Ambassador: Karl-Heinz Riedle

Clubs: FC Augsburg (1983–86), SV Blau-Weiss 1890 Berlin (1986–87), SV Werder Bremen (1987–90), SS Lazio (1990–93), Borussia Dortmund (1993–97), Liverpool FC (1997–99), Fulham FC (1999–2001)

• Riedle's big break arrived in 1987 when he signed for Bremen, helping them to the Bundesliga title in his first season with 18 goals in 33 games. He also scored on his international debut that year in a 4-0 FIFA World Cup qualifying victory against Finland in Helsinki.

• A big-money move to Lazio brought no silverware and after three years in the Italian capital he returned to Germany with Dortmund, where he played a key role in two championship triumphs. His finest hour, though, came in the 1997 UEFA Champions League final, when he registered twice in a 3-1 win against Juventus at Munich's Olympiastadion.

• Following his debut goal for Germany, Riedle was included in Franz Beckenbauer's squad for Italia '90, featuring four times, though not in the final, during the Mannschaft's victorious campaign. Two years later, at the UEFA European Championship, he struck twice in a 3-2 semi-final triumph over hosts Sweden, finishing the tournament as the three-goal joint top scorer. However, he experienced disappointment in the decider as 11th-hour entrants Denmark ran out 2-0 winners.

• In 1997, Liverpool staved off competition from AC Perugia Calcio to land Riedle, who, although never a regular at Anfield, had established a double-figure goal tally by the time he departed for Fulham two years later.

• Six months after his transfer to the London club, Riedle linked up with his former Liverpool boss Roy Evans in a caretaker management role after the dismissal of Paul Bracewell. Having reverted back to playing following the summer appointment of Jean Tigana, Riedle helped Fulham return to the top flight for the first time since 1968. He retired, aged 35, in 2001.

UEFA honours
UEFA European Championship: runner-up 1992
UEFA Champions League: winner 1997
UEFA European Championship: top scorer: 1992