Career
Born in Waldbrunn, Baden-Württemberg, Steiner began playing football in his hometown, with Turn- und Sportverein Strümpfelbrunn. In 1975 he started his professional career, going on to spend four seasons in the second division with SV Waldhof Mannheim. Steiner appeared in 349 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 27 times from 1979 until 1991 with MSV Duisburg and 1.
Football Club Kölane
After retiring at 34, Steiner later worked as a scout for Köln"s Rhine rival, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, before taking up the same role back at the former club Steiner was not recalled again after the tournament, where Germany defeated Argentina in the final. Steiner is commonly quoted in Germany as stating in a talk show that homosexuals were "too soft" for playing football.