Uwe Bein

Uwe Bein

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Personal information
Full name	Uwe Bein
Date of birth	(1960-09-26) 26 September 1960
Place of birth	Heringen, West Germany
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1968–1975	TSV Lengers
1975–1978	VfB Heringen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1984	Kickers Offenbach	153	(72)
1984–1987	1. FC Köln	64	(17)
1987–1989	Hamburger SV	52	(22)
1989–1994	Eintracht Frankfurt	150	(38)
1994–1997	Urawa Red Diamonds	68	(25)
1997–1998	VfB Gießen	22	(12)
Total		509	(186)
International career
1983	West Germany Olympic	2	(0)
1989–1993	Germany	17	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Uwe Bein (born 26 September 1960 in Heringen) is a former German footballer.

Although, due to his reserved nature, he was never able to gain large public fame, his fans and experts call him one of the most technically gifted German midfielders of his time. In his heyday Bein was regarded as the best German player to play the deadly pass.

Bein's professional career began in 1978 with Kickers Offenbach, before he moved to 1. FC Köln, Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt. He played 300 Bundesliga games and scored 91 goals in total. He also helped Köln to the 1986 UEFA Cup Final where his goal could not prevent them losing to Real Madrid. In 1994 he moved to Japan and started playing for Urawa Red Diamonds in 1996. In 1997 he made appearances for VfB Gießen.

The biggest success in Bein's career occurred during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he played four of seven games before suffering from an injury. He scored one goal in the 5–1 win over the United Arab Emirates. He started all three group matches plus the quarter final against Czechoslovakia but didn't play in the final.

He didn't take part in the Euro 92. Lacking support from the German head coach Berti Vogts, Bein finally retired from the national team in 1993, and thus didn't take part in the World Cup 1994.

In total, he played 17 international matches, with three goals to his credit.

After his playing career ended he managed for half a year Kickers Offenbach in 2005.

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		DFB Ligapokal		Total
1979–80	Kickers Offenbach	2. Bundesliga	9	1					9	1
1980–81			38	25					38	25
1981–82			35	12					35	12
1982–83			37	20					37	20
1983–84		Bundesliga	34	14					34	14
1984–85	Köln		27	8					27	8
1985–86			20	5					20	5
1986–87			17	4					17	4
1987–88	Hamburger SV		24	7					24	7
1988–89			28	15					28	15
1989–90	Eintracht Frankfurt		33	9					33	9
1990–91			31	8					31	8
1991–92			34	8					34	8
1992–93			25	7					25	7
1993–94			27	6					27	6
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
1994	Urawa Red Diamonds	J. League 1	10	2	0	0	2	0	12	2
1995			38	18	3	2	-		41	20
1996			20	5	4	2	7	1	31	8
Country	Germany		419	149					419	149
	Japan		68	25	7	4	9	1	84	30
Total			487	174	7	4	9	1	503	179

Germany national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1989	2	0
1990	10	3
1991	1	0
1992	1	0
1993	3	0
Total	17	3

International goals

Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 May 1990	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany	Czechoslovakia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2.	15 June 1990	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy	United Arab Emirates	4–1	5–1	1990 FIFA World Cup Group D
3.	31 October 1990	Josy Barthel Stadium, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	3–0	3–2	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying

External links

• Uwe Bein profile at Fussballdaten
• Uwe Bein at weltfussball.de (German)