Arno Steffenhagen (born 24 September 1949) is a German retired professional footballer who played as a striker for clubs in Germany, South Africa, the Netherlands, the United States, and Canada, making nearly 400 career league appearances and scoring over 100 career league goals.

Arno Steffenhagen
Steffenhagen in 1972
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-09-24) 24 September 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1972 Hertha BSC 132 (26)
1972–1973 Hellenic FC
1973–1976 Ajax 58 (19)
1976–1978 Hamburger SV 51 (13)
1978 FC St. Pauli 8 (4)
1978–1982 Chicago Sting 97 (58)
1980–1981 Chicago Sting (indoor) 1 (1)
1983 Toronto Blizzard 14 (0)
1983 Vancouver Whitecaps 8 (2)
1985–1986 Chicago Shoccers (indoor) 1 (0)
Total 371 (123)
International career
1971 West Germany 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Steffenhagen (right) playing for Hellenic FC against Cape Town City at Hartleyvale, in the early 1970s. Also in the photo Frank McLintock (CTC) (centre) and Wilf Du Bruin (Hellenic), to his right.

Born in Berlin, Steffenhagen played in Germany, South Africa, the Netherlands, the United States, and Canada for Hertha BSC, Hellenic FC, Ajax, Hamburger SV, FC St. Pauli, Chicago Sting, Toronto Blizzard, Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Shoccers.[1][2][3] He also won one cap for the Germany national team in 1971.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Arno Steffenhagen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. ^ Arno Steffenhagen at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  3. ^ NASL career stats

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