Dirk Kurtenbach

Dirk Kurtenbach
Personal information
Date of birth	2 August 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Bochum, West Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1986	Fortuna Köln
1986–1988	Stuttgarter Kickers
1988	Waldhof Mannheim
1988–1990	Hertha BSC
1990–1991	Fortuna Köln
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dirk Kurtenbach (born 2 August 1964) is a German former footballer who played as a forward.

Kurtenbach started his career at 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Köln in 1983 before signing for Stuttgarter Kickers three years later.^[1] He was part of the Stuttgarter Kickers side that reached the 1987 DFB-Pokal Final, scoring their only goal of a 3–1 defeat to Hamburger SV.^[3] He was the DFB-Pokal top scorer for the 1986–87 season, having scored 8 goals.^[4] He transferred to Waldhof Mannheim of the Bundesliga in summer 1988 before moving to Hertha BSC of the 2. Bundesliga later that year.^[1] He returned to Fortuna Köln in summer 1990, where he ended his career.^[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5]
Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fortuna Köln	1983–84	2. Bundesliga	25	7	0	0	25	7
	1984–85	2. Bundesliga	36	14	3	2	39	16
	1985–86	2. Bundesliga	31	10	1	0	32	10
	Total		92	31	4	2	96	33
Stuttgarter Kickers	1986–87	2. Bundesliga	36	16	6	8	42	24
	1987–88	2. Bundesliga	26	5	2	0	28	5
	Total		62	21	8	8	70	29
Waldhof Mannheim	1988–89	Bundesliga	4	0	0	0	4	0
Hertha BSC	1988–89	2. Bundesliga	19	3	1	0	20	3
	1989–90	2. Bundesliga	13	2	0	0	13	2
	Total		32	5	1	0	33	5
Fortuna Köln	1990–91	2. Bundesliga	5	2	1	1	6	3
Career total			195	59	14	11	209	70

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Dirk Kurtenbach". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^ "Das Kickersarchiv : Main - Kurtenbach Dirk browse". www.kickersarchiv.de. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^ "1987: Der HSV holt den DFB-Pokal". www.ndr.de. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^ "DFB-Pokal - Top Scorer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^ "Dirk Kurtenbach » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-08-02) 2 August 1964 (age 60)^[1]
Place of birth	Bochum, West Germany^[2]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1986	Fortuna Köln	92	(31)
1986–1988	Stuttgarter Kickers	62	(21)
1988	Waldhof Mannheim	4	(0)
1988–1990	Hertha BSC	32	(5)
1990–1991	Fortuna Köln	5	(2)
Total		195	(59)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals