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Stefan Effenberg (born 2 August 1968 in Niendorf, Hamburgmarker) is a former Germanmarker footballer.

A central midfielder, he possessed leadership skills, powerful shooting ability and physical strength, but also a fearsome and controversial character.

In the German first division alone, Effenberg collected 109 yellow card, an all-time worst at the time of his retirement.

Club career

Effenberg started his professional career with Borussia Mönchengladbach, being an undisputed first-choice by age 20. This prompted the interest from league giants FC Bayern Munich, and he proceeded to score 19 goals in his first two seasons combined, but the club did not win any silverware whatsoever.

After legendary Lothar Matthäus (who also represented M'gladbach) returned to Bayern from Inter Milan in 1992, Effenberg moved to ACF Fiorentina, being relegated in his first season, on a side that also included Danemarker Brian Laudrup and Argentinemarker Gabriel Batistuta.

Effenberg then moved again to Borussia, where he amassed a further 118 league matches, with 23 goals, being then re-signed by Bayern. The second spell with the Bavariansmarker was much more successful, as he collected three leagues in a row, and also the 2000-01 Champions League, scoring in regulation period from the penalty spot in a triumph against Valencia CF (1-1, penalty shootout win). During the latter tournament, he also won the Most Valuable Player award.

After an unassuming spell at VfL Wolfsburg,Effenberg ended his career in Qatarmarker with Al-Arabi Sports Club. Subsequently, he had the odd appearance as a color commentator for German TV.

International career

Effenberg played 35 games for the German national team and scored five goals. His debut came on June 5, 1991, in a Euro 1992 qualifier against Wales, as he played the last 20 minutes of a 0-1 away loss. He would be an everpresent fixture during the final stages, even netting in the second group stage match, a 2-0 win over Scotland.

However, Effenberg's international career was marked by controversy and several years in the international wilderness, after the German Football Association refused to consider him for selection following an incident at the 1994 World Cup. In the group game against South Korea, Effenberg had gestured in an inappropriate manner ("gave the finger") to fans at the Cotton Bowlmarker in Dallasmarker when he got substituted after a subpar performance; the Germans were then only one goal up, after leading 3-0.Because of this incident, coach Berti Vogts decided to drop Effenberg from the German national team for the remainder of the tournament.

Effenberg was briefly re-instated to the national team four years later for a couple of friendly matches in September. These games proved to be his last caps and also Vogts' final matches in charge of the national team.

International goals

:Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:


# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 June 1992 Idrottsparkenmarker, Norrköpingmarker, Swedenmarker 2-0 2-0 UEFA Euro 1992
2. 9 September 1992 Parken Stadiummarker, Copenhagenmarker, Denmarkmarker 2-1 2-1 Friendly
3. 14 April 1993 Ruhrstadionmarker, Bochummarker, Germanymarker 2-1 6-1 Friendly
4. 14 April 1993 Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany 4-1 6-1 Friendly
5. 19 June 1993 Silverdomemarker, Detroitmarker, USAmarker 1-0 2-1 U.S. Cup


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Controversies/Personal

Effenberg had a history of attracting attention and ire from fans and other players alike with his behaviour. In 1991, prior to a UEFA Cup game against then-semi-professional Cork City, Effenberg told the press he was sure of a victory, saying Cork City midfielder Dave Barry was "like (his) grandfather". Barry got his retribution by scoring the opening goal in the team's 1-1 draw at Musgrave Park.

In the late 1990s, Effenberg was rarely out of the tabloids, especially when he left his wife Martina and revealed an affair with Claudia Strunz, who at that time was the wife of former team mate Thomas Strunz. Later, the player published a controversial autobiography, notorious for its blatant contents - which included lashing out at some other football professionals, namely club and national side mate Matthäus.

In 2001, Effenberg was fined after being found guilty of assaulting a woman in a nightclub.The following year, he implied that unemployed people in Germany were in fact too lazy too look for work, and demanded they took benefit cuts. The interview issued in Playboy.

Strunz and Effenberg were married in 2004,and the player also had three children from his first marriage; the couple then relocated to Floridamarker.

References

  1. The Independent biography
  2. 2000/01: Kahn saves day for Bayern
  3. Effenberg quits Wolfsburg with immediate effect
  4. 123Football profile
  5. Doing it his own way
  6. Effenberg day of shame
  7. Cork City 1 - Bayern Munich 1
  8. Effenberg pays penalty
  9. Scholl hangs up international boots
  10. Matthaeus is 'a real quitter,' says Effenberg
  11. Stefan Effenberg bids his final farewell


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