International Career
Allofs played for Germany a total of 56 times, and acquired 17 goals. His first match came on 11 October 1978 in Prague, against Czechoslovakia, a 4–3 friendly win.
Allofs went on feature for the nation at UEFA Euro 1980 (where he scored three times to top the goalcharts, all in a 3–2 group stage win against Holland), Euro 1984 and 1986 FIFA World Cup. Pushed to the sidelines by emergent Rudi Völler and Jürgen Klinsmann, he retired from international play on 31 March 1988, scoring in a friendly with Sweden.
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