career which spanned 15 years from 1985 until 2000, with the reunified team being formed in late 1990. Kirsten scored a total of 34 international goals, 14 of them for East Germany. His only major tournaments came late in his career; Kirsten played for his country at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups and Euro 2000. Personal life Kirsten's son Benjamin is also a footballer, and has played as a goalkeeper for Dynamo Dresden and NEC. Along with several other teammates, Kirsten was allegedly implicated as an Stasi informant during his time at Dynamo Dresden files recovered from the security service's archives after the fall of East Germany. Career statistics Club 1 Including 1 match and 1 goal in 1993 DFB-Supercup. 2 Including 1 match and 1 goal in 1997 DFB-Ligapokal. 3 Including 2 matches and 1 goal in 1998 DFB-Ligapokal. 4 Including 2 matches and 2 goals in 1999 DFB-Ligapokal. 5 Including 1 match and 1 goal in 2000 DFB-Ligapokal. 6 Including 1 match in 2001 DFB-Ligapokal. 7 Including 1 match in 2002 DFB-Ligapokal. International International goals for East Germany Score and results list East Germany's goal tally first. International goals for Germany Score and results list Germany's goal tally first. Managerial statistics Honours Club Dynamo Dresden DDR-Oberliga (2): 1988–89, 1989–90 FDGB-Pokal (2): 1984–85, 1989–90 Bayer Leverkusen DFB-Pokal: 1992–93 Individual East German Footballer of the Year (1): 1989–90 Bundesliga top scorer (3): 1992–93, 1996–97, 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorer (1): 1993–94 UEFA Cup top scorer (1): 1994–95 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (2): 1996–97, 1998–99 See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps References External links Ulf Kirsten profile at Leverkusen.com 1965 births Living people People from Riesa German footballers East German footballers Footballers from Saxony Germany international footballers Association football forwards Dynamo Dresden players Dynamo Dresden II players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Kicker-Torjägerkanone Award winners Bundesliga players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2000 players East Germany international footballers Dual internationalists (football) FIFA Century Club German football managers DDR-Oberliga players People of the Stasi People from Bezirk Dresden