Not many players can be very iconic like Oliverr Bierhoff in terms of a heading in the world of football. His heading made the German national team dramatically became a winner in the European Cup in 1996. Udinese and Milan also had positive impact from Bierhoff's heading.
Oliver Bierhoff, the Germany striker and hero of the 1996 European Cup, believes he can fly. Bierhoff relied on his head to fly.
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| Oliver Bierhoff (image taken from faz.net) |
He is not a great talent footballer, where he always has to fight hard to reach the best level. This then makes him always feel humble when he achieves a success.
King of Heading
Bierhoff started his career in Italy with Ascoli, one year after Germany became a champion of World Cup in 1990, but his name came to prominence while playing for Udinese in 1995.
On June 30, 1996, his name is engraved in the history of the world of football. The man who was then 28 years old changed the course of the final match.
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| Oliver Bierhoff (image taken from acmilan.com) |
Oliver Bierhoff went into the field as a substitute with 20 minutes remaining. At that time Germany faced the Czech Republic and lags 0-1 from Patrik Berger's penalty goal.
Der Panzer, playing for the second time in the European Cup after reunification of West and East Germany, suffered a storm injury for this final match so it was having trouble against Czech Republic driven by energetic winger Karel Poborsky.
However, in just four minutes he scored with a heading that made the score into a draw.
The dynamics of the match are changing. Czech Republic, which initially took control of the match began to weaken. On the other hand, Germany is becoming aggressive.
Bierhoff scored his second goal of the game with a shot back to the body that deceived Petr Kouba in the 95th minute.
At that time, only one goal was needed in extra-time. The second goal created by Bierhoff is the first golden goal in world of football.
Golden goal became a popular term in 1996 and Bierhoff was synonymous with that achievement.
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| Oliver Bierhoff (image taken from kingfut.com) |
After Bierhoff succeeded in becoming a hero for Germany at Euro 1996, his name was cultured by the Udinese people. He was asked to become a captain, and he is considered one of the important parts of Udinese's revival in Serie A. But Bierhoof always refused his status as a star player.
In the 1997/98 Serie A season, Bierhoff became the top scorer with 27 goals. He also brought Udinese through to the UEFA Cup (currently Europa League). One season later, his 20th goal with AC Milan ensured a scudetto. Overall Bierhoff successfully created 103 goals, mostly created for his greatness in the air, as long as in Serie A. Given the great reputation of the defensive players in Serie A and how systematically they are in defense, the achievement is certainly remarkable. His prowess is not something exaggerated.
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Sources:
- Legenda: Oliver Bierhoff, Tinta Emas si Pencetak Gol Emas: https://juara.bolasport.com/read/ragam/sosok/139721-legenda-oliver-bierhoff-tinta-emas-si-pencetak-gol-emas
- Mengenang Legenda: Oliver Bierhoff, Lelaki Rendah Hati Terus Terbang Tinggi: https://www.fourfourtwo.com/id/features/mengenang-legenda-oliver-bierhoff-lelaki-rendah-hati-terus-terbang-tinggi
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