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My Take
Stefan Kießling is one of those footballers whose loyalty interests me as much as his goals. A 191-centimeter striker, he spent the long heart of his career at Bayer Leverkusen rather than chasing moves, and that kind of one-club commitment in modern football is increasingly unusual. He came up through the German youth system, from Bamberg to Nürnberg, the unglamorous ladder that produces dependable professionals. The Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, Germany's top sporting honour, sits in his record as recognition of that service. To me he reads as the classic reliable target man, the sort of player a club builds around quietly for a decade.
Overview
Stefan Kießling (born 25 January 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker for Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Nürnberg. Born in Lichtenfels, West Germany, Kießling began playing football at a young age in the youth setup at 1. FC Eintracht Bamberg before moving to the 1. FC Nürnberg academy in 2001.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stefan Kießling
- Name (Japanese)
- シュテファン・キースリンク
- Reading
- しゅてふぁん・きーすりんく
- Born
- January 25, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rat
- Origin
- Lichtenfels, Upper Franconia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 191 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.