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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1957-01-05)5 January 1957 (age 68) | ||
| Place of birth | Geislingen an der Steige,West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Altenstadt | |||
| SC Geislingen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1980 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 116 | (59) |
| 1980–1991 | VfB Stuttgart | 338 | (129) |
| Total | 454 | (188) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1986 | West Germany | 10 | (0) |
| 1980–1982 | West Germany B | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karl Allgöwer (born 5 January 1957) is a German former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder.[1] He played most of his career atVfB Stuttgart, winning theBundesliga in1984. Allgöwer was part of the German silver squad for the1986 FIFA World Cup.
Growing up inGeislingen an der Steige, Allgöwer completed his youth years with SV Altenstadt and SC Geislingen[2] before moving toStuttgart to score 59 goals for2. Bundesliga teamStuttgarter Kickers from 1977 to 1980 asstriker. Local rival VfB Stuttgart paid Kickers 750,000 Deutsche Mark to team him up with theirBundesliga squad. Just a few matches for them, he got selected for the B-international team of Germany, impressing as a goalscoringmidfielder. His immediate progress earned him a call-up fromJupp Derwall forGermany. InHanover they faced France in November 1980 and Allgöwer was having a bright debut, playing on the right in midfield and cementing his ambitions. Subsequent to him taking part regularly for Germany on their way to the1982 FIFA World Cup, his participation in that tournament was expected. However, Allgöwer retired from playing for West Germany before theWorld Cup.
Allgöwer's international retirement of 1982 lasted for three years. Three years in which he once won the Bundesliga title with Stuttgart (in 1984) and in which he massively expanded his importance for his club.Franz Beckenbauer, successor ofJupp Derwall at the helm of theGerman team in 1984, attempted to lure the strong shooting player out of that retirement, but Beckenbauer had to wait until October 1985 to see Allgöwer return for the World Cup qualifier againstPortugal (0–1), which ironically took place atVfB Stuttgart'sNeckarstadion. He kept on for West Germany then, declaring his final international retirement after staying unused in the1986 FIFA World Cup runner-up campaign of Germany. He collected 10 caps.[3]
On club level he remained a key player for his sole team, switching to a sweeper role later on. Karl's brotherRalf also played a few matches for Stuttgart in these years, but never gaining the status Karl had for his coaches and the Stuttgart supporters. In 1989, the powerful free-kick specialist was part of the Stuttgart XI withGuido Buchwald andJürgen Klinsmann that got defeated byDiego Maradona'sSSC Napoli in theUEFA Cup final. After 338 Bundesliga matches Allgöwer said farewell to the German top division in the summer of 1991.[4]
VfB Stuttgart[5]
West Germany[5]
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