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{{Short description|German footballer (born 1968)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Oliver Bierhoff
| image = 2018-11-30 DFB presentation of the new head coach of the National Womens Team StP 6868 LR10 by Stepro.jpg
| caption = Bierhoff in 2018
| full_name = Oliver Bierhoff<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/member-associations/germany |title=German Football Association |publisher=FIFA |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|5|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Karlsruhe]], [[West Germany]]
| height = 1.91 m
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| years1 = 1986–1988
| caps1 = 31
| goals1 = 4
| clubs1 = [[KFC Uerdingen 05|Bayer Uerdingen]]
| years2 = 1988–1989
| caps2 = 34
| goals2 = 6
| clubs2 = [[Hamburger SV]]
| years3 = 1989–1990
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 0
| clubs3 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| years4 = 1990–1991
| caps4 = 33
| goals4 = 23
| clubs4 = [[SV Austria Salzburg|Austria Salzburg]]
| years5 = 1991–1995
| caps5 = 117
| goals5 = 48
| clubs5 = [[Ascoli Calcio 1898|Ascoli]]
| years6 = 1995–1998
| caps6 = 86
| goals6 = 57
| clubs6 = [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]
| years7 = 1998–2001
| caps7 = 91
| goals7 = 36
| clubs7 = [[AC Milan]]
| years8 = 2001–2002
| caps8 = 18
| goals8 = 4
| clubs8 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
| years9 = 2002–2003
| caps9 = 26
| goals9 = 7
| clubs9 = [[AC ChievoVerona|Chievo]]
| totalcaps = 444
| totalgoals = 185
| nationalyears1 = 1988–1990
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 7
| nationalteam1 = [[Germany national under-21 football team|West Germany U21]]
| nationalyears2 = 1996–2002
| nationalcaps2 = 70
| nationalgoals2 = 37
| nationalteam2 = [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 1996|1996 England]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{medal|RU|[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 Korea/Japan]]|}}
}}
'''Oliver Bierhoff''' (born 1 May 1968) is a German association football official and former player who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. He has previously served as the [[technical director]] of the [[Germany national football team|Germany national team]]. A tall, strong and prolific goalscorer, Bierhoff was mostly renowned for his excellent abilities in the air, and as a [[target man]], being able to deliver pin-point [[Header (association football)|headers]] towards goal.<ref name="acmilan.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/oliver-bierhoff|title=AC Milan Hall of Fame: Oliver Bierhoff|website=acmilan.com|access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>

He spent his early career playing for Bayer Uerdingen, Hamburger SV and Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga where he had modest success. After a season in the Austria Bundesliga for Austria Salzburg, he was signed by Ascoli in Serie A. Ascoli were relegated in his first season and Bierhoff played three seasons with them in the Serie B.

Bierhoff was signed by an Udinese team led by [[Alberto Zaccheroni]] in 1995 where he had great success and earned his first call-up to the Germany national team. Bierhoff scored the first [[golden goal]] in the history of major international football, for [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in the [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 96]] final, a career-defining performance that vaulted him into the international limelight.

He finished the [[1997–98 Serie A|1997–98]] season as [[Capocannonieri|Serie A top scorer]]. He was subsequently signed by AC Milan in 1998, winning the Serie A title in his [[1998–99 Serie A|first season]] with the club, scoring 19 goals in the league and 21 in all competitions. He set a Serie A record for most headed goals in a single season, with 15. After three years at AC Milan, Bierhoff had brief stints at Monaco and Chievo before retiring from playing in 2003.

==Club career==
The son of a German utility magnate, Bierhoff played for nine different clubs, in four different countries. He scored a total of 102 goals in [[Serie A]], one of the highest totals for a non-Italian in the league's history. In the [[1997–98 Serie A|1997–98 season]], he was the [[Capocannoniere|Serie A top scorer]] with 27 goals for [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]].

Bierhoff, however, was never a success in the [[Bundesliga]]. After failing to shine in Germany, he got his chance in the [[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]]. That gave him the chance at [[Ascoli Calcio 1898|Ascoli]] in [[Serie A|Italy]]. But it was at Udinese, under [[Alberto Zaccheroni]], that Bierhoff found success and won his place in fame and in the Germany national team. He then transferred to [[AC Milan]] in 1998, winning the Serie A title in his [[1998–99 Serie A|first season]] with the club, scoring 19 goals in the league and 21 in all competitions, including the match-winning goal in the final, title-deciding match of the season, a 2–1 away win over [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pianetamilan.it/amarcord/tbt-23-maggio-1999-perugia-milan-1-2-scudetto-e-paratissima-di-abbiati/?intcm|title=#TBT – 23 maggio 1999: Perugia-Milan 1-2, Scudetto e paratissima di Abbiati|publisher=PianetaMilan.it|language=it|date=23 May 2017|access-date=23 May 2017|archive-date=19 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719054158/http://www.pianetamilan.it/amarcord/tbt-23-maggio-1999-perugia-milan-1-2-scudetto-e-paratissima-di-abbiati/?intcm|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the 1998–99 season, he set a Serie A record for most headed goals in a single season, with 15.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/serie-a-pavoletti-record-nessuno-come-lui-gol-testa-AE7IJqfF |title=Serie A: Pavoletti da record, nessuno come lui nei gol di testa |work=ilsole24ore.com |language=it |date=27 August 2018 |access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref> After three seasons there, he moved to [[Ligue 1]] side [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in 2001 for one year, before moving back to Serie A to play for [[AC ChievoVerona|ChievoVerona]], where he retired at the end of the [[2002–03 Serie A|2002–03]] season. In his last game, he scored a hat-trick for Chievo in a 3–4 defeat to [[Juventus FC|Juventus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=65770&cc=5739|title=Juventus 4–3 Chievo Verona|publisher=[[ESPN FC]]|date=24 May 2003|access-date=23 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216115834/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=65770&cc=5739|archive-date=16 February 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==International career==
[[file:Oliver Bierhoff.jpg|thumb|upright|Bierhoff training with Germany, {{circa}} 1999]]
Bierhoff debuted for the [[Germany national football team|Germany national team]] in a friendly against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] on 21 February 1996. In his second appearance on 27 March 1996, he scored his first two international goals in his country's 2–0 win over [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]. Bierhoff was not initially going to be selected by coach [[Berti Vogts]] for Germany's [[UEFA Euro 1996]], but Vogts's wife convinced him to take Bierhoff, saying, "he'll repay you." Bierhoff would come on as a substitute in the [[UEFA Euro 1996 final|final]] against the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] with Germany 1–0 down, and scored both the equaliser and the [[golden goal]] in extra time to win the tournament.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hesse |first=Uli |title=Tor!: The Story of German Football |publisher=When Saturday Comes |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-9561011-3-6 |edition=Revised & Updated |pages=266–269 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=UK|author=Lawton, Matt|title=Bierhoff back for more glory|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/4773162/Bierhoff-back-for-more-glory.html|date=7 October 2000|access-date=23 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216115834/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/4773162/Bierhoff-back-for-more-glory.html|archive-date=16 February 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In an important [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualification match]] on 20 August 1997, Germany trailed [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]], 0–1, with 20 minutes left when the manager of the national team, [[Berti Vogts]], sent in [[Thomas Häßler]] and Oliver Bierhoff. Within seven minutes the former provided Bierhoff with three assists, meaning Bierhoff had scored the fastest [[hat-trick]] in the history of the Germany national team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_80000/newsid_85600/85622.stm|title=Key player – Oliver Bierhoff|work=BBC Sport|date=3 May 1998|access-date=20 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216115834/http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_80000/newsid_85600/85622.stm|archive-date=16 February 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1998, he was appointed [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the national team after the retirement of [[Jürgen Klinsmann]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.ca/soccer/world/news/1998/09/01/bierhoff_captain/|title=Vogts names Bierhoff Germany's captain|date=1 September 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426215018/http://sportsillustrated.ca/soccer/world/news/1998/09/01/bierhoff_captain/|archive-date=26 April 2014|access-date=26 April 2014|website=Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNN}}</ref>

==Style of play==
A large and prolific striker, Bierhoff was a strong, physical, aggressive, and powerful player, who played mainly as a [[Forward (association football)#Target forward|target forward]] role.<ref name="acmilan.com" /><ref name="clay" /> Although he was not particularly skilful with his feet from a technical standpoint, or a particularly good ball-player, he possessed good movement inside the box as well as strong hold-up play, but he was known in particular for his excellent aerial ability; in addition to his height, strength, and elevation, he was able to execute [[Header (association football)|headers]] with power and precision, having scored several critical goals with his head throughout his career, for both club and country, which led him to be regarded as one of the best players in the world with his head and as a specialist in the air. In addition to scoring goals, Bierhoff was also capable of providing [[Assist (association football)|assists]] to his teammates with his head through knock-downs.<ref name="clay">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/sep/12/newsstory.sport11 |title=Chelsea face hero with feet of clay |work=The Guardian |last1=Kuper |first1=Simon |date=12 September 1999 |access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/01/news/01iht-thom.t.html|title=Germany Wins Euro 96 With a 'Golden Goal'|work=The New York Times|last=Thomsen|first=Ian|date=1 July 1996|access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/04/sports/world-cup-98-germany-stays-resolute-to-end-which-is-when-the-rally-comes.html |title=WORLD CUP '98; Germany Stays Resolute to End, Which Is When the Rally Comes |work=The New York Times |last1=Cohen |first1=Roger |date=4 July 1998 |access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/sport/germes/germes/germes.html |title=La Germania ringrazia il solito Bierhoff |work=La Repubblica |language=it |date=29 June 1998 |access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnamilan.com/campioni-rossoneri/oliver-bierhoff.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116174655/http://www.dnamilan.com/campioni-rossoneri/oliver-bierhoff.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 January 2017 |title=Oliver Bierhoff |publisher=DNAMilan.com |language=it |last1=Bonifazi |first1=Enrico |date=26 April 2013 |access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/luca-waldschmidt-marco-richter-proving-pleasant-surprises-for-germanys-u21s/a-49328934 |title=Luca Waldschmidt, Marco Richter proving pleasant surprises for Germany's U21s |publisher=DW.com |date=24 June 2019 |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> Although he was less adept at scoring with his feet,<ref name="clay" /> he also possessed a powerful shot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/germany/squad/newsid_1782000/1782917.stm|title=Oliver Bierhoff|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 May 2002|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
Bierhoff was a manager of the [[Germany national football team]] from 2004 until December 2017, a new position created as part of [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]'s acceptance of the coaching job. Essentially the duties revolve around the [[public relations]] aspect of the team as opposed to coaching responsibilities.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Tommaso Maschio |date=13 March 2015 |title=UFFICIALE: Germania, Bierhoff fino al 2020. Coordinerà il settore giovanile |url=http://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/europa/ufficiale-germania-bierhoff-fino-al-2020-coordinera-il-settore-giovanile-657030 |access-date=2 April 2015 |website=tuttomercatoweb.com |language=it}}</ref> On 1 January 2018, a structural reform in the German Football Association took place and Bierhoff was named the [[technical director]] of the Germany national team (officially ''Direktor Nationalmannschaften und Akademie'', "director national teams and football development").<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-10-20 |title=Oliver Bierhoff wird Superminister |url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/article169850661/Oliver-Bierhoff-wird-Superminister.html |access-date=2019-04-25 |work=Welt |publisher=Axel Springer SE |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2019 |title=Germany technical director Oliver Bierhoff admits to mistakes in handling of Mesut Ozil's international retirement |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/germany-technical-director-oliver-bierhoff-admits-to-mistakes-in-handling-of-mesut-ozils-international-retirement-6425301.html |access-date=26 April 2019 |work=First Post}}</ref> After another early World Cup exit in [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]], Bierhoff had his contract terminated by the [[German Football Association|DFB]], which was supposed to run until 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/oliver-bierhoff-loest-vertrag-mit-dem-dfb-auf-247052/ |title=Oliver Bierhoff löst Vertrag mit DFB auf |website=DFB |language=de |date=5 December 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On 22 June 2001, Bierhoff married Klara Szalantzy, a [[Munich]]-born-and-bred German former model of Hungarian ancestry who had formerly dated basketball player [[Dražen Petrović]] and was behind the wheel in the fatal June 1993 car crash on [[Bundesautobahn 9]] (A9) near the town of [[Denkendorf, Bavaria|Denkendorf]] that claimed Petrović's life.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 August 2011 |title=Forever Shattered - Crash that killed Drazen Petrovic 18 years ago crushed the dreams of one broken passenger |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/crash-killed-drazen-petrovic-18-years-crushed-dreams-broken-passenger-article-1.948653 |access-date=10 July 2013 |work=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Seric |first=Filip |title=Ona je bila za volanom auta u kojem je poginuo Dražen Petrović: Evo gdje je danas i kako izgleda njegova djevojka |url=https://story.hr/Celebrity/a304907/kako-danas-izgleda-klara-szalantzy-djevojka-drazena-petrovica.html |date=9 September 2024 |website=Story.hr |access-date=2 August 2025 |language=hr |archive-date= |archive-url= |url-status= }}</ref> Bierhoff and Szalantzy had a daughter on 27 January 2007. He is a [[Roman Catholic]].

Bierhoff features in [[EA Sports]]' [[FIFA video game series|''FIFA'' video game series]]; he features in the ''[[FIFA 14]]'' Ultimate-Team Legends.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA 14 Ultimate Team Legends: Oliver Bierhoff |url=http://www.futhead.com/14/players/12511/bierhoff/ |access-date=2 April 2015 |website=futhead.com}}</ref>

He is a member of the AC Milan Hall of Fame.<ref name="acmilan.com" />

Bierhoff was one of several celebrities in 2015 who endorsed the tabloid newspaper ''[[Bild]]''{{'}}s petition against far right group [[PEGIDA]].<ref>{{cite news |date=6 January 2015 |title=Germany Pegida protests: 'Islamisation' rallies denounced |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30694406 |access-date=6 January 2015}}</ref>

===Education===
Bierhoff took a correspondence course and graduated in 2002 with a degree in business economics from the [[University of Hagen]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Miles |first=Grant |date=9 October 2013 |title=Top FIVE footballers that graduated at University |url=http://www.sportsgazette.co.uk/section.php?aid=801&sid=3 |access-date=27 July 2017 |website=Sports Gazette}}{{dead link|date=March 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=3 August 2015 |title=Oliver Bierhoff - Manager, Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. |url=https://www.boardroominsiders.com/executive-profiles/1001134/Deutscher-Fu%C3%9Fball-Bund-e.V./Oliver-Bierhoff |access-date=27 July 2017 |website=Boardroom Insiders}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|oliver-bierhoff}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[DFB-Pokal]], [[Austrian Cup]], [[Coppa Italia]], [[Coupe de France]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de la Ligue]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[KFC Uerdingen 05|Bayer Uerdingen]]
|[[1986–87 Bundesliga|1986–87]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|19||3||4||4||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=UC}}||2||colspan="2"|—||27||9
|-
|[[1987–88 Bundesliga|1987–88]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|12||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!31!!4!!5!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!40!!10
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Hamburger SV]]
|[[1988–89 Bundesliga|1988–89]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|24||6||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||7
|-
|[[1989–90 Bundesliga|1989–90]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|10||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!34!!6!!4!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!38!!7
|-
|[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|[[1989–90 Bundesliga|1989–90]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|8||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
|[[SV Austria Salzburg|Austria Salzburg]]
|[[1990–91 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1990–91]]
|[[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]]
|33||23||3||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||26
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC|Ascoli]]
|[[1991–92 Serie A|1991–92]]
|[[Serie A]]
|17||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||2
|-
|[[1992–93 Serie B|1992–93]]
|[[Serie B]]
|35||20||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||21
|-
|[[1993–94 Serie B|1993–94]]
|[[Serie B]]
|32||17||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||17
|-
|[[1994–95 Serie B|1994–95]]
|[[Serie B]]
|33||9||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!117!!48!!7!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!124!!49
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]
|[[1995–96 Serie A|1995–96]]
|[[Serie A]]
|31||17||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||18
|-
|[[1996–97 Udinese Calcio season|1996–97]]
|[[Serie A]]
|23||13||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||13
|-
|[[1997–98 Udinese Calcio season|1997–98]]
|[[Serie A]]
|32||27||3||2||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=UC}}||2||colspan="2"|—||39||31
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!86!!57!!6!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!96!!62
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[AC Milan]]
|[[1998–99 AC Milan season|1998–99]]
|[[Serie A]]
|34||19||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||21
|-
|[[1999–2000 AC Milan season|1999–2000]]
|[[Serie A]]
|30||11||3||1||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||2||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Supercoppa Italiana]]}}||0||40||14
|-
|[[2000–01 AC Milan season|2000–01]]
|[[Serie A]]
|27||6||5||1||colspan="2"|—||10{{efn|name=UCL}}||2||colspan="2"|—||42||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!91!!36!!11!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!16!!4!!1!!0!!119!!44
|-
|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|[[2001–02 AS Monaco FC season|2001–02]]
|[[French Division 1|Division 1]]
|18||4||4||1||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||7
|-
|[[AC ChievoVerona|Chievo]]
|[[2002–03 AC ChievoVerona season|2002–03]]
|[[Serie A]]
|26||7||2||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||30||7
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!444!!185!!42!!17!!3!!2!!26!!8!!1!!0!!516!!212
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/14090/Oliver_Bierhoff.html |title=Bierhoff, Oliver |publisher=national-football-teams.com |access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|1996||11||6
|-
|1997||8||7
|-
|1998||17||8
|-
|1999||8||6
|-
|2000||8||3
|-
|2001||7||1
|-
|2002||11||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!70!!37
|}

:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bierhoff goal''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bierhoff-intl.html | title = Oliver Bierhoff – Goals in International Matches | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date =23 December 2010}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Oliver Bierhoff
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || rowspan="2"|27 March 1996 || rowspan="2"|[[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Munich]], Germany || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Denmark}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|3 || 4 June 1996 || [[Carl-Benz-Stadion]], [[Mannheim]], Germany || {{fb|Liechtenstein}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|9–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|4 || rowspan="2"|30 June 1996 || rowspan="2"|[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]], England || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Czech Republic}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|[[UEFA Euro 1996 Final|2–1]] ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]]) || rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Euro 1996]]
|-
| align="center"|5 || align="center"|[[Golden Goal#Association football|2–1]] 
|-
| align="center"|6 || 4 September 1996 || [[Ernest Pohl Stadium|Górnik Stadium]], [[Zabrze]], Poland || {{fb|Poland}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|7 || 30 April 1997 || [[Weserstadion]], [[Bremen]], Germany || {{fb|Ukraine}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification|FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying]]
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| align="center"|8 || rowspan="3"|20 August 1997 || rowspan="3"|[[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland || rowspan="3"|{{fb|Northern Ireland}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|3–1  || rowspan="3"|FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
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| align="center"|9 || align="center"|2–1 
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| align="center"|10 || align="center"|3–1 
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| align="center"|11 || rowspan="2"|11 October 1997 || rowspan="2"|[[Niedersachsenstadion]], [[Hanover]], Germany || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Albania}} || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–3  || rowspan="2"|FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
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| align="center"|12 || align="center"|4–3 
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| align="center"|13 || 15 November 1997 || [[Rheinstadion]], [[Düsseldorf]], Germany ||{{fb|South Africa}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly
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| align="center"|14 || rowspan="2"|30 May 1998 || rowspan="2"|[[Waldstadion (Frankfurt)|Waldstadion]], [[Frankfurt]], Germany || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Colombia}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
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| align="center"|15 || align="center"|2–0 
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| align="center"|16 || rowspan="2"|5 June 1998 || rowspan="2"|[[Carl-Benz-Stadion]], [[Mannheim]], Germany || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Luxembourg}} || align="center"|5–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|17 || align="center"|6–0
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| align="center"|18 || 21 June 1998 || [[Stade Félix-Bollaert]], [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais|Lens]], France || {{fb|Yugoslavia}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup 1998]]
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| align="center"|19 || 25 June 1998 || [[Stade de la Mosson]], [[Montpellier]], France || {{fb|Iran}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 ||FIFA World Cup 1998
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| align="center"|20 || 29 June 1998 || [[Stade de la Mosson]], [[Montpellier]], France || {{fb|Mexico}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 ||FIFA World Cup 1998
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| align="center"|21 || 14 October 1998 || [[Stadionul Republican]], [[Chişinău]], Moldova || {{fb|Moldova}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying]]
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| align="center"|22 || rowspan="3"|4 June 1999 || rowspan="3"|[[BayArena]], [[Leverkusen]], Germany || rowspan="3"|{{fb|Moldova}} ||align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6–1 || rowspan="3"|UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
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| align="center"|23 || align="center"|4–0
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| align="center"|24 || align="center"|6–1
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| align="center"|25 || rowspan="2"|4 September 1999 || rowspan="2"|[[Helsinki Olympic Stadium|Olympic Stadium]], [[Helsinki]], Finland || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Finland}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1 || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
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| align="center"|26 || align="center"|2–0
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| align="center"|27 || 8 September 1999 || [[Signal Iduna Park|Westfalenstadion]], [[Dortmund]], Germany || {{fb|Northern Ireland}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–0 || UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
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| align="center"|28 || rowspan="2"|3 June 2000 || rowspan="2"|[[Frankenstadion]], [[Nuremberg]], Germany || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Czech Republic}} || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–2 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
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| align="center"|29 || align="center"|3–2 
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| align="center"|30 || 7 June 2000 || [[Dreisamstadion]], [[Freiburg]], Germany || {{fb|Liechtenstein}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|8–2 || Friendly
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| align="center"|31 || 15 August 2001 || [[Puskás Ferenc Stadion (1953)|Népstadion]], [[Budapest]], Hungary || {{fb|Hungary}} || align="center"|5–2 || align="center"|5–2 || Friendly
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| align="center"|32 || 13 February 2002 || [[Fritz Walter Stadion]], [[Kaiserslautern]], Germany || {{fb|Israel}} || align="center"|5–1 || align="center"|7–1 || Friendly
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| align="center"|33 || 27 March 2002 || [[DKB-Arena|Ostseestadion]], [[Rostock]], Germany || {{fb|USA}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|4–2 || Friendly
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| align="center"|34 || rowspan="3"|9 May 2002 || rowspan="3"|[[Dreisamstadion]], [[Freiburg]], Germany || rowspan="3"|{{fb|Kuwait}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|7–0 || rowspan="3"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|35 || align="center"|4–0
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| align="center"|36 || align="center"|6–0
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| align="center"|37 || 1 June 2002 || [[Sapporo Dome]], [[Sapporo]], Japan || {{fb|Saudi Arabia}} || align="center"|7–0 || align="center"|8–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup 2002]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Ascoli'''
*[[Anglo-Italian Cup]] runner-up: [[1994–95 Anglo-Italian Cup|1994–95]]<ref>{{cite web |title=White lays on fillip for County |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/white-lays-on-fillip-for-county-1612045.html |website=The Independent |access-date=31 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116122745/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/white-lays-on-fillip-for-county-1612045.html |archive-date=16 November 2023 |language=en |date=20 March 1995 |url-status=live}}</ref>

'''AC Milan'''
*[[Serie A]]: [[1998–99 Serie A|1998–99]]<ref name="acmilan.com" /><ref name="Oliver Bierhoff Forward">{{cite web|title=Oliver Bierhoff Forward|url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/oliver-bierhoff.html|website=eurosport.yahoo.com|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>

'''Germany'''<ref name="Oliver Bierhoff Forward" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Bierhoff: We have to play our own game|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=7/news=bierhoff-we-have-to-play-our-own-game-2403505.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711210830/http://www.fifa.com//worldcup/news/y=2014/m=7/news=bierhoff-we-have-to-play-our-own-game-2403505.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 July 2014|website=fifa.com|publisher=FIFA|access-date=2 April 2015|date=11 July 2014}}</ref>
*[[UEFA European Football Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]]
*[[FIFA World Cup]] runner-up: [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Capocannonieri|Serie A top scorer]]: [[1997–98 Serie A|1997–98]]<ref name="acmilan.com" />
*Serie B top scorer: [[1992–93 Serie B|1992–93]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital2tops.html|title=Italy – Serie B Top Scorers|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>
*[[Goal of the Year (Germany)]]: 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportschau.de/sendung/tdm/archiv/chronik90er/juni1996tdm100.html|title=Juni 1996 - Bierhoff|language=de|publisher=Sportschau|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[Footballer of the Year (Germany)]]: 1998<ref>{{cite web|title=(West) Germany – Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/duitpoy.html|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>
*[[FIFA|FIFA XI]] (reserve): 1998<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info]</ref>
*AC Milan Hall of Fame<ref name="acmilan.com" />

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130514061658/http://www.history-of-soccer.org/oliver-bierhoff.html Oliver Bierhoff] at history-of-soccer.org <small>Retrieved 30 June 2013</small>
* [https://www.fussballdaten.de/person/oliver-bierhoff/einsaetze/borussia-moenchengladbach/0/0/ For 89–90 season with Mönchengladbach]

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