Dirk Kurtenbach
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-08-02) 2 August 1964 (age 59)[1]
Place of birth Bochum, West Germany[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Fortuna Köln 92 (31)
1986–1988 Stuttgarter Kickers 62 (21)
1988 Waldhof Mannheim 4 (0)
1988–1990 Hertha BSC 32 (5)
1990–1991 Fortuna Köln 5 (2)
Total 195 (59)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dirk Kurtenbach (born 2 August 1964) is a German former footballer who played as a forward.

Kurtenbach started his career at 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Köln in 1983 before signing for Stuttgarter Kickers three years later.[1] He was part of the Stuttgarter Kickers side that reached the 1987 DFB-Pokal Final, scoring their only goal of a 3–1 defeat to Hamburger SV.[3] He was the DFB-Pokal top scorer for the 1986–87 season, having scored 8 goals.[4] He transferred to Waldhof Mannheim of the Bundesliga in summer 1988 before moving to Hertha BSC of the 2. Bundesliga later that year.[1] He returned to Fortuna Köln in summer 1990, where he ended his career.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fortuna Köln 1983–84 2. Bundesliga 25 7 0 0 25 7
1984–85 2. Bundesliga 36 14 3 2 39 16
1985–86 2. Bundesliga 31 10 1 0 32 10
Total 92 31 4 2 96 33
Stuttgarter Kickers 1986–87 2. Bundesliga 36 16 6 8 42 24
1987–88 2. Bundesliga 26 5 2 0 28 5
Total 62 21 8 8 70 29
Waldhof Mannheim 1988–89 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 4 0
Hertha BSC 1988–89 2. Bundesliga 19 3 1 0 20 3
1989–90 2. Bundesliga 13 2 0 0 13 2
Total 32 5 1 0 33 5
Fortuna Köln 1990–91 2. Bundesliga 5 2 1 1 6 3
Career total 195 59 14 11 209 70

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Dirk Kurtenbach". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Das Kickersarchiv : Main - Kurtenbach Dirk browse". www.kickersarchiv.de. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ "1987: Der HSV holt den DFB-Pokal". www.ndr.de. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ "DFB-Pokal - Top Scorer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Dirk Kurtenbach » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

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DFB-Pokal top scorers
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