Stefan Reuter

Stefan Reuter (born 16 October 1966) is a German football executive and former player who played as a defender or midfielder. He is the general manager of Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.[2]

Stefan Reuter
Reuter in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-10-16) 16 October 1966
Place of birth Dinkelsbühl, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Defensive midfielder
Right midfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Augsburg (general manager)
Youth career
1971–1982 TSV 1860 Dinkelsbühl
1982–1984 1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1988 1. FC Nürnberg 125 (13)
1988–1991 Bayern Munich 95 (4)
1991–1992 Juventus 28 (0)
1992–2004 Borussia Dortmund 307 (11)
Total 545 (28)
International career
1985 West Germany U-18
1987–1998 Germany 69 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

During his playing career, he was included in the West Germany national team which won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the Germany which won UEFA Euro 1996. He also won the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League with Borussia Dortmund.

Club career

Born in Dinkelsbühl, Reuter started his career with local side TSV 1860 Dinkelsbühl. In 1982, he played for 1. FC Nürnberg, first in the 2. Bundesliga and, from 1985, in the Bundesliga. In exactly 100 games he scored ten goals. He was occasionally used as a right sided midfielder.

In 1988, he was transferred to Bayern Munich. He played 95 games in the Bundesliga and scored four goals for the Bavarians. He won the Bundesliga title with Bayern in 1988–89 and 1989–90.

A proposed move to Liverpool following West Germany's victorious World Cup campaign was turned down at the last minute with Reuter following many of his compatriots to Italy. From 1991 to 1992 he played for Juventus, but soon returned to Germany, joining Borussia Dortmund. With Borussia, Reuter won the Bundesliga in 1994–95, 1995–96 and 2001–02, and the UEFA Champions League in 1996–97. The team also reached the final of the UEFA Cup in both 1993 and 2002. Overall, he played 307 games for Dortmund and scored 11 goals in the Bundesliga before retiring in 2004.

All in all it were 69 games (two goals) for Nürnberg (nine), Bayern Munich (18), Juventus (18) and Borussia Dortmund (33).[3]

International career

In 1984, Reuter was part of the team that won the U-16 European Championship. He later won the 1990 World Cup, as well as the Euro 1996. At Euro 1996 he scored one of the penalties in the semi-final shootout against England, however like Andreas Möller he was suspended for the final.[4]

In 1992, Reuter became the first player in the European Championship history to be substituted as a substitute, when during the match between Germany and Scotland, he replaced Karl-Heinz Riedle but then only seven minutes later he had to leave the field due to an injury, and was replaced by Michael Schulz.[5]

He was known for his speed on the field; as a sprinter in his youth he ran the 100 metres in 10.8 seconds, a quality that resulted in his nickname "Turbo".[3]

Managerial career

Reuter served as team manager for TSV 1860 München from January 2006 to 2 February 2009 when he was removed from the job.

On 27 February 2012, he was appointed as general manager of FC Augsburg.[6]

Club statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Nürnberg 1984–85 2. Bundesliga 25310263
1985–86 Bundesliga 33222354
1986–87 Bundesliga 33621357
1987–88 Bundesliga 34240382
Total 125139313416
Bayern Munich 1988–99 Bundesliga 32030101451
1989–90 Bundesliga 33030801[lower-alpha 1]0450
1990–91 Bundesliga 30410831[lower-alpha 1]1408
Total 95470264211309
Juventus 1991–92 Serie A 28080360
Borussia Dortmund 1992–93 Bundesliga 26040100400
1993–94 Bundesliga 2102150281
1994–95 Bundesliga 3342091445
1995–96 Bundesliga 26620501[lower-alpha 1]0346
1996–97 Bundesliga 27111911[lower-alpha 1]0383
1997–98 Bundesliga 2802010801[lower-alpha 2]0400
1998–99 Bundesliga 25000250
1999–2000 Bundesliga 260102080370
2000–01 Bundesliga 500050
2001–02 Bundesliga 2800020150450
2002–03 Bundesliga 3102000100430
2003–04 Bundesliga 310203060420
Total 30711262808523042915
Career Total 555285058011165172940
  1. Appearances in the German Super Cup
  2. Appearance in the Intercontinental Cup

Honours

Borussia Dortmund[8][9]

Bayern Munich[8][9]

Juventus[9]

West Germany, Germany[8][9]

Germany U16

References

  1. "Stefan Reuter". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. Uersfeld, Stephan (28 December 2012). "Augsburg appoint Reuter". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. "Stefan Reuter: Starportrait eines Wasserbetten Schläfer" (in German). schlafen-aktuell.de. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. "Euro 96 Semi-finals". Independent. 26 June 1996. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. "Germany end Tartan dreams". Archived from the original on 3 April 2008.
  6. "Augsburg have appointed Stefan Reuter as their new director of sport". Sky Sports. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. "Stefan Reuter » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  8. "Reuter wird neuer Geschäftsführer" (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  9. "FD21 - Stefan Reuter" (in German). FD21. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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