Manfred Kaltz (born 6 January 1953) is a German former

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player and manager, who played as a right-back. Kaltz played in the

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for

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and 13 times (one goal) for

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after initially joining Mulhouse league rivals Girondins de Bordeaux 1989. He returned to Hamburg the season after, the consequence of the relegation of

from

at the end of 1989–90. Previously, Kaltz was forced to leave Hamburg, the club for which he had been a professional since the 1971–72 season, after the authorities (i.e. 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 (HSV), to this day remaining the second greatest total of an individual in Bundesliga history. An expert in penalties, the Hamburg fan-favourite scored 53 of his 76 goals from the spot, a record in the Bundesliga. Internationally he was part of the squad that won the 1980 UEFA European title. Kaltz was famous for his right-footed crosses, which he hit with so much spin that they curved like a banana. They were affectionately called "Bananenflanken" ("banana crosses"). He often used this technique to set up hulking striker Horst Hrubesch, whose 96 goals with HSV included many from Kaltz crosses that Hrubesch headed into the opposing goal. Hrubesch once described their partnership when he explained one of his goals with the often quoted words "Manni banana, I head, goal".

Honours

Hamburger SV *

: 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83 * DFB-Pokal: 1975–76, 1986–87 *

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: 1972–73 * European Cup: 1982–83 * UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1976–77 West Germany *

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

runner-up:

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runner-up: 1982 Individual * '' kicker''

Team of the Season: 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1985–86 * ''Sport Ideal European XI'': 1977, 1979, 1980 * Onze Mondial: 1980, 1981 * Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team: 1980, 1981

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaltz, Manfred 1953 births Living people West German expatriate men's footballers German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers Germany men's B international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Hamburger SV players UEFA Champions League–winning players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Expatriate men's footballers in France FC Mulhouse players German football managers UEFA Euro 1976 players UEFA Euro 1980 players UEFA European Championship–winning players 1978 FIFA World Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Bundesliga players Ligue 1 players Footballers from Ludwigshafen Men's association football fullbacks West German men's footballers West German expatriate sportspeople in France