Helmut Winklhofer

Helmut Winklhofer

Personal information
Full name	Helmut Winklhofer
Date of birth	(1961-08-27) 27 August 1961
Place of birth	Fürstenzell, West Germany
Position	Defender
Youth career
0000–1980	FC Fürstenzell
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1982	Bayern Munich	2	(1)
1982–1985	Bayer Leverkusen	90	(5)
1985–1990	Bayern Munich	48	(2)
Total		140	(8)
International career
1983	West Germany U-21	2	(1)
Medal record Representing West Germany Men's football FIFA World Youth Championship Winner 1981 Australia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Helmut Winklhofer (born 27 August 1961) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern Munich. He won four German titles and played in the 1987 European Cup Final before his career was cut short by injury in 1990.

He is also known for scoring one of the best own goals in football history from a difficulty standpoint, larroping the ball from approximately 30 yards out past his own keeper in the 1985–86 Bundesliga against KFC Uerdingen 05 in a 1-0 loss for Bayern.

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90
• DFB-Pokal: 1981–82, 1985–86
• European Cup: Runner-up 1986–87
• DFL-Supercup: 1987

International

Germany

• FIFA World Youth Championship: 1981

External links

• Helmut Winklhofer at fussballdaten.de (in German)