List of VfB Stuttgart players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for VfB Stuttgart. Generally, this means players that have played a significant amount of first-class matches for the club. Other players who have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason why they have been included should be added in the 'Notes' column.

For a list of all VfB Stuttgart players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:VfB Stuttgart players, and for the current squad see the main VfB Stuttgart article.

Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.

Table

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Statistics correct as of end of 2014–15 season

Name	Nationality	Position	Stuttgart career	Appearances	Goals	Notes
LappleErwin Läpple	Germany	MF	1942–1952	150	35
Schmid, OttoOtto Schmid	Germany	GK	1942–1952	127	0
Retter, ErichErich Retter	Germany	DF	1944–1962	353	6
Steimle, RichardRichard Steimle	Germany	DF	1945–1954	201	0
Barufka, KarlKarl Barufka	Germany	MF	1945–1955	183	32
Schlienz, RobertRobert Schlienz	Germany	MF	1945–1960	326	82
Blessing, RolfRolf Blessing	Germany	FW	1948–1962	350	125
Baitinger, OttoOtto Baitinger	Germany	FW	1949–1955	175	78
BuhlerWalter Bühler	Germany	FW	1949–1957	106	18
Kronenbitter, LeoLeo Kronenbitter	Germany	MF	1950–1956	124	16
BogeleinKarl Bögelein	Germany	GK	1951–1957	166	0
Liebschwager, WernerWerner Liebschwager	Germany	DF	1952–1958	133	1
Waldner, ErwinErwin Waldner	Germany	FW	1952–1967	275	97
Hinterstocker, LudwigLudwig Hinterstocker	Germany	FW	1953–1958	122	30
Strohmeier, GerhardGerhard Strohmeier	Germany	FW	1954–1963	200	54
Sawitzki, GünterGünter Sawitzki	Germany	GK	1956–1971	329	0
Geiger, RolfRolf Geiger	Germany	FW	1957–1962, 1963–1967	186	78
Seibold, GünterGünter Seibold	Germany	DF	1958–1969	255	10
HollerDieter Höller	Germany	FW	1960–1966	131	53
Pfisterer, EberhardEberhard Pfisterer	Germany	DF	1960–1967	104	8
Sieloff, Klaus-DieterKlaus-Dieter Sieloff	Germany	DF	1960–1969	182	22
Hoffmann, TheodorTheodor Hoffmann	Germany	DF	1960–1970	215	13
Eisele, HansHans Eisele	Germany	DF	1960–1971	246	5
Reiner, ManfredManfred Reiner	Germany	FW	1961–1967	107	32
Menne, GerdGerd Menne	Germany	MF	1963–1969	121	8
Arnold, HansHans Arnold	Germany	MF	1963–1971	204	9
Weiß, HartmutHartmut Weiß	Germany	FW	1964–1968, 1970–1971	108	38
Entenmann, WilliWilli Entenmann	Germany	DF	1965–1976	244	28
KoppelHorst Köppel	Germany	FW	1966–1968, 1971–1973	124	44
Gress, GilbertGilbert Gress	France	MF	1966–1971	149	25
Handschuh, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Handschuh	Germany	FW	1966–1974	185	64
Haug, HorstHorst Haug	Germany	MF	1967–1973	135	32
Heinze, GerhardGerhard Heinze	Germany	GK	1967–1975	193	0
Weidmann, ManfredManfred Weidmann	Germany	FW	1967–1976	268	33
Zech, ReinholdReinhold Zech	Germany	DF	1968–1975	197	4
Coordes, EgonEgon Coordes	Germany	DF	1971–1976	127	8
Roleder, HelmutHelmut Roleder	Germany	GK	1972–1987	347	0
Elmer, MarkusMarkus Elmer	Germany	DF	1973–1980	158	14
Martin, BerndBernd Martin	Germany	DF	1973–1982	219	23
Ohlicher, HermannHermann Ohlicher	Germany	MF	1973–1985	389	126
Hadewicz, ErwinErwin Hadewicz	Germany	MF	1974–1983	233	18
HoenessDieter Hoeneß	Germany	FW	1975–1979	105	44
Schmider, BerndBernd Schmider	Germany	MF	1975–1980	110	11
Holcer, DraganDragan Holcer	Yugoslavia	DF	1975–1981	179	2
Muller, HansiHansi Müller	Germany	MF	1975–1982	186	65
Forster, KarlheinzKarlheinz Förster	Germany	DF	1975–1986	311	22
Kelsch, WalterWalter Kelsch	Germany	FW	1977–1984	202	51
Forster, BerndBernd Förster	Germany	DF	1978–1986	222	20
Allgöwer, KarlKarl Allgöwer	Germany	MF	1980–1991	338	129
SchaferGünther Schäfer	Germany	DF	1980–1996	331	9
Reichert, PeterPeter Reichert	Germany	FW	1981–1986	139	42
Sigurvinsson, ÁsgeirÁsgeir Sigurvinsson	Iceland	MF	1982–1990	193	38
Muller, AndreasAndreas Müller	Germany	MF	1983–1987	111	13
Zietsch, RainerRainer Zietsch	Germany	DF	1983–1989	134	5
Buchwald, GuidoGuido Buchwald	Germany	DF	1983–1994	325	28
Klinsmann, JürgenJürgen Klinsmann	Germany	FW	1984–1989	156	79
Hartmann, JürgenJürgen Hartmann	Germany	MF	1985–1991	174	10
Strehmel, AlexanderAlexander Strehmel	Germany	DF	1986–1994	157	5
Immel, EikeEike Immel	Germany	GK	1986–1995	287	0
Gaudino, MaurizioMaurizio Gaudino	Germany	MF	1987–1993	171	30
Walter, FritzFritz Walter	Germany	FW	1987–1994	216	102
Poschner, GerhardGerhard Poschner	Germany	MF	1987–1990, 1994–1999	176	8
Rasmussen, PeterPeter Rasmussen	Denmark	FW	1989–1990	16	1
Frontzeck, MichaelMichael Frontzeck	Germany	DF	1989–1994	163	16
Sverrisson, EyjólfurEyjólfur Sverrisson	Iceland	FW	1989–1994	110	21
Sammer, MatthiasMatthias Sammer	Germany	MF	1990–1992	63	20
KoglLudwig Kögl	Germany	MF	1990–1996	139	14
Buck, AndreasAndreas Buck	Germany	MF	1990–1997	191	4
Dubajić, SlobodanSlobodan Dubajić	Yugoslavia	DF	1991–1996	116	7
Schneider, ThomasThomas Schneider	Germany	DF	1991–2003	133	7
Berthold, ThomasThomas Berthold	Germany	DF	1993–2000	191	4
Bobic, FrediFredi Bobic	Germany	FW	1994–1999	148	69
Verlaat, FrankFrank Verlaat	Netherlands	DF	1995–1999	104	6
Balakov, KrasimirKrasimir Balakov	Bulgaria	MF	1995–2003	236	54
Wohlfahrt, FranzFranz Wohlfahrt	Austria	GK	1996–2000	118	0
Lisztes, KrisztiánKrisztián Lisztes	Hungary	MF	1996–2001	109	12
Soldo, ZvonimirZvonimir Soldo	Croatia	MF	1996–2006	301	15
Ganea, IoanIoan Ganea	Romania	FW	1999–2003	107	34
Bordon, MarceloMarcelo Bordon	Brazil	DF	1999–2004	129	11
Gerber, HeikoHeiko Gerber	Germany	MF	1999–2007	132	7
Hildebrand, TimoTimo Hildebrand	Germany	GK	1999–2007	221	0
Hleb, AliaksandrAliaksandr Hleb	Belarus	MF	2000–2005, 2009–2010	164	13
Hinkel, AndreasAndreas Hinkel	Germany	DF	2000–2006	156	1
Tiffert, ChristianChristian Tiffert	Germany	MF	2000–2006	136	9
Meißner, SilvioSilvio Meißner	Germany	MF	2000–2008	164	27
Meira, FernandoFernando Meira	Portugal	DF	2002–2008	173	11
GomezMario Gómez	Germany	FW	2003–2009	121	63
CacauCacau	Germany	FW	2003–2014	263	80
Delpierre, MatthieuMatthieu Delpierre	France	DF	2004–2012	162	3
Magnin, LudovicLudovic Magnin	Switzerland	DF	2005–2009	103	2
Hitzlsperger, ThomasThomas Hitzlsperger	Germany	MF	2005–2010	125	20
Hilbert, RobertoRoberto Hilbert	Germany	MF	2006–2010	120	16
Osorio, RicardoRicardo Osorio	Mexico	DF	2006–2010	73	1
Tasci, SerdarSerdar Tasci	Germany	DF	2006–2013	127	6
Pogrebnyak, PavelPavel Pogrebnyak	Russia	FW	2009–2011	68	15
Pardo, PávelPável Pardo	Mexico	MF	2006–2009	71	4
Harnik, MartinMartin Harnik	Austria	FW	2010–	155	50
Okazaki, ShinjiShinji Okazaki	Japan	FW	2011–2013	63	10
Ibišević, VedadVedad Ibišević	Bosnia and Herzegovina	FW	2012–2015	86	33

References

• Fussballdaten
• HefleswetzKick.de (German)
• Weltfussball