Germany national football team goal records
This summarises various goal statistics of the Germany national football team.
Youngest goalscorers
18 youngest goalscorers were younger than 20 years, 38 still underage at their first goal. Lukas Podolski is the youngest player to score two goals in one match, but only in his eighth match. By contrast, Fritz Walter in his first international match as the youngest player yet three goals. Josef Gauchel is the youngest player to score his first goal in a competitive fixture, in the OG 1936 1st Round, all other of the 20 youngest goalscorers scored in friendly matches. The youngest competitive goal scorer is Mario Götze, who scored his second goal at the age of 19 years and 91 days on 2 September 2011 in the EC 2012 Qualification against Austria. The following table lists all national players who have not reached the age of 20 years.
| Pos. | Name | Birthday | 1st goal | Opponent | venue | Result | Type | 1st goal in the match of him |
age[lower-alpha 1] | total goals | goals before 20. birthday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marius Hiller † | 05.08.1892 | 03.04.1910 |  Switzerland |
Basel, SUI | A | 3:2 | friendly match | 1. | 17 years, 241 days | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 |
| 2. | Edmund Conen † | 10.11.1914 | 14.01.1934 |  Hungary |
Frankfurt | H | 3:1 | friendly match | 1. | 19 years, 65 days | 27 | 5 |
| 3. | Willi Fick † | 17.02.1891 | 24.04.1910 |  Netherlands |
Arnhem, NED | A | 2:4 | friendly match | 1. | 19 years, 66 days | 1 | 1 |
| 4. | Mario Götze | 03.06.1992 | 10.08.2011 |  Brazil |
Stuttgart | H | 3:2 | friendly match | 7. | 19 years, 68 days | 17 | 2 |
| Adolf Jäger † | 31.03.1889 | 07.06.1908 |  Austria |
Vienna, AUT | A | 2:3 | friendly match | 1. | 19 years, 68 days | 10 | 1 | |
| Klaus Stürmer † | 09.08.1935 | 16.10.1954 |  France |
Hanover | H | 1:3 | friendly match | 1. | 19 years, 68 days | 1 | 1 | |
| 7. | Karl Schlösser † | 29.01.1912 | 26.04.1931 | Netherlands |
Amsterdam, NED | A | 1:1 | friendly match | 1. | 19 years, 87 days | 1 | 1 |
| 8. | Marko Marin | 13.03.1989 | 20.08.2008 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
Nuremberg | H | 2:0 | friendly match | 2. | 19 years, 160 days | 1 | 1 |
| 9. | Lukas Podolski | 04.06.1985 | 21.12.2004 (2 goal) |  Thailand |
Bangkok, THA | A | 5:1 | friendly match | 8. | 19 years, 200 days | 48 | 3[lower-alpha 3] |
| 10. | Fritz Becker † | 13.09.1888 | 05.04.1908 (2 goal)[lower-alpha 4] | Switzerland |
Basel, SUI | A | 3:5 | friendly match | 1. | 19 years, 204 days | 2 | 2 |
| 11. | Ludwig Durek † | 27.01.1921 | 15.09.1940 |  Slovakia |
Bratislava, SVK | A | 1:0 | friendly match | 1. | 19 years, 231 days | 2 | 1 |
| 12. | Ernst Möller † | 19.08.1891 | 14.04.1911 (2 goal) |  England |
Mariendorf-Berlin | H | 2:2 | friendly match | 1. | 19 years, 238 days | 4 | 2 |
| 13. | Julian Draxler | 20.09.1993 | 02.06.2013 |  United States |
Washington, D.C., USA | A | 3:4 | friendly match | 6. | 19 years, 255 days | active | 1 |
| 14. | Fritz Walter † | 31.10.1920 | 14.07.1940 (3 goal) |  Romania |
Frankfurt | H | 9:3 | friendly match | 1. | 19 years, 256 days | 33 | 5 |
| 15. | Walter Günther † | 18.11.1915 | 18.08.1935[lower-alpha 5] |  Luxembourg |
Luxembourg City, LUX | A | 1:0 | friendly match | 1. | 19 years, 273 days | 2 | 1 |
| 16. | Hans Fiederer † | 21.01.1920 | 03.12.1939 | Slovakia |
Chemnitz | H | 3:1 | friendly match | 2. | 19 years, 316 days | 3 | 1 |
| 17. | Josef Gauchel † | 11.09.1916 | 04.08.1936 (2 goal) | Luxembourg |
Berlin | H | 9:0 | OG 1936 1st Round | 1. | 19 years, 326 days | 13 | 2 |
| 18. | Julius Hirsch † | 07.04.1892 | 24.03.1912 (4 goal) | Netherlands |
Zwolle, NED | A | 5:5 | friendly match | 2. | 19 years, 351 days | 4 | 4 |
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Oldest goalscorers
17 players were over 33 in their last goal, including record goal scorer Miroslav Klose, who also scored the most goals after his 30th birthday. His precursor Gerd Müller scored his last of 68 international goals with 28 years and 246 days, making him the player with the most goals before the 30th Birthday. Klose was 35 years and 362 days old at his 69th international goal, with whom he replaced Müller as the record scorer. Müller was at his 44th international goal, with whom he substituted Uwe Seeler as a record holder 26 years and 205 days old. In turn, he was 29 years and 230 days old when he scored his 34th goal Fritz Walter, who had become 16 days after his 35th birthday record goalscorer, but was unable to play internationals for 8.5 years. The following table lists all national players who have reached the age of 33.
| Pos. | Name | Birthday | last goal | Opponent | venue | Result | Type | age | goals | goals after 30. birthday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lothar Matthäus (c) | 21.03.1961 | 28.07.1999 |  New Zealand |
Guadalajara, MEX | * | 2:0 | Confed-Cup Group | 38 years, 128 days | 23 | 6 |
| 2. | Richard Kreß † | 06.03.1925 | 20.09.1961 |  Denmark |
Düsseldorf | H | 5:1 | friendly match | 36 years, 198 days | 2 | 2 |
| 3. | Miroslav Klose | 09.06.1978 | 08.07.2014 | Brazil |
Belo Horizonte, BRA | A | 7:1 | WC 2014 Semi final | 36 years, 29 days | 71[lower-alpha 1] | 32 |
| 4. | Fritz Walter (c)† | 31.10.1920 | 26.05.1956 | England |
Berlin | H | 1:3 | friendly match | 35 years, 207 days | 33 | 14 |
| 5. | Oliver Neuville | 01.05.1973 | 31.05.2008 |  Serbia |
Gelsenkirchen | H | 2:1 | friendly match | 35 years, 30 days | 10 | 6 |
| 6. | Ulf Kirsten | 04.12.1965 | 07.06.2000 |  Liechtenstein |
Freiburg | H | 8:2 | friendly match | 34 years, 186 days | 20[lower-alpha 2] | 14 |
| 7. | Hans Schäfer † | 19.10.1927 | 11.04.1962 |  Uruguay |
Hamburg | H | 3:0 | friendly match | 34 years, 175 days | 15 | 5 |
| 8. | Rudi Völler | 13.04.1960 | 02.07.1994 | Belgium |
Chicago, USA | * | 3:2 | WC 1994 Round of 16 | 34 years, 80 days | 47 | 15 |
| 9. | Oliver Bierhoff | 01.05.1968 | 01.06.2002 |  Saudi Arabia |
Sapporo, JPN | * | 8:0 | WC 2002 Group | 34 years, 31 days | 37 | 24 |
| 10. | Stefan Kuntz | 30.10.1962 | 09.10.1996 |  Armenia |
Yerevan, ARM | A | 5:1 | WC 1998 Qualification | 33 years, 345 days | 6 | 6 |
| 11. | Otto Harder (c)† | 25.11.1892 | 31.10.1926 | Netherlands |
Amsterdam, NED | A | 3:2 | friendly match | 33 years, 340 days | 14 | 13 |
| 12. | Jürgen Klinsmann (c) | 30.07.1964 | 29.06.1998 |  Mexiko |
Montpellier, FRA | * | 2:1 | WC 1998 Round of 16 | 33 years, 334 days | 47 | 22 |
| 13. | Bernd Schneider (c) | 17.11.1973 | 12.09.2007 | Romania |
Köln | H | 3:1 | friendly match | 33 years, 299 days | 4 | 3 |
| 14. | Max Morlock † | 11.05.1925 | 28.12.1958[lower-alpha 3] | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt(United Arab Republic) |
Cairo, EGY | A | 1:2 | friendly match | 33 years, 231 days | 21 | 2 |
| 15. | Uwe Seeler (c) | 05.11.1936 | 14.06.1970 | England |
León, MEX | * | 3:2 a.e.t | WC 1970 Quarter final | 33 years, 221 days | 43 | 7 |
| 16. | Dieter Hoeneß | 07.01.1953 | 09.04.1986 | Switzerland |
Basel, SUI | A | 1:0 | friendly match | 33 years, 92 days | 4 | 1 |
| 17. | Adolf Jäger (c)† | 31.03.1889 | 23.04.1922 | Austria |
Vienna, AUT | A | 2:0 | friendly match | 33 years, 23 days | 11 | 3 |
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Scorers with at least three goals in a match
50 players score at least three goals in at least one match, 16 of them in at least two matches. Only six players scored in this in their first match. Otto Dumke was the only of them get no further goals. Two other players also scored only these goals, including Julius Hirsch after all four in one match. For four players it was the first goals, but they had previously played a match without scoring. Two players scored only three goals in their last match, for Paul Pömpner it was the only goal.
Most often, three goals of a player in matches against Finland (even two players) and against Switzerland (seven times). In seven matches two players could score at least three goals. In friendly match the most common (50 times) was to score at least three goals by one player. Gerd Müller is the only player who scored three goals in two consecutive matches: On 7 and 10 June 1970, he scored in the World Cup matches against Bulgaria and Peru three goals each. The two matches on 18 and 26 April 1926, in which initially Josef Pöttinger and then Otto Harder scored three goals, followed immediately after each other. Richard Hofmann is the only player who has succeeded in three consecutive years (1928-1932) in each match a "hat-trick". For Miroslav Klose, the longest time (six years and three months) passed between two "hat-trick". In the 1950s, 1980s and 1990s, there was no match in which a player scored at least four goals. matches with at least three goals of a player, however, existed in every decade with the exception of the years before 1910. In twelve matches, the shooters of three goals were the only German scorer, also succeeded once Gerd Müller, at the inauguration of Munich Olympiastadions to score four goals without another German player scoring. In two matches, there were only the two "hat-trick" by two players, both matches ended 6–0. No match in which a player could score at least three goals was lost, but five ended in a draw (3 × 3:3, 1 × 4:4 and 5:5 respectively). The strongest opponent, against whom a player scored a "hat-trick", were the Switzerland 1925 (silver medalist of the Olympic Games 1924), Yugoslavia in 1962 and in the European Semifinals 1976 (World Cup Fourth of 1962 and European Championship Fourth in 1976), the Soviet Union in 1972 (defeated by Germany four weeks later in the European Championship finals), the Netherlands in 1980 (Vice World Champion of 1978) and the FIFA World Ranking fourth Portugal at the 2014 World Cup.
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Scorers who have scored at least 3 goals in more than one match
For several players with the same number of match, the entry is made chronologically.
| Pos. | Name | Nr. | Date | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gerd Müller | 8× | 08.04.1967 (4), 21.05.1969 (4), 07.06.1970 (3), 10.06.1970 (3) 22.06.1971 (3), 08.09.1971 (3), 26.05.1972 (4), 15.11.1972 (4) | 28 |
| 2. | Edmund Conen † | 5× | 27.05.1934 (3), 27.01.1935 (3), 18.08.1935 (3), 01.09.1940 (4), 20.10.1940 (4) | 17 |
| 3. | Richard Hofmann † | 5× | 28.05.1928, 23.06.1929, 10.05.1930, 27.09.1931, 01.07.1932 (3) | 15 |
| 4. | Miroslav Klose | 4× | 13.02.2002, 18.05.2002, 01.06.2002, 10.09.2008 (3) | 12 |
| 5. | Uwe Seeler | 3× | 21.10.1959, 20.09.1961, 28.09.1963 (3) | 9 |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 3× | 23.09.1981, 18.11.1981, 20.06.1982 (3) | ||
| Oliver Bierhoff | 3× | 20.08.1997, 04.06.1999, 09.05.2002 (3) | ||
| 8 | Otto Siffling † | 2× | 16.05.1937 (5), 24.10.1937 (3) | 8 |
| 9 | Ernst Willimowski [lower-alpha 1]  † | 2× | 05.10.1941 (3), 18.10.1942 (4) | 7 |
| Lukas Podolski | 2× | 07.09.2005 (3), 06.09.2006 (4) | ||
| 11. | Serge Gnabry | 2× | 11.11.2016 (3), 19.11.2019 (3) | 6 |
| Otto Harder † | 2× | 25.10.1924 (3), 20.06.1926 (3) | ||
| Karl Hohmann † | 2× | 22.10.1933 (3), 11.03.1934 (3) | ||
| Franz Binder † | 2× | 12.11.1939 (3), 26.11.1939 (3) | ||
| Fritz Walter † | 2× | 14.07.1940 (3), 15.08.1942 (3) | ||
| André Schürrle | 2× | 15.10.2013 (3), 13.06.2015 (3) | ||
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The best Quota
More than an average of one goal per match made at least three matches completed only ten players. Gottfried Fuchs was the only player to score more than 2 goals per match.
| Nr. | Name | Goals | Matches | Goals per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gottfried Fuchs † | 13 | 6 | 2,17 |
| 2 | Ludwig Damminger † | 5 | 3 | 1,67 |
| Ernst Poertgen † | 5 | 3 | 1,67 | |
| 4 | Ernst Willimowski † | 13 | 8 | 1,63 |
| 5 | Georg Frank † | 5 | 4 | 1,25 |
| Oskar Rohr † | 5 | 4 | 1,25 | |
| 7 | August Klingler † | 6 | 5 | 1,20 |
| 8 | Franz Binder † | 10 | 9 | 1,11 |
| 9 | Gerd Müller | 68 | 62 | 1,10 |
| 10 | Helmut Schön † | 17 | 16 | 1,06 |
| 11 | Heinz Strehl † | 4 | 4 | 1,00 |
| Hermann Eppenhoff † | 3 | 3 | 1,00 | |
| Serge Gnabry | 13 | 13 | 1,00 |
Chronological list of players who scored in the 1st minute of match
The German team scored the least of their goals in the first and third minute of the match. Only eleven times a goal could be scored shortly after the kick-off. Lukas Podolski, who scored the goal after nine seconds, although the opponent was offensive, scored the last and fastest. Overall, only 65 German goals scored in the first five minutes of match. The fastest opponent scorer - so far known - was the Belgian Hendrik Isemborghs, who scored the 1: 0 for Belgium on 28 April 1935 after 35 seconds, but still lost with 1: 6.
| Nr | Name | Date | Opponent | venue | Result | Type | special | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josef Bergmaier † | 21.06.1931 |  Norway | Oslo, NOR | A | 2:2[lower-alpha 1] | friendly match | |
| 2 | Ernst Lehner † | 07.06.1934 | Austria | Naples, ITA | * | 3:2 [lower-alpha 2] | WC 1934 3rd place | |
| 3 | Josef Rasselnberg † | 25.08.1935 | Romania | Erfurt | H | 4:2 | friendly match | |
| 4 | Erich Hänel † | 26.03.1939 | Luxembourg | Differdange, LUX | A | 1:2 [lower-alpha 1] | friendly match | only defeat against Luxembourg |
| 5 | Karl Decker † | 19.07.1942 |  Bulgaria | Sofia, BUL | A | 3:0 | friendly match | |
| 6 | August Klingler † | 22.11.1942 | Slovakia | Bratislava, SVK | A | 5:2 [lower-alpha 3] | friendly match | last match during World War II |
| 7 | Andreas Brehme | 17.11.1985 |  Czechoslovakia | Munich | H | 2:2 | WC 1986 Qualification | |
| 8 | Rudi Völler | 19.12.1990 | Switzerland | Stuttgart | H | 4:0 | friendly match | |
| 9 | Oliver Bierhoff | 30.05.1998 |  Colombia | Frankfurt | H | 3:1 | friendly match | |
| 10 | Oliver Bierhoff (c) | 07.06.2000 | Liechtenstein | Freiburg | H | 8:2 | friendly match | |
| 11 | Lukas Podolski [3] | 29.05.2013 |  Ecuador | Boca Raton, USA | * | 4:2[lower-alpha 4] | friendly match | |
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Chronological list of players who scored in the last minute of the match
In the 90th minute, including additional time scored 61 goals according to DFB statistics with most matches of all minutes. In addition, one goal was scored in the 95th minute in an extra time, which ended the match (Golden Goal) and one goal in the 120th minute. This is followed by the 72nd with 35, the 65th, 70th, 85th and 88th with 32 hits each. In the 85th minute were also the winning goals in the World Cup victories in 1954 and 1990, but also the goal that made Argentina 1986 World Cup. Most of the goals came in the 90th minute including additional time.
In most cases, the goals in the final minute were no longer competitive match. Ten goals but still brought the victory, nine goals prevented a defeat. Two goals (Nr. 4 and 7) scored for an extra time, in which Germany nevertheless lost. One (Nr.8) scored an extra-time, scoreless, after which Germany lost on penalty shoot-out. Oliver Neuville scored the most goals (4) in the final minute, with two even scoring in a match. In each of the three matches he had been substituted. Lukas Podolski is the first player to do so in two consecutive matches. In both he secured Germany a draw. Mesut Özil scored the first goal in the last minute of an extra time against Algeria in the World Cup 2014 Round of 16.
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Owngoals of the German team
So far, 27 owngoals have been scored for the opposing teams as owngoal s German players. Already in the first international match Ernst Jordan scored an own goal. Two own goals scored Arne Friedrich and Thomas Helmer, four times the captains scored the own goal. Only once was the owngoal the only goal of the match and thus competitive match. In three matches (April 2, 1958, October 11, 1995 and June 6, 2007) also an opponent scored an owngoal.
| Pos. | Name [lower-alpha 1] | Date | Opponent (result) | venue | Type | goal minute | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ernst Jordan † | 05.04.1908 | Switzerland (3:5) | Basel, SUI | A | friendly match | 28. (1:2) |
| 2. | Walter Hempel | 24.04.1910 | Netherlands (2:4) | Arnhem NED | A | friendly match | 82. (2:3) |
| 3. | Max Breunig (c) | 24.03.1912 | Netherlands (5:5) | Zwolle, NED | A | friendly match | 66. (3:5) |
| 4. | Henry Müller | 12.08.1923 |  Finland (1:2) | Dresden | H | friendly match | 10. (0:1) |
| 5. | Hans Lang | 21.09.1924 | Hungary (1:4) | Budapest, HUN | A | friendly match | 42. (0:2) |
| 6. | Reinhold Münzenberg | 15.03.1931 | France (0:1) | Paris, FRA | A | friendly match | 14. (0:1) |
| 7. | Hans Klodt † * | 26.02.1939 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (3:2) |
Berlin | H | friendly match | 38. (1:2) |
| 8. | Hans Rohde | 09.03.1941 | Switzerland (4:2) | Stuttgart | H | friendly match | 87. (4:2) |
| 9. | Josef Posipal | 17.10.1951 |  Republic of Ireland (2:3) | Dublin, IRL | A | friendly match | 9. (0:1) |
| 10. | Karl Mai | 18.12.1955 |  Italy (1:2) | Rome, ITA | A | friendly match | 38. (0:1) |
| 11. | Herbert Erhardt | 02.04.1958 | Czechoslovakia (2:3) |
Prague, CSK | A | friendly match | 70. (2:2) |
| 12. | Willi Giesemann | 20.09.1961 | Denmark (5:1) | Düsseldorf | H | friendly match | 70. (5:1) |
| 13. | Rolf Rüssmann | 19.04.1978 |  Sweden (1:3) | Solna, SWE | A | friendly match | 26. (1:1) |
| 14. | Berti Vogts (c) | 21.06.1978 | Austria (2:3) | Córdoba, ARG | * | WC 1978 2. Group stage | 59. (1:1) |
| 15. | Manfred Kaltz | 01.01.1981 |  Argentina (1:2) | Montevideo, URY | * | Mundialito | 84. (1:1) |
| 16. | Eike Immel * | 04.06.1988 | Yugoslavia (1:1) |
Bremen | H | friendly match | 14. (0:1) |
| 17. | Thomas Helmer | 10.06.1993 | Brazil (3:3) | Washington, D.C., USA | * | US Cup 1993 | 13. (0:1) |
| 18. | Thomas Helmer | 11.10.1995 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales (2:1) | Cardiff, WAL | A | EC 1996 Qualification | 78. (1:1) |
| 19. | Jürgen Kohler (c) | 11.10.1997 |  Albania (4:3) | Hannover | H | WC 1998 Qualification | 54. (0:1) |
| 20. | Oliver Kahn (c) * | 13.02.2002 |  Israel (7:1) | Kaiserslautern | H | friendly match | 27. (0:1) |
| 21. | Arne Friedrich | 16.10.2002 |  Faroe Islands (2:1) | Hannover | H | EC 2004 Qualification | 45. (1:1) |
| 22. | Christoph Metzelder | 06.06.2007 | Slovakia (2:1) | Nuremberg | H | EC 2008 Qualification | 20. (1:1) |
| 23. | Arne Friedrich | 03.06.2011 | Austria (2:1) | Vienna, AUT | A | EC 2012 Qualification | 50. (1:1) |
| 24. | Sami Khedira | 15.08.2012 | Argentina (1:3) | Frankfurt | H | friendly match | 45. (0:1) |
| 25. | Marc-André ter Stegen * | 02.06.2013 | United States (3:4) |
Washington, D.C., USA | A | friendly match | 16. (0:2) |
| 26. | Mats Hummels | 07.09.2015 |  Scotland (3:2) | Glasgow, SCO | A | EC 2016 Qualification | 28. (1:1) |
| 27. | Jonathan Tah | 06.09.2019 | Netherlands (2:4) |
Hamburg | H | EC 2020 Qualification | 66. (1:2) |
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Chronological list of players who have scored in one match a goal of the month
So far, began in 1971 by the ARD - Sportschau election of the goal of month and 53 goals in matches of the German national team scored excellent in about 9% of the matches played since 1971 are Goal of the month. In addition Benjamin Lauth succeeded on 16 December 2002 in the match of the national team in a charity match against a Bundesliga Allstar team a goal of the month. 37 players have been honored at least once as national team, three of them (Günter Netzer, Marco Bode and Miroslav Klose) as players only for a together with another player or each other. Most (3 each) achieved Michael Ballack, Klaus Fischer, Lukas Podolski and Rudi Völler. For every 4 players, the goal of the month was the only, first or last goal in the national team. For Uwe Bein, Marco Bode, Heinz Flohe, Mario Gomez, Leon Goretzka Mario Gotze, Dietmar Hamann, Jens Jeremies , Miroslav Klose, Toni Kroos, Philipp Lahm, Dieter Müller, Hansi Müller, Christian Pander, Stefan Reuter, Piotr Trochowski, Berti Vogts and Herbert Wimmer was the award for goal, the only goal of the month. Uli Hoeneß also scored one goal of the month for the Olympics, but none as a club player.
The most often (25 times) it was the 1–0, six times the decisive 1–0. Two goals, the Golden Goal Oliver Bierhoff and the 1: 0 by Mario Götze were decisive for a title win. The most frequently scored (4 times) the goal of the month against Wales.
A goal of the month in a match against Germany Hans Krankl scored for the Austria in World Cup 1978 Group (2:3).
One goal of the month was also achieved by Klaus Fischer, Benjamin Lauth and Uwe Seeler in charity matches of the national team and a match by former was selected for the goal of the year.
In 1976, in three consecutive months (April, May and June) the goal of the month was scored by a national player. In 1994, Jürgen Klinsmann scored two goals of the month within five goals as a player.
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List of players who scored goals after substituted (g.a.s)
The following list contains the players who scored at least four goals after a substitution. First player who scored a goal after a substitution was Richard Hanke [4] on November 2, 1930 in the match against Norway. He had come on as a substitute for the second half and scored in the 55th minute 1-0 (final score 1:1), at a time when substitutes were rarely practiced. It was his only use in the national team and thus his only goal. In total, 79 players scored 165 goals after substitutions, 21 of them scored only goals after substitutions, including Max Kruse with four, Olaf Marschall with three and Andreas Thom and Patrick Helmes with two goals each. Thom had previously scored 16 goals for East Germany. For 46 players, the goal after a substitute their first international goal, Dieter Müller get three, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Erich Beer and Ronald Worm two goals each. For Dieter Müller it was also the first international match and the gates led first to equalize in EC 1976 Semi final and then to victory. Worm also scored his first two goals in his first international match. The final after substitution goal was scored by Lars Stindl in the 2–2 draw against France on 14 November 2017, ten minutes after his substitution in the third minute of additional time.[5] With 41 substitutions, Lukas Podolski is the most-substituted player. The most successful scorer in world championships is André Schürrle with three goals (2014) in front of Rudi Völler, who scored two goals in 1986 after substitutions. Best scorer at European Championships was Dieter Müller with three goals ahead of Oliver Bierhoff, who scored two goals in 1996 after substitution. Both scored their goal after substitution in one match.
| Name | goals after substitution | substitutions[lower-alpha 1] | goals per substitutions | total goals | special | |
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| Oliver Bierhoff | 12 | 20 (7) | 60,0 % | 37 | 32,4 % | Once three g.a.s as Hattrick win 3–1 against Northern Ireland on August 20, 1997. Three times two g.a.s, including two in EC 1996 Final on June 30, 1996 for a 1-1 equalizer and 2–1 victory, as well as a 2–1 lead and 3–2 victory on June 3, 2000 respectively against Czech Republic |
| Ulf Kirsten | 10 | 25 (7) | 40,0 % | 20[lower-alpha 2] | 50,0 % | Once three g.a.s as a hat-trick 3–2 win against Albania on April 2, 1997, once two g.a.s. |
| Miroslav Klose | 9 | 32 (7) | 28,1 % | 71 | 12,7 % | First g.a.s in the first match to win 2–1, twice 2 g.a.s in substitutions, 69th international goal making him the German record scorer as g.a.s. |
| André Schürrle | 8 | 38 (7) | 21,1 % | 22 | 36,4 % | Two of them were in the one match that Worlc Cup 2014 Round of 16 (Algeria 2-1) |
| Mario Götze | 6 | 24 (5) | 25,0 % | 17 | 35,3 % | One of them was a winning goal of World Cup Final match (2014) |
| Mario Gómez | 6 | 33 (5) | 18,2 % | 31 | 19,4 % | Two g.a.s at the first substitution |
| Oliver Neuville | 6 | 36 (5) | 16,7 % | 10 | 60,0 % | one of them was decisive goal against Poland in the WC 2006 Group |
| Lukas Podolski | 6 | 41 (5) | 14,6 % | 49 | 12,2 % | His first two goals were g.a.s |
| Max Kruse | 4 | 10 (3) | 40,0 % | 4 | 100 % | one of them was in the EC 2016 Qualification |
| Cacau | 4 | 19 (4) | 21,1 % | 6 | 66,7 % | |
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Penalty
So far (as of September 9, 2019) were given 128 penalties for Germany in 124 matches. Of these, 102 were converted (80%). The first penalty was in the second match of the German team for 1:1 (final score 1: 5). In two matches, there were two penalties for Germany, in two cases both penalties by one player (Fritz Walter World Cup 1954 semi-final and Bastian Schweinsteiger) were converted. Once two players (Torsten Frings and Lukas Podolski were successful iat the same match and once both shooters could not take advantage of it at the same match.
The most common was Michael Ballack for the penalty kick that convert ten of eleven penalties. The most misses recorded Jürgen Klinsmann, who could not convert three of six penalties. 28 penalties were converted by captain (c), most often (7 times) Lothar Matthäus convert as captain.
Penalties were given most often against Bulgaria: 9 in a total of 21 matches, 42% of matches against Bulgaria, of which 8 were converted. Six penalties were given the German team against a reigning world champion, who were all transformed. Thirteen penalties Germany were given as reigning world champion, of which ten could be converted.
In 15 matches, the conversion of the penalty was decisive to the match, where it came four times by the converted penalty after deficit still in a draw and once followed by another penalty. In 36 matches, the converted penalty was the first goal, including in May 1963 the first goal in the first match against world champions Brazil. The opponents managed to draw three times and win the match five times. In seven matches, the converted penalty was the only goal.
Special penalties were the converted penalty by Herbert Burdenski in the first match after World War II as well as the penalty converted by Andreas Brehme in the 1990 World Cup final, which was for the intended penalty taker Lothar Matthäus. This made Germany the first team to be given a penalty in two World Cup finals after Germany became the first team in 1974 to be penalized in a FIFA World Cup final. Even in the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup, the converted penalty was the only goal of the match.
51 penalties were converted in friendly matches, 18 in European Championship qualifiers, 11 in World Cup qualifiers and 10 in World Cup matches.
Eleven goalkeepers faced the German penalty kicks twice. Of those, only two penalties could not be converted against Alan Fettis (Northern Ireland). John Bonello (Malta) and Borislav Mikhailov (Bulgaria) were each able to hold a penalty.
Most penalties were given by Italian and Swiss referees (11 each), with the Swiss referees running just over half as many matches as the Italians (55 vs. 109). Also two of the three German referees, who led a match of the German team, gave a penalty for Germany. In both cases, the penalties were not decisive to the match because both ended 5:1 - once for the England (Am.) and once for the German team against Croatia. The Italian Nicola Rizzoli is the only referee to have scored three penalties for the German team - including two in one match. He also gave a penalty against Germany. Overall, he has given at least 12 penalties in 38 internationals with European teams. Nine referees whistled twice in favor of Germany a penalty.
Chronological list of converted penalties of German players
Chronological list of missed penalties of German players
21 players are in the match reports called the DFB, who could not turn a penalty in 26 matches. For Franz Beckenbauer, Albert Brülls, Jürgen Grabowski, Horst-Dieter Höttges, Hans Kalb, Werner Krämer , Pierre Littbarski, Josef Lüke and Andreas Möller were the only penalties for the national team. However, all the shooters except Josef Lüke were able to score at least one international goal. Only in one case, after a goalkeeper-kept penalty another player could score the defended ball in goal. The most failed attempts had Jürgen Klinsmann, Max Breunig, Pierre Littbarski and Gerd Müller, who each had two misses.
18 of these match were friendlies, with two penalties scored in a match against Northern Ireland. The goalkeeper of this match Alan Fettis is so far the only goalkeeper against whom two penalties could not be converted. Ten of these matches were lost, five of them with a goal difference. In two cases, the match also ended due to the missed penalties draw. All other matches were won anyway.
Two matches each were World Cup and World Cup qualifiers, each time it was an EC and European Championship qualifier. Only one of the matches was lost due to the missed penalty, the defeat against Serbia at the 2010 World Cup had no effect on the tournament, as Germany still group winners and Serbia was eliminated anyway.
| Nr. | Player | reason | Date | Opponent (result) | Venue | Type[lower-alpha 1] | goalkeeper of opposing team |
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| 1 | Fritz Förderer  * † |
shot over | 20.04.1908 | England (Am.) (1:5) |
Mariendorf-Berlin | H | Friendly match | Ernest Proud † |  (15.) |
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| 2 | Max Breunig † | shot at the posts | 24.04.1910 | Netherlands (2:4) |
Arnhem, NED | A | Friendly match | Reinier Beeuwkes † | (75.)[lower-alpha 2] |
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| 3 | Max Breunig (c) † | shot over the goal | 17.11.1912 | Netherlands (2:3) |
Leipzig | H | Friendly match | Mannes Francken † | (42.) |
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| 4 | Hans Kalb † | shot over | 23.04.1922 | Austria (2:0) |
Vienna, AUT | A | Friendly match * | Erwin Brazda † | (55.) |
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| 5 | Josef Lüke † | shot over the goal | 12.08.1923 | Finland (1:2) |
Dresden | H | Friendly match | Niilo Tammisalo † | (50.)[lower-alpha 3] |
only defeat against Finland |
| 6 | Albert Brülls † | shot over the goal | 26.03.1961 |  Chile (1:3) |
Santiago, CHI | A | Friendly match | Misael Escuti † | (70.) |
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| 7 | Werner Krämer † | held by the goalkeeper | 1.01.1964 |  Algeria (0:2) |
Algiers, ALG | A | Friendly match | Abderrahmane Boubekeur † | (61.) |
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| 8 | Horst-Dieter Höttges | held by the goalkeeper | 22.03.1967 | Bulgaria (1:0) |
Hannover | H | Friendly match | Simeon Simeonov † | (88.) |
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| 9 | Gerd Müller | held by the goalkeeper | 9.05.1973 | Yugoslavia (0:1) |
Munich | H | Friendly match ** | Enver Marić | (84.) |
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| 10 | Gerd Müller | held by the goalkeeper | 23.02.1974 |  Spain (0:1) |
Barcelona, ESP | A | Friendly match | José Ángel Iribar | (43.) |
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| 11 | Jürgen Grabowski | held by the goalkeeper | 17.04.1974 | Hungary (5:0) |
Dortmund | H | Friendly match | Ferenc Mészáros | (59.) |
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| 12 | Uli Hoeneß | held by the goalkeeper | 3.07.1974 | Poland (1:0) |
Frankfurt | H | WC 1974 2. Group Stage | Jan Tomaszewski | (53.) |
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| 13 | Franz Beckenbauer (c) | Goalkeeper kicks off penalty | 22.12.1975 |  Turkey (5:0) |
Istanbul, TUR | A | Friendly match | Rasim Kara | (65.) |
Ronnie Worm scored defended ball in goal |
| 14 | Paul Breitner | held by the goalkeeper | 19.05.1981 | Brazil (1:2) |
Stuttgart | H | Friendly match | Valdir Peres † | (80.) |
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| 15 | Pierre Littbarski |
held by the goalkeeper | 27.03.1985 |  Malta (6:0) |
Saarbrücken | H | WC 1986 Qualification | John Bonello | (14.) |
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| 16 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c) | held by the goalkeeper | 17.04.1985 | Bulgaria (4:1) |
Augsburg | H | Friendly match ** | Borislav Mikhailov | (44.) |
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| 17 | Pierre Littbarski (c) | held by the goalkeeper | 15.11.1989 | Wales (2:1) |
Köln | H | WC 1990 Qualification | Neville Southall (c) | (77.) |
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| 18 | Jürgen Klinsmann | held by the goalkeeper | 19.12.1990 | Switzerland (4:0) |
Stuttgart | H | Friendly match | Philipp Walker | (55.) |
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| 19 | Jürgen Klinsmann | 8.10.1995 |  Moldova (6:1) |
Leverkusen | H | EC 1996 Qualification | Evgheni Ivanov | (87.) |
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| 20 | Jürgen Klinsmann (c) | shot over | 29.05.1996 |  Northern Ireland (1:1) |
Belfast, NIR | A | Friendly match | Alan Fettis | (4.) |
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| 21 | Andreas Möller | shot over the goal | (33.) | |||||||
| 22 | Torsten Frings | shot over the goal | 11.10.2002 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1:1) |
Sarajevo, BIH | A | Friendly match | Almir Tolja | (36.) |
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| 23 | Michael Ballack (c) |
held by the goalkeeper | 19.12.2004 |  South Korea (1:3) |
Busan, KOR | A | Friendly match | Lee Woon-jae (c) | (85.) |
First defeat against an Asian team |
| 24 | Lukas Podolski | held by the goalkeeper | 18.06.2010 | Serbia (0:1) |
Port Elizabeth, RSA | * | WC 2010 Group | Vladimir Stojković | (60.) |
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| 25 | Bastian Schweinsteiger (c) | held by the goalkeeper | 13.06.2015 |  Gibraltar (7:0) |
Faro/Loulé, POR | * | EC 2016 Qualification | Jordan Pérez | (10.) |
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| 26 | Mesut Özil | held by the goalkeeper | 26.06.2016 | Slovakia (3:0) |
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, FRA | * | EC 2018 Round of 16 | Matúš Kozáčik | (14.) |
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Penalty shoot-out
So far, the German team has had to make eight matches on the penalty shootout, six of them were won and two lost. Germany and Argentina are the only teams that have won penalties four times each in World Cups, but Argentina only five times, Germany, however, only four times and thus the only team ever, which stood more than once in a penalty shootout at a World Cup, a 100% win rate in this discipline. Consequently, Argentina suffered his only defeat in a penalty shootout at a World Cup against Germany. The most successful shooters are Andreas Brehme, Pierre Littbarski, Lothar Matthäus and Olaf Thon with two penalties each. But Lothar Matthäus is also one of the bad shooters. Harald Schumacher is the most successful goalkeeper with four penalties. Sepp Maier (1976) and Eike Immel (1988) are the only goalkeepers who could not hold a penalty in a penalty shoot-out. Four times all German shooter were successful, in three cases only four German shooter had to compete because the decision had already been made before the fifth German shooter had to compete. Even with the two lost penalties the fifth shooter did not have to compete because the decision had already been made. In two cases (1982 and 1996) the additional sixth German shooter scored the victory, in 2016 only the ninth shooter (Jonas Hector).
- first kick in the penalty shoot out
- last kick in the penalty shoot out
Notes
References
- Ernest Otton Wilimowski - International Goals on Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, October 29, 2005
- Ulf Kirsten - International Appearances auf Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 28. Januar 2006
- Weblink offline, FIFA Webseite
- In some sources he is led as "Walter Hanke", eg. Kicker special edition "100 years German international matches"
- Germany-France 2:2
- eu-football.info: Austria - Hungary 4:3
- Anniversary Match on the 100th Anniversary of Hungary Football Association
- Jubiläumsspiel zum 125. Jahrestag der IFA