Klaus Allofs

Klaus Allofs is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Allofs was a prolific goalscorer for club and country. He amassed Bundesliga totals of 424 games and 177 goals over the course of 15 seasons, playing mainly for Fortuna Düsseldorf and 1. FC Köln. His younger brother, Thomas, was also a professional footballer and also a striker, sometimes on the same team.
Allofs gained nearly 60 caps for West Germany, representing the nation in one World Cup and two European Championships, including the triumphant Euro 1980 tournament.
In 1999, after briefly working as a manager at Fortuna Düsseldorf, he became general manager at former club Werder Bremen, where he, in tandem with head coach Thomas Schaaf, helped the club to great success, winning the double of Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal in 2004, reaching the 2009 UEFA Cup Final and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League six times.

Playing career

Club

Born in Düsseldorf, Allofs began playing professionally for home team Fortuna Düsseldorf, in 1975. He started his career as an attacking midfielder, and scored nearly 100 overall goals for the club, helping it to consecutive German cup wins, and often playing upfront with sibling Thomas. In 1978–79, he finished as the Bundesliga's top scorer, and also scored three in nine in Fortuna's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up run, including one in the final, an extra time loss against FC Barcelona.
In 1981 Allofs joined 1. FC Köln, where he continued scoring at an excellent rate. In 1985–86 he only tallied seven times in the league, one goal being from 70 metres out against Bayer Leverkusen, but he added nine in as many matches in the UEFA Cup, as the team lost the final on aggregate to Real Madrid. In the following season, he re-partnered with Thomas, then left the country during three years, playing in France with Olympique de Marseille and FC Girondins de Bordeaux.
Allofs retired in June 1993, aged nearly 37, after three seasons with SV Werder Bremen, still managing to score regularly. In the 1991–92 Cup Winners' Cup he scored in the final against AS Monaco FC, in an eventual 2–0 win. In his final year, he played 16 games without scoring – the only time other than his first season that it happened in his career – as Werder won the league title. In total, he appeared in 424 league matches, totalling 177 goals. When he retired he was in joint seventh place on the list of the Bundesliga's all-time leading scorers, tied with Dieter Müller.
In 1999, Allofs was hired as coach of Fortuna Düsseldorf. He next joined up at a familiar place, Werder Bremen, going on to work for over a decade as general manager. In November 2012, Allofs left Bremen to join VfL Wolfsburg as their new sporting director, remaining there until December 2016.

International

Allofs played for Germany a total of 56 times, scoring 17 goals. His first match was on 11 October 1978 in Prague, against Czechoslovakia, a 4–3 friendly win.
Allofs went on to play for the national side at the victorious UEFA Euro 1980, Euro 1984 and 1986 FIFA World Cup. Pushed to the sidelines by emerging stars Rudi Völler and Jürgen Klinsmann, he retired from international play on 31 March 1988, scoring in a friendly with Sweden.

Post-playing career

Ahead of the 1998–99 season Allofs was appointed manager at former club Fortuna Düsseldorf. In April, with the club placed last in the table, he was fired.
In July 1999, Allofs became general manager at Werder Bremen having agreed a two-year contract.
In the 2003–04 season he and head coach Thomas Schaaf led Werder Bremen to the double of Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal. This success was followed by six qualifications to the UEFA Champions League. In the 2008–09 season they also reached the 2009 UEFA Cup Final.

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 September 1979	Olympiastadion, West Berlin, West Germany		1–0	2–1	Friendly
2.	27 February 1980	Weserstadion, Bremen, West Germany		1–0	8–0	UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
3.	27 February 1980	Weserstadion, Bremen, West Germany		4–0	8–0	UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
4.	13 May 1980	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany		2–1	3–1	Friendly
5.	14 June 1980	Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy		1–0	3–2	UEFA Euro 1980
6.	14 June 1980	Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy		2–0	3–2	UEFA Euro 1980
7.	14 June 1980	Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy		3–0	3–2	UEFA Euro 1980
8.	19 November 1980	Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover, West Germany		4–1	4–1	Friendly
9.	7 January 1981	Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay		1–0	1–4	Mundialito
10.	16 December 1984	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta		2–1	3–2	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.	16 December 1984	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta		3–1	3–2	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.	30 April 1985	Generali Arena, Prague, Czechoslovakia		5–0	5–1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.	12 March 1986	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany		2–0	2–0	Friendly
14.	4 June 1986	Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico		1–1	1–1	1986 FIFA World Cup
15.	8 June 1986	Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico		2–1	2–1	1986 FIFA World Cup
16.	24 September 1986	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark		2–0	2–0	Friendly
17.	31 March 1988	Olympiastadion, West Berlin, West Germany		1–0	1–1	Friendly

Honours

As player

Fortuna Düsseldorf

DFB-Pokal: 1978–79, 1979–80
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1978–79

1. FC Köln

DFB-Pokal: 1982–83
UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1985–86

Marseille

Ligue 1: 1988–89
Coupe de France: 1988–89

Werder Bremen

Bundesliga: 1992–93
DFB-Pokal: 1990–91
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1991–92

West Germany

UEFA European Championship: 1980
FIFA World Cup: Runner-up 1986

Individual

Bundesliga top goalscorer: 1978–79, 1984–85
kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1978–79, 1984–85, 1990–91
UEFA European Championship Top Goalscorer: 1980
UEFA Cup Top Goalscorer: 1985–86
As general manager