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Klaus Fischer: “Mr. Bicycle Kick”. Schalke’s record scorer

Klaus Fischer: “Mr.

Klaus Fischer: “Mr. Bicycle Kick”. Schalke’s record scorer – 182 goals in 295 matches – is, with 268 Bundesliga goals overall for Schalke, 1860 Munich, Köln and Bochum, second only to Gerd Müller in the all-time scoring charts as of December 2019. Fischer turned the overhead kick into an art form.\n\nHis acrobatic goal for Germany against Switzerland in 1977 was voted Goal of the Year, Goal of the Decade and Goal of the Century.

A broken shin in 1980 and his involvement in the 1971/72 Bundesliga match-fixing scandal cost him a chance at greater international glory.

Finale um die Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft am 18.05.1958: S04-Kapitän Bernie Klodt (l.) bei der Begrüßung. Foto: Imago Images
Finale um die Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft am 18.05.1958: S04-Kapitän Bernie Klodt (l.) bei der Begrüßung. Foto: Imago Images