Trainer in Nürnberg". kicker (in German). 2 March 2000. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  9. "Wolfgang Wolf übernimmt beim FCN". kicker (in German). 29 April 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  10. "1. FC Nürnberg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  11. "Augenthaler übernimmt Bayer". kicker (in German). 13 May 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  12. "Bayer feuert Klaus Augenthaler". kicker (in German). 16 September 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  13. "Bayer 04 Leverkusen" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  14. "Augenthaler: Vertrag bis 2007". kicker (in German). 28 December 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  15. "Aus für "Auge" und Frontzeck". kicker (in German). 19 May 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  16. "VfL Wolfsburg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  17. ""Auge" soll die Klasse halten". kicker (in German). 23 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  18. "Höchste Alarmstufe – Augenthaler und Grosser weg" (in German). kicker.de. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  19. "Klaus Augenthaler" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  20. "Bundesliga Historie 1984/85" (in German). kicker.
  21. "Bundesliga Historie 1988/89" (in German). kicker.
  22. 22.0 22.1 "August 1989 - Augenthaler" (in German). Sportschau. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2018.