Manfred Kaltz

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Personal information
Manfred Kaltz
Full name	Manfred Kaltz
Date of birth	January 6, 1953 (age 54)
Place of birth	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Height	186 cm
Nickname	Manni
Playing position	fullback
Club information
Current club	retired
Youth clubs
1970-1971	VfL Neuhofen TuS Altrip Hamburger SV
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1971-1989 1989-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991	Hamburger SV Girondins Bordeaux FC Mulhouse Hamburger SV	568 (76) ?? (??) 13 (1) 13 (0)
National team²
1975-1983	West Germany	69 (9)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 30, 1992. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 30, 1992. * Appearances (Goals)

Manfred Kaltz (born January 6, 1953 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany) is a former German football player and manager.

Kaltz played in the Bundesliga for Hamburger SV and 13 times (1 goal) for FC Mulhouse in Ligue 1 after initially joining Mulhouse league rivals Girondins de Bordeaux 1989. He returned to Hamburg the season after, the consequence of the relegation of FC Mulhouse from Ligue 1 at the end of 1989-1990. Before, Kaltz was forced to leave Hamburg, the club he had played professional for since the 1971-1972 season, after the authorities (e.g. Erich Ribbeck) had decided not to go on with the contract of the long-serving full-back. Their successors lured him back from France in September 1990 to give him the chance to serve his final year as a player at his old club.

In total he played in 581 Bundesliga games for Hamburger SV, still the second most of an individual in Bundesliga history. An expert for penalties, the Hamburg fan favourite scored 53 of his altogether 76 goals from the spot, a Bundesliga record amount.

Kaltz was famous for his right-footed crosses, which he hit with so much spin that they were curved like a banana. They were affectionally called "Bananenflanken" ("banana crosses"). He often used this as to set up hulking striker Horst Hrubesch, who often headed them into the opposing goal. He holds the unenviable record of scoring the most own goals in the Bundesliga, 6.

	West Germany squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup
1 Maier \| 2 Vogts \| 3 Dietz \| 4 Rüssmann \| 5 Kaltz \| 6 Bonhof \| 7 Abramczik \| 8 Zimmermann \| 9 Fischer \| 10 Flohe \| 11 Rummenigge \| 12 Schwarzenbeck \| 13 Konopka \| 14 D. Müller \| 15 Beer \| 16 Cullmann \| 17 Hölzenbein \| 18 Zewe \| 19 Worm \| 20 H. Müller \| 21 Kargus \| 22 Burdenski \| Coach: Schön

	West Germany squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup Runners-up
1 Schumacher \| 2 Briegel \| 3 Breitner \| 4 K. Förster \| 5 B. Förster \| 6 Dremmler \| 7 Littbarski \| 8 Fischer \| 9 Hrubesch \| 10 Müller \| 11 Rummenigge \| 12 Hannes \| 13 Reinders \| 14 Magath \| 15 Stielike \| 16 Allofs \| 17 Engels \| 18 Matthäus \| 19 Hieronymus \| 20 Kaltz \| 21 Franke \| 22 Immel \| Coach: Derwall