The German international striker (born 1962 in Nuenkirchen) played for Borussia Nuenkirchen, Vfl Bochum, Bayer 05 Uerdingen and Kaiserslautern before joining Beşiktaş JK in 1995. During his one-season with Black Eagles, he scored 11 goals. Kuntz played for the German national team between 1993 and 1997 and was part of the winning German team of UEFA Euro 1996. During his international career, he obtained 25 caps, scoring 6 goals. None of these caps ended in a defeat for Germany (20 wins and 5 draws), which is the German record for most caps without defeat.