Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Gerhard•Kleppinger |
Used name | Gerhard•Kleppinger |
Born | 1 March 1958 in Darmstadt, Hessen (GER) |
Measurements | 186 cm / 76 kg |
Affiliations | KFC Uerdingen 05, Krefeld (GER) |
NOC | ![]() |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 0 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 1 |
Total | 1 |
Defender Gerhard Kleppinger was on the West German football team that won the third-place match against Italy 3-0, and took the bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Therefore, the team and all players were awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. Kleppinger never won a full international cap, but played with the Olympic team eight times, scoring one goal.
Domestically, Kleppinger played with SV Darmstadt 98 (1975-80), Hannover 96 (1980-82), Karlsruher SC (1982-84), FC Schalke 04 (1984-87), Borussia Dortmund (1987-88), FC Bayer 05 Uerdingen (1988-91), and Darmstadt again (1991-96). In total, Kleppinger played 287 Bundesliga matches and scored six goals. He also played 254 second Bundesliga matches.
After his playing career, Kleppinger became a coach with Darmstadt, Viktoria Griesheim, FC St. Pauli, FC Gütersloh, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, FC Schalke 04, FSV Frankfurt, and SV Sandhausen. He also owned a football school.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1988 Summer Olympics | Football (Football) | ![]() |
Gerhard Kleppinger | |||
Football, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 3 | Bronze |