Uli Stein

For the cartoonist, see Uli Stein (artist).

Uli Stein
Stein in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ulrich Stein
Date of birth (1954-10-23) 23 October 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Hamburg, West Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–1972 FC Nienburg
1972–1976 FC Wunstorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1980 Arminia Bielefeld[1] 124 (0)
1980–1987 Hamburger SV[1] 209 (0)
1987–1994 Eintracht Frankfurt[1] 224 (0)
1994–1995 Hamburger SV[1] 19 (0)
1995–1997 Arminia Bielefeld[1] 59 (0)
2000 VfL 1945 Pinneberg[1] 1 (0)
2001 Kickers Emden[1] 1 (0)
2003 VfB Fichte Bielefeld[1] 3 (0)
Total 640 (0)
International career
1983–1986 West Germany 6 (0)
Managerial career
2000–2001 TuS Celle FC
2007–2008 Nigeria (goalkeeper coach)
2009–2014 Azerbaijan (goalkeeper coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ulrich "Uli" Stein (born 23 October 1954) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2] Between 1978 and 1997, he made 512 appearances in the German Bundesliga.[3]

Club career

Stein began his career in 1978 with Arminia Bielefeld. After two years, he moved to Hamburger SV where he played from 1980 to 1987. From 1987 to 1994 he played for Eintracht Frankfurt, but in 1994 he returned to Hamburger SV. One year later, he transferred to Arminia Bielefeld again. He retired during the 1996–97 season.

He won the DFB-Pokal in 1987 with Hamburger SV and won two German Bundesliga titles, in 1982 and 1983. The highlight of his career was winning the European Cup in 1983. He would also go on to win win the DFB-Pokal with Eintracht Frankfurt in 1988.

Uli Stein, September 2009

In the DFB-Pokal in the 1986–87 season, in a tie between Hamburger SV and FC Augsburg in the Rosenaustadion, he was given the red card and as he left the pitch, he showed his middle finger to Augsburg's supporters. A more serious incident occurred in 1987 when he punched Jürgen Wegmann of Bayern Munich.[4] Because of this incident, he was fired by Hamburger SV.

He then joined Eintracht Frankfurt, where he played until 1994, when he was fired again. During this period he became one of the most popular goalkeepers ever to have played for the club.

International career

He represented the West Germany national team six times between 1983 and 1986.[5] He was a member of the West German squad defeated by Argentina in the final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. His international career came to an end when he called West German coach, Franz Beckenbauer a Suppenkasper, meaning laughing stock.[6] In his memoirs he denied this. He also voiced his opinion, that he was only second choice because of the pressure from Addidas, the sponsor of first choice goalkeeper Toni Schumacher.

Managerial career

In 2007, he became the goalkeeping coach of Nigeria, in 2008 of Azerbaijan under fellow German Berti Vogts.

Honours

Hamburger SV

Eintracht Frankfurt

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Stein, Ulrich" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Uli Stein" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  3. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (19 February 2015). "Uli Stein - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Mir ist die Hand ausgerutscht" [I slapped him] (in German). spiegel.de. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  5. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (19 February 2015). "Ulrich "Uli" Stein - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Uli Stein" (in German). focus.de. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  7. ^ "DFB-Pokal, 1987/1988, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 6 November 2020.