Ulrich "Uli" Stein (born 23 October 1954) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

A more serious incident occurred in 1987 when he punched Jürgen Wegmann of Bayern Munich.

[5] He was a member of the West German squad defeated by Argentina in the final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

His international career came to an end when he called West German coach, Franz Beckenbauer a Suppenkasper, meaning laughing stock.

In 2007, he became the goalkeeping coach of Nigeria, in 2008 of Azerbaijan under fellow German Berti Vogts.