Interview: Stefan Kuntz: "Fortunately, my mother uses the Internet is not"
Stefan Kuntz 'goal saves in the Championship semi-final in 1996 against England on penalties.
A discussion about the gate, Gareth Southgate and vulgar English word games with his last name.
Six goals, Stefan Kuntz made for the German national team. His most important matches he succeeded in the semifinals of Euro 1996 - against England. 1:1 in the 16th Minutes gave the German team in the penalty shootout which they won after a now legendary Felschuss Gary Southgate 7:6. The current chairman of the Bundesliga first climber FC Kaiserslautern remembers talking to sueddeutsche.de to this game.
Sueddeutsche.de: Mr. Kuntz, you are the most recent German scorer against England in a major tournament. As you remember your responses to 1-1 in the semifinals of Euro 1996 Standings
Stefan Kuntz: With great pleasure, because we were back to 0-1, Thomas Helmer fitted to the inside and with more eye for goal as ability I was able to sink the ball. In the cheers of pictures you can see how much pressure has escaped.
Sueddeutsche.de: Then came the penalties. They have shot the last regular penalty. If they had not taken would have been outside Germany. Were you because of the strike beforehand so confident to take on this burden?
Kuntz: I am after the final whistle immediately to Berti Vogts and told him that I shoot the last penalty because All penalties were never before gone to the last shot. This, unfortunately, already ... On the long journey from the center line to the penalty spot, I thought of my children and they were the laughing stock at school when her father Fires the decisive penalty. Finally, I had so much anger in me that I turned me to the penalty could not look correct.
Sueddeutsche.de: Immediately after they stopped the shot from Andreas Kopke Gareth Southgate. How many times have you seen the scene now?
Kuntz: Not often, I have seen it live, I love Andy Köpke will therefore my life (laughs).
Sueddeutsche.de: The British Press is known for its failures. In 1996 she wrote among other things, "Lord we go!" (Daily Star) or "Oops! Surrender!" (Daily Mirror). Have you followed as a player?
Kuntz: I think it's embarrassing now, how the English press are still comparisons to the second World War found. They are grown and the new generations should be taken into account.
Sueddeutsche.de: What do you say that your shirt is popular especially among England fans because the pronunciation of your name is synonymous with a vulgar British expression?
Kuntz was: I still have not told my mother, but since they do not use the Internet, they will hopefully never find out (laughs).
sueddeutsche.de: How are the English teams then and now
Kuntz: The new generation with different earning opportunities that possibly is not so for the values of English football.
sueddeutsche.de is how the game ends?
Kuntz: I type on an advancement of the German team ... without penalty shootout!
