Ulf Kirsten

Ulf Kirsten

Kirsten in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-12-04) 4 December 1965
Place of birth	Riesa, East Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1972–1978	BSG Chemie Riesa
1978–1979	BSG Stahl Riesa
1979–1983	Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1990	Dynamo Dresden	154	(57)
1990–2003	Bayer Leverkusen	350	(181)
Total		504	(238)
International career
1984–1986	East Germany U21	10	(4)
1985–1990	East Germany	49	(14)
1990–2000	Germany	51	(20)
Managerial career
2003–2005	Bayer Leverkusen (assistant)
2005–2011	Bayer Leverkusen II
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ulf Kirsten (born 4 December 1965) is a former German football player. He has played for East Germany national team and Germany national team.

Career statistics

Club

Including only appearances and goals for Bayer Leverkusen

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayer Leverkusen	1990–91	Bundesliga	32	11	2	2	5	2	39	15
	1991–92		23	12	1	1	—		24	13
	1992–93		33	20	7	3	—		40	23
	1993–94		28	12	3	1	4	5	361	191
	1994–95		27	15	1	0	9	10	37	25
	1995–96		29	8	3	2	2	1	34	11
	1996–97		29	22	1	0	—		30	22
	1997–98		27	22	3	2	9	2	402	272
	1998–99		31	19	2	2	3	2	383	243
	1999–2000		27	17	—		6	4	354	234
	2000–01		29	12	2	1	4	3	365	175
	2001–02		32	11	5	3	14	4	526	18
	2002–03		3	0	1	0	—		57	0
Total			350	181	31	17	56	33	446	237

• ¹ Including 1 match and 1 goal in 1993 DFB-Supercup.
• ² Including 1 match and 1 goal in 1997 DFB-Ligapokal.
• ³ Including 2 matches and 1 goal in 1998 DFB-Ligapokal.
• ⁴ Including 2 matches and 2 goals in 1999 DFB-Ligapokal.
• ⁵ Including 1 match and 1 goal in 2000 DFB-Ligapokal.
• ⁶ Including 1 match in 2001 DFB-Ligapokal.
• ⁷ Including 1 match in 2002 DFB-Ligapokal.

International

International goals for East Germany

Score and results list East Germany's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 February 1986	Estádio 1º de Maio, Braga, Portugal	Portugal	2–0	3–1	Friendly
2.	29 October 1986	Ernst-Thälmann-Stadion, Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany	Iceland	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
3.	23 September 1987	Stadion der Freundschaft, Gera, East Germany	Tunisia	2–0	2–0	Friendly
4.	10 October 1987	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, East Berlin, East Germany	Soviet Union	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
5.	28 October 1987	Ernst-Grube-Stadion, Magdeburg, East Germany	Norway	1–0	3–1
6.				3–1
7.	13 February 1989	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	1–0	4–0	Friendly
8.				3–0
9.	20 May 1989	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany	Austria	1–1	1–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying
10.	23 August 1989	Georgij-Dimitroff-Stadion, Erfurt, East Germany	Bulgaria	1–0	1–1	Friendly
11.	28 March 1990	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, East Berlin, East Germany	United States	1–0	3–2
12.				2–0
13.				3–1

International goals for Germany

Score and results list Germany's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 April 1993	Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany	Ghana	1–1	6–1	Friendly
2.	13 October 1993	Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany	Uruguay	4–0	5–0
3.	27 April 1994	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	1–0	2–0
4.	16 November 1994	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Albania	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
5.	14 December 1994	Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova	Moldova	1–0	3–0
6.	6 September 1995	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany	Georgia	3–1	4–1
7.	2 April 1997	Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain	Albania	1–1	3–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying
8.				2–1
9.				3–1
10.	6 September 1997	Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany	Portugal	1–1	1–1
11.	10 September 1997	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany	Armenia	4–0	4–0
12.	25 March 1998	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany	Brazil	1–1	1–2	Friendly
13.	5 June 1998	Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany	Luxembourg	1–0	7–0
14.				4–0
15.	14 October 1998	Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova	Moldova	1–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
16.				2–1
17.	4 June 1999	BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany		2–0	6–1
18.	26 April 2000	Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany	Switzerland	1–1	1–1	Friendly
19.	7 June 2000	Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany	Liechtenstein	4–2	8–2
20.				6–2

Managerial statistics

As of 25 May 2012

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bayer Leverkusen II	1 July 2005	30 June 2011	209	72	50	87	292	313	−21	034.45
Total			209	72	50	87	292	313	−21	034.45

Honours

Club

Dynamo Dresden

• DDR-Oberliga (2): 1988–89, 1989–90
• FDGB-Pokal (2): 1984–85, 1989–90

Bayer Leverkusen

• DFB-Pokal: 1992–93
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02

Individual

• East German Footballer of the Year (1): 1989–90
• Bundesliga top scorer (3): 1992–93, 1996–97, 1997–98
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorer (1): 1993–94
• UEFA Cup top scorer (1): 1994–95
• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (2): 1996–97, 1998–99