Stefan Effenberg

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stefan Effenberg
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 2, 1968(1968-08-02)
Age	56
Birthplace	Hamburg
Country	Germany
Horoscope	Leo

Stefan Effenberg Biography

Stefan Effenberg is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on August 2, 1968 in Hamburg, Germany. Midfielder, who played professionally between 1987 and 2004 for various teams. She also played international for Germany from 1991 to 1998.

Midfielder and defensive defender Defender and defensive midfielder Philipp Lahm was his teammate on Bayern Munich. was his teammate at Bayern Munich.

Stefan Effenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈɛfn̩bɛɐ̯k] ; born 2 August 1968) is a German former footballer who most recently acted as sporting director for KFC Uerdingen 05. A midfielder, he possessed leadership skills, excellent passing range, powerful shooting ability, physical strength, but was also a temperamental and controversial character.

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 teammate 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, Lothar Matthäus.

The place he was raised is Hamburg, West Germany.

Stefan Effenberg Net Worth

Stefan Effenberg is one of the richest Soccer Player from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stefan Effenberg 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played youth soccer for Bramfelder SV.

From 1990 to 1992 and 1998 to 2002 He played from 1990 to 1998 for Bayern Munich.

Born and raised in Niendorf, Hamburg on 2 August 1968, Stefan Effenberg started his professional career with Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he became an undisputed first-choice by the age of 20. This attracted the interest of Bundesliga giants FC Bayern Munich, where he scored 19 goals in his first two seasons after his transfer, although the club failed to win any silverware with Effenberg in the lineup.

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Who is Stefan Effenberg Dating?

According to our records, Stefan Effenberg married to Claudia Effenberg , Martina Effenberg. As of December 1, 2023, Stefan Effenberg’s is not dating anyone.

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In the summer of 1994, Effenberg then moved back to Gladbach, where he appeared in 118 league matches, scoring 23 goals, before Bayern re-signed him in 1998. Effenberg’s second spell with the Bavarians was much more successful. He collected three Bundesliga titles in a row, and Bayern also reached two UEFA Champions League finals, the first of which was a 1–2 defeat to Manchester United F.C. in 1999. Bayern returned to the final in 2001 with Effenberg as captain. He scored Bayern’s equalising goal from the penalty spot in a victory against Valencia (1–1, penalty shootout win). After the final, Effenberg was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League. After his departure, club fans voted him one of the eleven greatest Bayern players of all time.

Facts & Trivia

Stefan Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Stefan Effenberg celebrates birthday on August 2 of every year.

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 to look for work, and demanded they took benefit cuts. The interview was issued in Playboy.

Top Facts about Stefan Effenberg

1. Stefan Effenberg was a German former footballer.
2. In the Bundesliga Effenberg collected an all-time record 109 yellow cards.
3. With Bayern Effenberg won three Bundesligas and captained the club to the UEFA Champions League title in 2001.
4. Effenberg started his professional career with Borussia Mönchengladbach and he moved back to Gladbach in 1994 after spells with Bayern Munich and Fiorentina.
5. He represented Germany on more than 30 occasions and his nickname was Der Tiger.
6. He was a midfielder known for his leadership skills, passing range, shooting ability and physical strength.
7. During the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Effenberg was dropped from the Germany team after giving the finger to German fans after a subpar performance.
8. He returned for two friendly matches in Malta in 1998, before leaving the team for good.
9. Effenberg controversially wrote an autobiography in which he lashed out at other football professionals.
10. In 2001, Effenberg was fined after being found guilty of assaulting a woman in a nightclub.
11. Effenberg married former teammate Thomas Strunz’s wife Claudia Strunz in 2004 and the couple relocated to Florida.
12. He was appointed the head coach of SC Paderborn in 2015, and later became the sporting director of KFC Uerdingen 05 in 2019.
13. He stepped back from the KFC Uerdingen 05 position in May 2020.
14. Effenberg scored five goals for the Germany national team.
15. He scored Bayern’s equalising goal in the 2001 UEFA Champions League Final penalty shootout.