- Uwe Bein
Football player infobox| playername= Uwe Bein
fullname = Uwe Bein
nickname = Der Mann mit dem tödlichen Pass ("the man with the lethal pass")
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1960|9|26
cityofbirth =Heringen
countryofbirth =West Germany
height = 1.81m (5ft 11in)
currentclub =
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1978-1984 1984-1987 1987-1989 1989-1994 1994-1997 1997-1998
clubs =Kickers Offenbach 1. FC Köln Hamburger SV Eintracht Frankfurt Urawa Red Diamonds VfB Gießen
caps(goals) = 153 (72) 064 (17) 052 (22) 150 (38) 068 (25)
nationalyears = 1989-93
nationalteam = Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 017 0(3)
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ntupdate =Uwe Bein (born
September 26 ,1960 inHeringen ) is a German footballer.Although, due to his reserved nature, he was never able to gain large public fame, his fans and experts call him one of the most technically-gifted German midfielders of his time. In his hay days Bein was regarded as the best German player to play the deadly pass.
Bein's professional career began in 1978 with
Kickers Offenbach , before he moved to1. FC Köln ,Hamburger SV andEintracht Frankfurt . He played over 300 Bundesliga games and scored 91 goals in total. In 1994 he moved toJapan and started playing forUrawa Red Diamonds in 1996. In 1997 he made appearances for VfB Gießen.The biggest success in Beins' career occurred during the
1990 FIFA World Cup , where he played four of seven games before suffering from an injury. He scored one goal in the 5-1 win over the United Arab Emirates. He started all 3 groups matches plus the quarter final against Czechoslovakia but didn't play in the Final.He didn't take part in the Euro 92. Lacking support from the German head coach
Berti Vogts , Bein finally resigned from the national team in 1993, so that he didn't take part in the World Cup 1994.In total he played seventeen international matches, with three goals to his credit.After his playing career ended he started managing
Kickers Offenbach .External links
* [http://www.autogramm-archiv.de/spieler/bein-uwe.htm Uwe Bein Autograph] (German)
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=15634 National Football Teams]
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/beinuwe/ Career stats at fussballdaten.de]
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