Helmut Winklhofer (born 27 August 1961) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern Munich.[1] He won four German titles and played in the 1987 European Cup Final before his career was cut short by injury in 1990.
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Full name | Helmut Winklhofer | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 27 August 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Fürstenzell, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
–1980 | FC Fürstenzell | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1981–1982 | Bayern Munich | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1982–1985 | Bayer Leverkusen | 90 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
1985–1990 | Bayern Munich | 48 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 140 | (8) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1983 | West Germany U-21 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He is also known for scoring one of the best own goals in football history from a difficulty standpoint, larroping the ball from approximately 30 yards out past his own keeper in the 1985–86 Bundesliga against KFC Uerdingen 05 in a 1-0 loss for Bayern.
Honours edit
Club edit
Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90
- DFB-Pokal: 1981–82, 1985–86
- European Cup: Runner-up 1986–87
- DFL-Supercup: 1987[2]
International edit
Germany
References edit
- ^ "Helmut Winklhofer". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Deutscher Supercup, 1987, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
External links edit
- Helmut Winklhofer at fussballdaten.de (in German)