The diminutive striker recalls downing England at Wembley, winning Euro 96 and reminiscing with Gareth Southgate
You were always prolific, even in your early career – as you weren’t the biggest or most physical striker, what was your secret?
Every year I tried to develop and improve every aspect of my goalscoring, studying my team-mates, watching how they executed various techniques, practising shooting with my right foot, my left foot, my head. I think that’s the reason for my success as a striker.
What was special about the Kaiserslautern team you joined in 1989, winning first the DFB-Pokal and then the Bundesliga there?
When I arrived at Kaiserslautern, our target was to avoid relegation. That first season was tough. We came under a lot of
