Arno Steffenhagen (born 24 September 1949) is a German retired professional

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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.

Career

Born in

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, Steffenhagen played in Germany, South Africa, the Netherlands, the United States, and Canada for

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and

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/ref> He also won one cap for the Germany national team in 1971.

References

1949 births Living people Footballers from Berlin German men's footballers Men's association football forwards Germany men's international footballers Hertha BSC players Hellenic F.C. players AFC Ajax players Hamburger SV players FC St. Pauli players Chicago Sting (NASL) players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players Chicago Shoccers players Bundesliga players Eredivisie players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players German expatriate men's footballers West German expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa West German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands West German expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States West German expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada {{germany-footy-forward-1940s-stub