Manfred Kaltz
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| Manfred Kaltz | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Manfred Kaltz | |
| Date of birth | January 6, 1953 | |
| Place of birth | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany | |
| Height | 186 cm | |
| Nickname | Manni | |
| Position | fullback | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
1970-1971 |
VfL Neuhofen TuS Altrip Hamburger SV |
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| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1971-1989 1989-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 |
Hamburger SV Girondins Bordeaux FC Mulhouse Hamburger SV |
568 (76) ?? (??) 13 (1) 13 (0) |
| National team** | ||
| 1975-1983 | West Germany | 69 (9) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Manfred Kaltz (born January 6, 1953 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany) is a former German football player and manager.
Kaltz played in the Bundesliga for Hamburger SV and 13 times (1 goal) for FC Mulhouse in Ligue 1 after initially joining Mulhouse league rivals Girondins de Bordeaux 1989. He returned to Hamburg the season after, the consequence of the relegation of FC Mulhouse from Ligue 1 at the end of 1989-1990. Before, Kaltz was forced to leave Hamburg, the club he had played professional for since the 1971-1972 season, after the authorities (e.g. Erich Ribbeck) had decided not to go on with the contract of the long-serving full-back. Their successors lured him back from France in September 1990 to give him the chance to serve his final year as a player at his old club.
In total he played in 581 Bundesliga games for Hamburger SV, still the second most of an individual in Bundesliga history. An expert for penalties, the Hamburg fan favourite scored 53 of his altogether 76 goals from the spot, a Bundesliga record amount.
Kaltz was famous for his right-footed crosses, which he hit with so much spin that they were curved like a banana. They were affectionally called "Bananenflanken" ("banana crosses"). He often used this as to set up hulking striker Horst Hrubesch, who often headed them into the opposing goal.
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West Germany squad - 1978 World Cup | |
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1 Maier | 2 Vogts | 3 Dietz | 4 Rüssmann | 5 Kaltz | 6 Bonhof | 7 Abramczik | 8 Zimmermann | 9 Fischer | 10 Flohe | 11 Rummenigge | 12 Schwarzenbeck | 13 Konopka | 14 D. Müller | 15 Beer | 16 Cullmann | 17 Hölzenbein | 18 Zewe | 19 Worm | 20 H. Müller | 21 Kargus | 22 Burdenski | Coach: Schön |
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West Germany squad - 1982 World Cup Runner-up | |
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1 Schumacher | 2 Briegel | 3 Breitner | 4 K. Förster | 5 B. Förster | 6 Dremmler | 7 Littbarski | 8 Fischer | 9 Hrubesch | 10 Müller | 11 Rummenigge | 12 Hannes | 13 Reinders | 14 Magath | 15 Stielike | 16 Allofs | 17 Engels | 18 Matthäus | 19 Hieronymus | 20 Kaltz | 21 Franke | 22 Immel | Coach: Derwall |
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