Rio Olympics 2016: 5 footballers whose careers kickstarted at the Olympics

#4 Jurgen Klinsmann

An almost unrecognisable Jurgen Klinsmann at the 1988 Olympics

One of the premier strikers for Germany in the 1990s, Jurgen Klinsmann’s career kickstarted at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Playing for West Germany, Klinsmann guided his team to a Bronze medal scoring 4 goals in the process.

He signed for Inter Milan the very next season in 1989, and in spite of the defensive style of play adopted by the Nerazzurri, he scored 13 goals for them that season. He then went on to play for Monaco, Tottenham and Bayern Munich where he established his status as a prolific goalscorer.

For Germany, Klinsmann collected 108 caps in total, which made him the fourth-highest capped German of all time behind Lothar Matthaus, Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski. Klinsmann was also an integral element of the West Germany side which won the FIFA World Cup in 1990 and was a part of the World Cup All-Stars team that year.