Career
He was a goalkeeper and between 1978 and 1997, made 512 appearances in the German Bundesliga. He began his career in 1978 with Arminia Bielefeld. After two years, he moved to Hamburger SV where he played from 1980 to 1987.
From 1987 to 1994 he played for Eintracht Frankfurt, but in 1994 he returned to Hamburger SV. One year later, he transferred to Arminia Bielefeld again.
He retired during the 1996-1997 season. He represented the West German national team 6 times between 1983 to 1986.
His international career came to an end when he called West German coach, Franz Beckenbauer a Suppenkasper, meaning laughing stock. In the DFB-Pokal in the 1986-1987 season, in a tie between Hamburger SV and Football Club Augsburg in the Rosenaustadion, he was given the red card and as he left the pitch, he showed his middle finger to Augsburg"s supporters.
A more serious incident occurred in 1987 when he punched Jürgen Wegmann of Bayern Munich.
Because of this incident, he was fired by Hamburger SV.
He then joined Eintracht Frankfurt, where he played until 1994, when he was fired again. During this period he became one of the most popular goalkeepers ever to have played for the club In 2007, he became the goalkeeping coach of Nigeria, in 2008 of Azerbaijan under fellow German Berti Vogts.