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{{short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stefan Effenberg
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|8|2}}
| birth_place = [[Hamburg]], West Germany
| height = 1.88 m<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/stefan-effenberg/spieler | title = Stefan Effenberg - Spielerprofil - DFB |publisher = dfb.de | language = de | access-date = 4 December 2020 }}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1974
| youthclubs1 = Bramfelder SV
| youthyears2 = 1974–1986
| youthclubs2 = [[Victoria Hamburg]]
| youthyears3 = 1986–1987
| youthclubs3 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| years1 = 1987–1990
| clubs1 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| caps1 = 73
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 1990–1992
| clubs2 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| caps2 = 65
| goals2 = 19
| years3 = 1992–1994
| clubs3 = [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
| caps3 = 56
| goals3 = 12
| years4 = 1994–1998
| clubs4 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| caps4 = 118
| goals4 = 23
| years5 = 1998–2002
| clubs5 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| caps5 = 95
| goals5 = 16
| years6 = 2002–2003
| clubs6 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]]
| caps6 = 19
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2003–2004
| clubs7 = [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]]
| caps7 = 15
| goals7 = 4
| totalcaps = 441
| totalgoals = 87
| nationalyears1 = 1988–1990
| nationalteam1 = [[Germany national under-21 football team|West Germany U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1991–1998
| nationalteam2 = [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
| nationalcaps2 = 35
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| manageryears1 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs1 = [[SC Paderborn 07|SC Paderborn]]
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{medal|Runner-up|[[UEFA Euro 1992|1992 Sweden]]|}}
| manageryears2 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs2 = [[KFC Uerdingen 05]] (sporting director)
}}

'''Stefan Effenberg''' ({{IPA|de|ˈʃtɛfan ˈʔɛfn̩bɛʁk}}; born 2 August 1968) is a German [[Association football|football]] pundit and former professional player. A [[midfielder]], he was known for his leadership skills, passing range, shooting ability, and physical strength, but was also a temperamental and controversial character.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/dream-teams-bayern-munich-1653067.html?action=Popup&ino=7 | title = Dream Teams: Bayern Munich |work=[[The Independent]] |location=UK | access-date =2 April 2011 | first = Matthew | last = Fearon | date = 25 March 2009}}</ref>

In the [[Bundesliga]] alone – where he represented [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] most notably, in six seasons and in two different spells – Effenberg collected 109 [[Penalty card#Yellow card|yellow cards]], an all-time record at the time of his retirement. With Bayern, he won three Bundesliga titles and [[Captain (association football)|captained]] the club to the [[UEFA Champions League]] title in 2001.

In a career that was cut short after a run-in with the management, Effenberg played for [[Germany national football team|Germany]] on 35 occasions, representing the nation in [[UEFA Euro 1992]] and the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]. His nickname is ''Der Tiger'' ({{IPA|de|deːɐ̯ ˈtiːɡɐ|IPA}}, "the tiger").

==Club career==
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,<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/effenbergdata.html | title = Stefan Effenberg - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 2 September 2015 | access-date = 9 September 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> although the club failed to win any silverware with Effenberg in the lineup.

When [[Lothar Matthäus]], who also represented Mönchengladbach, returned to Bayern in 1992, Effenberg moved to [[ACF Fiorentina]]. Despite the presence of [[Brian Laudrup]] and [[Gabriel Batistuta]], Fiorentina was relegated from [[Serie A]] in [[1992–93 Serie A|his first season]]. Effenberg stayed on in the [[1993–94 A.C. Fiorentina season|second flight]], [[1993–94 Serie B|winning promotion]] back at the first attempt.

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 [[Bavaria]]ns was much more successful. He collected three [[List of German football champions|Bundesliga titles]] in a row, and Bayern also reached two [[UEFA Champions League]] finals, the first of which was a 2–1 defeat to [[Manchester United F.C.]] in [[1999 UEFA Champions League final|1999]]. Bayern returned to the final in [[2001 UEFA Champions League final|2001]] with Effenberg as captain. He scored Bayern's equalising goal from the [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] spot in a victory against [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] (1–1, [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]] win). After the final, Effenberg was named the [[UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player|Most Valuable Player]] of the [[2000–01 UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=2000/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100223174224/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=2000/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 23 February 2010 | title = 2000/01: Kahn saves day for Bayern | publisher=[[UEFA]] | access-date = 2 April 2011}}</ref> After his departure, club fans voted him one of the eleven greatest Bayern players of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-com.de/en/news/news/2005/04283.php?fcb_sid=5b8c6a3f774d78a0ee1f7e99284268a1|title=Fans name greatest Reds of all time|publisher=FC Bayern|date=1 June 2005|access-date=9 February 2010}}</ref>

After an unsuccessful spell at [[VfL Wolfsburg]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/04/03/823901.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090220191125/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/04/03/823901.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 20 February 2009 | title = Effenberg quits Wolfsburg with immediate effect | publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] | date= 3 April 2003 | access-date =2 April 2011}}</ref> Effenberg ended his career in Qatar with [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi Sports Club]], with Gabriel Batistuta as his teammate. He appeared occasionally as a [[color commentator]] for German TV after his retirement as a player.

==Managerial career==
Effenberg was appointed as the head coach of [[SC Paderborn 07|SC Paderborn]] on 13 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Effenberg neuer Trainer des SC Paderborn|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/effenberg-neuer-trainer-des-sc-paderborn-132725/|access-date=13 October 2015|language=de}}</ref> He was sacked on 3 March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=SC Paderborn trennt sich von Effenberg|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/sc-paderborn-trennt-sich-von-stefan-effenberg-141014/|access-date=3 March 2016|language=de}}</ref>

On 10 October 2019, [[KFC Uerdingen 05]] presented Effenberg as the new sporting director.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lerch |first=André |date=10 October 2019 |title=KFC Uerdingen stellt Stefan Effenberg als Manager vor |url=https://www.wz.de/sport/fussball/kfc-uerdingen/kfc-uerdingen-stellt-stefan-effenberg-als-manager-vor_aid-46409793 |access-date=10 October 2019 |website=Westdeutsche Zeitung |language=de}}</ref> Following a few troubled months which included the team briefly staying at an Italian hotel with no football pitch for a mid-season training camp,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.n-tv.de/sport/fussball/Effenberg-vermasselt-KFC-Trainingslager-article21509925.html|title=Hotel hatte keinen Fußballplatz: Effenberg vermasselt KFC-Trainingslager|website=www.n-tv.de|date=15 January 2020|access-date=25 May 2020|language=de}}</ref> he stepped back from this position prematurely in May 2020.<ref name="kfc">{{cite web|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/stefan-effenberg-manager-uerdingen-1.4913438|title=Aus für Stefan Effenberg: Der Kurzzeit-Funktionär wirft hin|publisher=[[Süddeutsche Zeitung|SZ]]|date=20 May 2020|last=Hartmann|first=Ulrich|access-date=25 May 2020|language=de}}</ref>

==International career==
Effenberg played 35 games for the [[Germany national football team|Germany national team]] and scored five goals. His debut came on 5 June 1991, in a [[UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying|Euro 1992 qualifier]] against [[Wales national football team|Wales]], as he played the last 18 minutes of a 1–0 away loss. He would be an everpresent fixture during [[UEFA Euro 1992|the final stages]], even netting in the second group stage match, a 2–0 win over [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]].

During a group game against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]. Effenberg [[the finger|"gave the finger"]] to German fans at the [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] in the 35&nbsp;°C (95&nbsp;°F) heat of [[Dallas]] when he got substituted after a subpar performance; the Germans were then only one goal up, after leading 3–0.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.123football.com/players/e/stefan-effenberg/index.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051026230100/http://www.123football.com/players/e/stefan-effenberg/index.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 26 October 2005 | title = Stefan Effenberg | publisher = 123Football | access-date = 2 April 2011 }}</ref> German coach [[Berti Vogts]] was so outraged by this incident that he dropped Effenberg from the team on the spot, and declared that he was finished as an international player.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2003/0515/sp29-1.html | title = Doing it his own way | publisher = China Daily | date = 15 May 2003 | access-date = 2 April 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110611190844/http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2003/0515/sp29-1.html | archive-date = 11 June 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=27068.html#effenbergs+shame | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121026130028/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=27068.html#effenbergs+shame | url-status = dead | archive-date = 26 October 2012 | title = Effenberg's day of shame | publisher=[[UEFA]] | date = 24 June 2002 | access-date =2 April 2011}}</ref>

Effenberg did not appear in another international match again until 1998, when he was briefly reinstated to the national team for a couple of friendly matches in Malta in September, which happened to be Vogts' last two matches as national team coach. They turned out to be his last caps for Germany.

==Controversies and personal life==
Effenberg had a history of attracting attention and ire from fans, managers, and players alike with his behaviour.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://thesefootballtimes.co/2020/01/14/the-wagging-finger-affairs-and-rare-class-of-stefan-effenberg/|title=The wagging finger, affairs and rare class of Stefan Effenberg|date=14 January 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lastwordonsports.com/2016/01/20/forgotten-idols-stefan-effenberg/|title= Forgotten Idols: Stefan Effenberg|date= 20 January 2016}}</ref>

In 1991, prior to a [[1991–92 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] game against then-semi-professional [[Cork City Football Club|Cork City]], Effenberg told the press he was sure of a victory, saying Cork City midfielder [[Dave Barry (Irish footballer)|Dave Barry]] was "like (his) grandfather". Barry got his retribution by scoring the opening goal in the team's 1–1 draw at [[Musgrave Park, Cork|Musgrave Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.vr-web.de/peter.boehm/statistik/9192/spielberichte/fc_cork_city_uefa_a_1_1.htm |title=Cork City 1 – Bayern Munich 1 |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715233603/http://home.vr-web.de/peter.boehm/statistik/9192/spielberichte/fc_cork_city_uefa_a_1_1.htm |archive-date=15 July 2010 }}</ref>

In the late 1990s, Effenberg, already married to Martina, provoked animosity when his affair with Claudia Strunz, the wife of former club and national teammate [[Thomas Strunz]], was revealed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/apr/28/europeanfootball.sport1|title=Bayern walk it as Effenberg talks it|website=The Guardian}}</ref>
Effenberg published a controversial autobiography, notorious for its blatant contents – which included lashing out at some other football professionals, namely club and national teammate [[Lothar Matthäus]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/12-famous-players-hated-becoming-team-mates-ibrahimovic-icardi-terry|title=12 famous players who hated each other after becoming team-mates|date=18 November 2021 }}</ref>

In 2001, Effenberg was fined after being found guilty of assaulting a woman in a nightclub.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/1494882.stm | title = Effenberg pays penalty | publisher = [[BBC Sport]] | date = 16 August 2001 | access-date =2 April 2011}}</ref> The following year, he implied that unemployed people in Germany were too lazy to look for work, and demanded they took benefit cuts. The interview was issued in ''[[Playboy]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/germany/newsid_1949000/1949480.stm | title = Scholl hangs up international boots | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 24 April 2002 | access-date = 2 April 2011}}</ref>

Strunz and Effenberg were married in 2004,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/05/02/german_rdp | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120714083400/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/05/02/german_rdp | url-status = dead | archive-date = 14 July 2012 | title = Matthaeus is 'a real quitter,' says Effenberg | publisher = [[Sports Illustrated]] | date = 2 May 2003 | access-date = 2 April 2011}}</ref> and the player also had three children from his first marriage; the couple then relocated to [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.monstersandcritics.com/sport/soccer/article_1035766.php/Stefan_Effenberg_bids_his_final_farewell| title = Stefan Effenberg bids his final farewell| publisher = Monsters and Critics| date = 21 July 2005| access-date = 2 April 2011| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110715204018/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/sport/soccer/article_1035766.php/Stefan_Effenberg_bids_his_final_farewell| archive-date = 15 July 2011| df = dmy-all}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2002-03/396/vereinsspieler_stefan-effenberg.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017054920/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2002-03/396/vereinsspieler_stefan-effenberg.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 October 2012 | title = Effenberg, Stefan | language = de | publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]] | access-date =2 April 2011}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|[[1987–88 Bundesliga|1987–88]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Bundesliga]]
|15||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||15||1
|-
|[[1988–89 Bundesliga|1988–89]]
|29||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||31||3
|-
|[[1989–90 Bundesliga|1989–90]]
|29||6||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||32||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!73!!10!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!78!!10
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|[[1990–91 FC Bayern Munich season|1990–91]]
|rowspan="2"|Bundesliga
|32||9||1||0||colspan="2"|—||8||1||1{{efn|name=DFB|Appearance in [[DFB-Supercup]]}}||0||42||10
|-
|[[1991–92 FC Bayern Munich season|1991–92]]
|33||10||1||0||colspan="2"|—||4||1||colspan="2"|–||38||11
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!65!!19!!2!!0!!0!!0!!12!!2!!1!!0!!80!!21
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
|[[1992–93 A.C. Fiorentina season|1992–93]]
|[[Serie A]]
|30||5||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||34||7
|-
|[[1993–94 Serie B|1993–94]]
|[[Serie B]]
|26||7||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||30||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!56!!12!!8!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!64!!14
|-
|rowspan="5"|Borussia Mönchengladbach
|[[1994–95 Bundesliga|1994–95]]
|rowspan="4"|Bundesliga
|30||7||5||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||35||9
|-
|[[1995–96 Borussia Mönchengladbach season|1995–96]]
|31||7||2||1||colspan="2"|—||6||3||1{{efn|name=DFB}}||0||40||11
|-
|[[1996–97 Bundesliga|1996–97]]
|29||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||3||2||colspan="2"|–||34||3
|-
|[[1997–98 Bundesliga|1997–98]]
|28||8||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||29||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!118!!23!!10!!3!!0!!0!!9!!5!!1!!0!!138!!31
|-
|rowspan="5"|Bayern Munich
|[[1998–99 FC Bayern Munich season|1998–99]]
|rowspan="4"|Bundesliga
|31||8||6||3||2||0||12||5||colspan="2"|–||51||16
|-
|[[1999–2000 FC Bayern Munich season|1999–2000]]
|27||2||5||0||1||0||11||2||colspan="2"|–||44||4
|-
|[[2000–01 FC Bayern Munich season|2000–01]]
|20||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1||colspan="2"|–||30||5
|-
|[[2001–02 FC Bayern Munich season|2001–02]]
|17||2||4||0||1||0||7||1||colspan="2"|–||29||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!95!!16!!15!!3!!4!!0!!40!!9!!0!!0!!154!!28
|-
|[[VfL Wolfsburg]]
|[[2002–03 Bundesliga|2002–03]]
|Bundesliga
|19||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||3
|-
|[[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]]
|[[2003–04 Qatar Stars League|2003–04]]
|[[Qatar Stars League]]
|15||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||15||4
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!441!!87!!42!!8!!4!!0!!61!!16!!2!!0!!550!!111
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/effenberg-intl.html | title = Stefan Effenberg – International Appearances | publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]] | access-date =2 April 2011 | date = 2 November 2002 | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|1991||4||0
|-
|1992||12||2
|-
|1993||11||3
|-
|1994||6||0
|-
|1995||0||0
|-
|1996||0||0
|-
|1997||0||0
|-
|1998||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!35!!5
|}

:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Effenberg goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Stefan Effenberg
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || [[UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2#Scotland vs Germany|15 June 1992]] || [[Norrköpings Idrottspark|Idrottsparken]], [[Norrköping]], Sweden || {{fb|Scotland}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[UEFA Euro 1992]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 9 September 1992 || [[Parken Stadium]], Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|Denmark}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || rowspan="2"|14 April 1993 || rowspan="2"|[[RewirpowerSTADION|Ruhrstadion]], [[Bochum]], Germany || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Ghana}} || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"|6–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|4–1
|-
| align="center"|5 || 19 June 1993 || [[Pontiac Silverdome|Silverdome]], [[Detroit]], United States || {{fb|England}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[U.S. Cup]]
|}

===Managerial===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[SC Paderborn 07|Paderborn 07]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} 
|align=left|13 October 2015
|align=left|2 March 2016
{{WDL|15|2|6|7}}
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|15|2|6|7}}
|}

==Honours==
'''Bayern Munich'''
* [[Bundesliga]]: [[1998–99 Bundesliga|1998–99]], [[1999–2000 Bundesliga|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 Bundesliga|2000–01]]
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[1999–2000 DFB-Pokal|1999–2000]]
* [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2000–01 UEFA Champions League|2000–01]]
* [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[2001 Intercontinental Cup|2001]]
* [[DFL-Supercup|DFB-Supercup]]: [[1990 DFB-Supercup|1990]]
* [[DFB-Ligapokal]]: [[1998 DFB-Ligapokal|1998]], [[1999 DFB-Ligapokal|1999]], [[2000 DFB-Ligapokal|2000]]

'''Fiorentina'''
* [[Serie B]]: [[1993–94 Serie B|1993–94]]

'''Borussia Mönchengladbach'''
* DFB-Pokal: [[1994–95 DFB-Pokal|1994–95]]

'''Germany'''
* [[UEFA European Championship]] runner-up: [[UEFA Euro 1992|1992]]
* [[U.S. Cup]]: 1993

'''Individual'''
* ''[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]'' Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199091/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018185816/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199091/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1990/91|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199192/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018185823/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199192/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1991/92|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199495/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018190450/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199495/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1994/95|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199596/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018190454/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199596/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1995/96|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199697/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018190458/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199697/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1996/97|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199798/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018190503/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199798/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1997/98|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199900/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018190514/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199900/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1999/2000|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref>
* [[UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament]]: [[UEFA Euro 1992#Awards|1992]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7bc692c194-ce0e0f567c1e-1000--euro-1992-team-of-the-tournament/|title=EURO 1992 Team of the Tournament|publisher=[[UEFA]]|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
* [[FIFA|FIFA XI]]: 1997<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info]</ref>
* [[European Sports Media#ESM Team of the Year|ESM Team of the Year]]: 1998–99
* [[Ballon d'Or]] nominee: [[1999 Ballon d'Or|1999]], [[2001 Ballon d'Or|2001]]<ref>{{cite news|title=European Footballer of the Year |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |work=[[RSSSF]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007212514/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |archive-date=7 October 2013 }}</ref>
* [[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]]: 2001
* Bayern Munich All-time XI: 2005<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fcbayern.de/en/news/news/2005/04283.php|title=Fans name greatest reds of all time|date=1 June 2005|work=FC Bayern München|access-date=18 January 2025|archive-date=3 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103224332/http://www.fcbayern.de/en/news/news/2005/04283.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Fussballdaten|effenbergstefan}}
* {{WorldFootball.net|stefan-effenberg}}
* {{NFT player|14092}}

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