Oliver Bierhoff
Oliver Bierhoff
Oliver Bierhoffis a retired German former footballer who scored the first golden goal in the history of major international football, for Germany in the Euro 96 final. A tall, strong and prolific goalscorer, he was mostly renowned for his excellent abilities in the air, and as a target man, being able to deliver pin-point headers towards goal...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth1 May 1968
CityKarlsruhe, Germany
I think a lot of this is about traditions.
anymore reason
Jens now has no reason anymore to be making any kind of comments,
against campaign carry smear
I find it irresponsible when speculation is enough to carry out a smear campaign against our international players.
clear
We made it clear to him (Maier) that it couldn't go on like this.
brilliant managerial position produced
It's more of a managerial position and Peters has produced brilliant results.
mouths shut
Put more frankly, they should keep they mouths shut and concentrate on their performances.
aim cup good learn setbacks top
Our aim is to be at the top at the World Cup and such setbacks may be even good in the long run, we can learn from them,
among course determined discussed face game happy players themselves
Of course we are not happy with the game in Slovakia. The players have discussed this among themselves and they are determined to show a different face Wednesday.
best leagues money players stars top
The top stars play in other leagues - the best players go where the money is.
appeal decision easy necessary respect support
It wasn't an easy decision. I appeal to everyone to respect this decision and to give the necessary support to Jens Lehmann.
ambition germany should
All sporting ambition considered, there should always be a relationship to Germany.
sportsman
Oliver Kahn has shown once again that he is a great sportsman.
grows
It's the sum of many parts which grow to be something great.
christian football real
Our junior national teams feature increasing numbers of kids from immigrant backgrounds, but who have grown up in Germany. Their roots are elsewhere, but they feel German. They draw on two cultures, and I believe that's been a real and visible factor in the football we've been playing. One of the best and abiding images was Cacau, a Christian with Brazilian roots, celebrating a goal with Mesut Ozil, a Muslim from a Turkish background. Ozil jumped on to Cacau's shoulders, and they gazed up into the stands, both wearing Germany shirts. It was wonderfully symbolic.