Klaus Augenthaler: player profile - FC Bayern Legends
Legend
Personal
- Date of birth
- 26/09/1957
- Nationality
- German
- Nickname
- Auge
- My neighbour in the Bayern changing room
- Different over the years
- My ritual
- Right boot always first
- Favourite coach
- Udo Lattek, Jupp Heynckes
- Hobbys
- Skiing, Tennis, Fishing
- Greatest sporting success
- Winning the last game for the German Championship 1986
- Funniest moment
- There were many
- If I hadn't turned pro, I would now be
- Deep sea fisherman
- FCB in 3 words
- Mia San Mia
- Best moment at the Allianz Arena
- With all the Legends before celebrating the German Championship
- The FCB Legends mean to me
- Like a Family
The Road from lower Bavaria
Klaus “Auge” Augenthaler was born on 26 September 1957 in Fürstenzell in Lower Bavaria and began playing football at his hometown club FC Vilshofen. In 1975, FC Bayern brought the 17-year-old into their youth setup in Munich – the start of a journey that would see him tied to this one club for the rest of his career. Under coach Gyula Lóránt, he was promoted to the first team and made his Bundesliga debut on the opening matchday of the 1977/78 season, scoring his first goal in a 3–0 win against Borussia Dortmund. Originally trained as a striker, Augenthaler was soon converted into a stopper and eventually into a classic libero – a position he turned into an art form.
The Captain of an Era
15 years, 404 Bundesliga matches, 52 goals, 545 competitive games in total – Klaus Augenthaler is one of the most loyal players in FC Bayern’s history. In 1984, Udo Lattek made him team captain, a role he held until the end of his career in 1991. Under his leadership, FC Bayern experienced an era of dominance in the Bundesliga: “Auge” lifted seven German championships (1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) and three DFB Cups (1982, 1984, 1986) – a long‑standing title record. Twice he reached the European Cup final with Bayern (1982, 1987). Unforgettable is his Goal of the Decade in the 1980s: a long‑range strike from the halfway line against Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Uli Stein in August 1989.
World Champion and Club Stalwart
On 8 July 1990 in Rome, Klaus Augenthaler crowned his career: as libero he marshalled the German defence in the World Cup final against Argentina – even Diego Maradona found no way past him. In his 27th and final international appearance, “Auge” became a world champion. In 1991 he ended his playing career and immediately began a second one in Munich: first as under‑19 coach, then as assistant coach under Heynckes, Beckenbauer, Trapattoni and Rehhagel. In 2005, Augenthaler was voted into FC Bayern’s Team of the Century. Today, the native Lower Bavarian works as a pundit on FC Bayern TV and as a youth coach in the club’s international programme – fully in keeping with his credo: “I’ve only ever thought in red and white.”
World Champion: 1990
European Cup finalist: 1982, 1987
German champion: 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
DFB Cup winner: 1982, 1984, 1986
DFL Supercup winner: 1982, 1987, 1990
- Date of birth
- 26/09/1957
- Nationality
- German
- Nickname
- Auge
- My neighbour in the Bayern changing room
- Different over the years
- My ritual
- Right boot always first
- Favourite coach
- Udo Lattek, Jupp Heynckes
- Hobbys
- Skiing, Tennis, Fishing
- Greatest sporting success
- Winning the last game for the German Championship 1986
- Funniest moment
- There were many
- If I hadn't turned pro, I would now be
- Deep sea fisherman
- FCB in 3 words
- Mia San Mia
- Best moment at the Allianz Arena
- With all the Legends before celebrating the German Championship
- The FCB Legends mean to me
- Like a Family
The Road from lower Bavaria
Klaus “Auge” Augenthaler was born on 26 September 1957 in Fürstenzell in Lower Bavaria and began playing football at his hometown club FC Vilshofen. In 1975, FC Bayern brought the 17-year-old into their youth setup in Munich – the start of a journey that would see him tied to this one club for the rest of his career. Under coach Gyula Lóránt, he was promoted to the first team and made his Bundesliga debut on the opening matchday of the 1977/78 season, scoring his first goal in a 3–0 win against Borussia Dortmund. Originally trained as a striker, Augenthaler was soon converted into a stopper and eventually into a classic libero – a position he turned into an art form.
The Captain of an Era
15 years, 404 Bundesliga matches, 52 goals, 545 competitive games in total – Klaus Augenthaler is one of the most loyal players in FC Bayern’s history. In 1984, Udo Lattek made him team captain, a role he held until the end of his career in 1991. Under his leadership, FC Bayern experienced an era of dominance in the Bundesliga: “Auge” lifted seven German championships (1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) and three DFB Cups (1982, 1984, 1986) – a long‑standing title record. Twice he reached the European Cup final with Bayern (1982, 1987). Unforgettable is his Goal of the Decade in the 1980s: a long‑range strike from the halfway line against Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Uli Stein in August 1989.
World Champion and Club Stalwart
On 8 July 1990 in Rome, Klaus Augenthaler crowned his career: as libero he marshalled the German defence in the World Cup final against Argentina – even Diego Maradona found no way past him. In his 27th and final international appearance, “Auge” became a world champion. In 1991 he ended his playing career and immediately began a second one in Munich: first as under‑19 coach, then as assistant coach under Heynckes, Beckenbauer, Trapattoni and Rehhagel. In 2005, Augenthaler was voted into FC Bayern’s Team of the Century. Today, the native Lower Bavarian works as a pundit on FC Bayern TV and as a youth coach in the club’s international programme – fully in keeping with his credo: “I’ve only ever thought in red and white.”
World Champion: 1990
European Cup finalist: 1982, 1987
German champion: 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
DFB Cup winner: 1982, 1984, 1986
DFL Supercup winner: 1982, 1987, 1990