GermanyCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Ulf Kirsten is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed Der Schwatte, he is the first player in history to reach a total 100 caps playing with two different national teams. Kirsten's biggest success was the victory of the 1992–93 DFB-Pokal. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
1 appearance in recorded line-ups · 2000The archive holds 1 team sheet naming Ulf Kirsten in Germany's starting line-up, on 2000-06-17.
1 appearance in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for German DR (5 goals, 1986–1989) — Ulf Kirsten · German DR
International goals in our archive
11 goals across 8 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1994–1999| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-06-04 |  Moldova | W6–1(h) | 27' | UEFA Euro qualification | Leverkusen |
| 1998-10-14 | Moldova | W3–1(a) | 19' 35' | UEFA Euro qualification | Chișinău |
| 1997-09-10 |  Armenia | W4–0(h) | 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dortmund |
| 1997-09-06 |  Portugal | D1–1(h) | 80' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Berlin |
| 1997-04-02 |  Albania | W3–2(n) | 63' 80' 83'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Granada |
| 1995-09-06 |  Georgia | W4–1(h) | 62' | UEFA Euro qualification | Nuremberg |
| 1994-12-14 | Moldova | W3–0(a) | 7' | UEFA Euro qualification | Chișinău |
| 1994-11-16 | Albania | W2–1(a) | 46' | UEFA Euro qualification | Tirana |
Honours
5 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours5 | ||||
| DDR-Oberliga | ×2 | 1988–89, 1989–90 | Dynamo Dresden | |
| FDGB-Pokal | ×2 | 1984–85, 1989–90 | Dynamo Dresden | |
| DFB-Pokal | ×1 | 1992–93 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Individual honours8 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 5 | ||||
| Bundesliga top scorer | ×3 | 1992–93, 1996–97, 1997–98 | ||
| European Cup Winners' Cup top scorer | 1993–94 | |||
| UEFA Cup top scorer | 1994–95 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| East German Footballer of the Year | 1990 | |||
| Teams of the season · 2 | ||||
| kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season | ×2 | 1996–97, 1998–99 | ||