OLIVER BIERHOFF
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Karlsruhe,Germany
01/05/1968
Forward
87 kg
1,91m
If for no other reason than his 18-goal haul, Bierhoff was the outstanding figure of last season.(and add to that 10 assists, three efforts against the woodwork and a hand in provoking two own goals!)The German was the only player to feature in all 34 matches. Though hounded by criticism, some of it less than generous, he always let his feet do the lalking, playing a key role in attack.here too, Zaccheroni was seen to be vindicated for he always stood by the player under pressure. Bierhoff didn`t let him down.Together, the two men have spent three seasons with Udinese, leading the club from the margins of Serie A to the big time in European football(when Udinese came third in the 1997/1998, it was the club`s best finishing position in the history). In his last season in Udine, Bierhoff became the League`s leading scorer, with 27 goals.
With the German national side, which he now captains, he became champion of Europe in 1996, scoring the two goals with wich Germany ended the Czech Republic`s hopes for glory at Wembley. In Italy, prior to Milan and Udinese, he played for ascoli, where Pellegrini`s Inter had sent him on loan in 1991, and to whom he was then sold for a minimal fee.
Footballing commitments notwithstanding, he is currently busying himself with a correspondence course in Business and Economics. He has two main hobbies:computers and Golf, which he playes with reasonable succes.he lives with his girlfriend Klara, a former model, just a stone`s throw from the San Siro