football development"). After another early World Cup exit in 2022, Bierhoff had his contract terminated by the DFB, which was supposed to run until 2024. Personal life Bierhoff married Klara Szalantzy on 22 June 2001, Szalantzy was a model from Munich and former girlfriend of basketball player Dražen Petrović. She was behind the wheel in the fatal car crash that claimed Petrović's life. Bierhoff and his wife had a daughter on 27 January 2007. He is a Roman Catholic. Bierhoff features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series; he features in the FIFA 14 Ultimate-Team Legends. He is a member of the A.C. Milan Hall of Fame. Bierhoff was one of several celebrities in 2015 who endorsed the tabloid newspaper Bilds petition against anti-Islamisation group PEGIDA. Education Bierhoff took a correspondence course and graduated in 2002 with a degree in business economics from the University of Hagen. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bierhoff goal Honours Milan Serie A: 1998–99 Germany UEFA European Football Championship: 1996 FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2002 Individual Serie A top scorer: 1997–98 Serie B top scorer: 1992–93 Goal of the Year (Germany): 1996 Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1998 FIFA XI (reserve): 1998 A.C. Milan Hall of Fame References External links Oliver Bierhoff at history-of-soccer.org Retrieved 30 June 2013 For 89–90 season with Monchengladbach 1968 births Living people German Roman Catholics Footballers from Karlsruhe German footballers Association football forwards KFC Uerdingen 05 players Hamburger SV players Borussia Mönchengladbach players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players Udinese Calcio players A.C. Milan players AS Monaco FC players A.C. ChievoVerona players Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Serie A players Serie B players Ligue 1 players Germany under-21 international footballers Germany international footballers UEFA Euro 1996 players 1998 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players UEFA European Championship-winning players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Austria German expatriate sportspeople in Italy German expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Expatriate footballers in Austria Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Monaco University of Hagen alumni