Manni Kaltz Profile
Manni Kaltz - Career
One of our favourite players of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Kaltz was a cracking attacking right-back, a memorable sight bombing up and down the flank with his socks rolled down. He was renowned for his fantastic crossing, hit with so much spin and curve that they were given their own name, "Bananenflanken" ("banana crosses"). He formed an unlikely partnership with Horst Hrubesch, summed up perfectly by a quote from the giant centre-forward; "Manni banana. I head. Goal!"!
A legend at Hamburger SV, Kaltz has made the second most appearances in the Bundesliga with 581, only Eintracht Frankfurt's Charly Körbel is ahead of him. Kaltz was also known as a penalty specialist, with 53 of his 76 goals coming from the penalty spot.
Manni Kaltz - Career in Brief
NATIONAL TEAM
Team | West Germany |
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Debut | 1975 |
Last Match | 1983 |
Caps | 69 |
Goals | 8 |
Manni Kaltz - Playing Style
One of our favourite players of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Kaltz was a cracking attacking right-back, a memorable sight bombing up and down the flank with his socks rolled down. He was renowned for his fantastic crossing, hit with so much spin and curve that they were given their own name, "Bananenflanken" ("banana crosses"). He formed an unlikely partnership with Horst Hrubesch, summed up perfectly by a quote from the giant centre-forward; "Manni banana. I head. Goal!"!
A legend at Hamburger SV, Kaltz has made the second most appearances in the Bundesliga with 581, only Eintracht Frankfurt's Charly Körbel is ahead of him. Kaltz was also known as a penalty specialist, with 53 of his 76 goals coming from the penalty spot.
Manni Kaltz - Honours
CLUBS
Honour | Year | Club | |
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German Bundesliga Winners | 1978-79 | | Hamburger SV |
German Bundesliga Winners | 1981-82 | | Hamburger SV |
German Bundesliga Winners | 1982-83 | | Hamburger SV |
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