Thomas Allofs (born 17 November 1959 in Düsseldorf) is a former German footballer, who played as a striker.

The younger brother of another footballer, Klaus Allofs, he was a prolific goalscorer, having scored nearly 200 overall goals as a professional, always playing in the German first division (a brief spell in France notwithstanding).

[edit] Club career

Allofs started his professional career aged 19, netting five goals in 17 contests with local giants Fortuna Düsseldorf. In his first year, he combined with sibling Klaus for 29 team goals (out of 70, league's third-best), as Fortuna finished 7th; he also played in five matches in the club's Cup Winners' Cup runner-up run, including the extra time final loss against FC Barcelona.^[1]

In 1982, Allofs joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he proceeded to score at an impressive rate (an average of 15 per season), although the team did not win any silverware. Subsequently, he moved to 1. FC Köln, rejoining with his brother in 1986–87, and being crowned the league's topscorer in his third season, with the team finishing second.

Allofs wrapped up his career in 1992 at his first club, after an unassuming five-month stint in France with RC Strasbourg. He stayed connected with Fortuna as a director.

[edit] International career

Allofs was an uncapped (an unused) member for West Germany in the 1982 FIFA World Cup campaign, which ended with runner-up honours. He would receive two caps during three years, the first coming on October 16, 1985, in a 1-0 win in Portugal for the 1986 World Cup qualifiers.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Team

• Fortuna Düsseldorf:
  • German Cup: 1978-79, 1979–80
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1978–79

• FC Köln:
  • German League: Runner-up 1988–89

[edit] Individual

• German League: Topscorer 1988–89

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career statistics at Fussbaltdaten (German)

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