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Klaus Fischer (born 27 December 1949 in Kreuzstraßl near Lindberg (Bayerischer Wald) in Regen (district), Germany) is a former German football player and coach.

Contents 1 Career 2 Clubs 2.1 Playing career 2.2 Coaching career 3 Statistics 3.1 International appearances 3.2 Bundesliga appearances 3.3 Bundesliga goals 4 Honours 5 External links

He moved from SC Zwiesel to TSV 1860 Munich in 1968 and made 535 Bundesliga appearances for TSV 1860 Munich, FC Schalke 04, 1. FC Köln and VfL Bochum. With Schalke 04 he won the German Cup in 1972. Schalke 04 were one of the clubs involved in a bribery scandal in season 1970-71 of the Bundesliga. As one of the players involved, Fischer initially received a ban for life, but this punishment was later reduced to a one-year ban.

His 182 league goals for Schalke 04 remain a club record.

He made 45 appearances for the West German national team from 1977 to 1982 and scored 32 goals. He appeared in two World Cups and was a World Cup runner-up in Spain in 1982.

Fischer was known particularly for his bicycle kicks, often set up for him by Rüdiger Abramczik. His goal from a bicycle kick in a 4-1 win in a 1977 international match against Switzerland was selected as the Goal of the Year by German television viewers, and would later be voted Goal of the Decade and Goal of the Century. He also scored a famous bicycle kick goal in the 1982 World Cup semi-finals against France.

In 1976 he was top scorer in the Bundesliga. With 268 goals he ranks second to Gerd Müller in the list of all-time top Bundesliga goalscorers. Klaus Fischer ended his career in 1988. He currently runs a football training school.

• 1961-1968 SC Zwiesel
• 1968-1970 TSV 1860 Munich
• 1970-1981 FC Schalke 04
• 1981-1984 1. FC Köln
• 1984-1988 VfL Bochum

• 1992 FC Schalke 04

• 30 while at FC Schalke 04
• 15 while at 1. FC Köln

• 32 international goals
  • 24 scored with his feet (including 2 bicycle kicks)
  • 8 headers

• 295 for FC Schalke 04
• 96 for 1. FC Köln
• 84 for VfL Bochum
• 60 for TSV 1860 Munich

• 182 for FC Schalke 04
• 31 for 1. FC Köln
• 28 for TSV 1860 Munich
• 27 for VfL Bochum

• 1972 German Cup winner
• 1972 Bundesliga runner-up
• 1976 Bundesliga top scorer (29 goals)
• 1977 Bundesliga runner-up
• 1982 World Cup runner-up
• 1982 Bundesliga runner-up
• 1983 German Cup winner

In 1988 Fischer's club side VfL Bochum made it to the German Cup Final, but Fischer did not feature in the final match.

• http://www.schalke04.de

	West Germany squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup
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

	West Germany squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup Runners-up
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