Michael Sternkopf
Michael Stern head ( * April 21, 1970 in Karlsruhe ) is a retired German football player.
Career
Clubs
Star head began playing football in the youth of the West SV Karlsruhe. He moved into the C- Youth for Bundesliga Karlsruher SC and in 1988 was awarded a license player contract, for which he came four times in his first pro season for use and scoring two goals. He made his debut on 25 May 1989 ( 31 Matchday) in the 2:3 home defeat against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Here he achieved already after 6 minutes with a 1-0 his first Bundesliga goal.
In 1990 he was transferred to DM 3.4 million to Bayern Munich. There he played five years, and in 1994 was the only title of his professional career when the team was German champion. In addition, he was five times used in the DFB Cup Competition and ten times in the international cup competitions.
In 1995 he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he played 32 times ( five goals) and came in the following season, only twice used. Then he moved into the winter break for 300,000 DM to SC Freiburg, he left after the end of the 1996/97 season.
From 1997 to 2003 - its longest time at a club - he played for Arminia Bielefeld, with but one he also played three years in the second Bundesliga and the last season was no bet. The very popular among the fans of Star Arminia head suffered a serious injury from which he never should fully recover. By his own testimony re Rises (2000 and 2003) included in the Bundesliga at its greatest successes in Bielefeld.
Stern moved to head looming his playing career ended in February 2004 in the Regionalliga Süd to Kickers Offenbach, for which he March 6 - in the 1-2 defeat at home to SV labor - played his only game. With the substitution in the 70th minute for Ole Budtz ended at the same time its active footballers career.
Star head denied a total of 210 league (15 goals), 47 second division games ( one goal) and a game in the Regionalliga Süd.
National
Star head played eight times for the U-21 national team. His first international game he played - on as a substitute in the 71st minute for Oliver Bierhoff - September 5, 1989 in a 1-1 draw against the selection of Czechoslovakia in Pribram. On 28 February 1990, the U- 21 team won in Ales by his (first ) gate with a 1-0 win over the selection of France and also on October 9, won his team a goal by him in a 2-1 victory against the selection of Sweden, Uppsala. His last game in the national team, he played on 30 October in a 3-0 victory against the host Luxembourg. In addition, he was also once appointed on 28 August 1990 in the Olympic national team, the 2-1 was successful in Amadora against the selection of Portugal.
Others
In the summer of 2006, he was named one of the Hessian ambassador for the Football World Cup 2006. Michael Stern head regularly attends charity football games (eg All- Star team of FC Bayern Munich) part whose profit charitable organizations benefit.
Star head was after his career-ending at Kickers Offenbach until the summer of 2011 as a marketing manager, then as head of organization operates. His area of responsibility included the complete organization of the professional division of the OFC GmbH. This included contract negotiations with players. In October 2011, Stern head resigned his duties at Kickers Offenbach and went due to a burn-out syndrome in medical treatment.