Adolf Luft

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Adolf Luft (born July 5, 1939 in Forst ) is a former German soccer player who won the national cup competition in 1967, 1969 and 1972 with the selection of North Baden and with his home club FC Germania Forst in 1966 and 1969 in the 1 . Amateur League North Baden was able to celebrate the championship.

career

Association, 1957 to 1975

Luft, the youngest member of a Forster family with a total of nine children, learned the profession of carpenter and made his debut in his home club FC Germania Forst in the first team in 1957. The young defense strategist was already significantly involved in the A-class championship in 1958. In 1963, the powerful free-kick and penalty kick specialist rose with Germania as champion of the 2nd amateur league Mittelbaden (season 1) and after passing the promotion round against FV Mosbach, VfB Eberbach and FC Germania Brötzingen together with SV 98 Schwetzingen 1st amateur league on. In the third year in the top amateur class of North Baden, in 1965/66, Luft and his teammates from the Hardt community celebrated the championship for the first time - ahead of Amicitia Viernheim, FV 08 Hockenheim, Karlsruher SC Amateure - and thus their entry into the promotion round to the second-class regional football league South . With 9: 3 points, FC 08 Villingen prevailed just one point ahead of Forst, Normannia Gmünd and SV Oberkirch followed in the places. At this point in time, Luft had already completed training as a sports teacher at the Schöneck sports school and continued to do this until he retired.

Forst won the second championship title in the 1st amateur league with captain Luft under Daxlander coach Cornelius Rastetter in 1969 in front of 1. FC Pforzheim and SV Sandhausen. In the promotion round to Regionalliga Süd, Luft and colleagues now had to deal with VfR Heilbronn, VfB Friedrichshafen and SV Waldkirch. In the home game against Heilbronn, 6,500 spectators watched a 2-2 draw, but where a 2-0 lead was lost. Heilbronn prevailed with a two point lead over Forst and was promoted to the Regionalliga Süd.

When "Addel" Luft broke his calf and shinbone in a game against ASV Feudenheim on February 1, 1975, this led to the end of his career. His club rose at the end of the 1974/75 season from the 1st amateur league.

The native player only played football at Germania Forst from his youth. Despite financially tempting offers from SV Waldhof and 1. FC Pforzheim, the outstanding Forster player personality always remained loyal to FC Germania because of his close ties to the club and good camaraderie.

He also showed social commitment at FC as a leaseholder of the club's restaurant, in the design of the training grounds, in the local council or in looking after older residents in Forst. Ultimately, his athletic talent wasn't just limited to the kick. He also set scent marks in athletics, as he once advanced to Forster Champion with a time of 11.6 over 100 meters and 6.42 meters in the long jump.

Association selection North Baden

Almost two months before his 20th birthday, the talent from Forst made his debut in the amateur team from North Baden. The young Luft completed the first game for the BFV selection on May 18, 1959 in Mosbach in a friendly against a selection from Alsace . At 3: 3 he operated as a middle runner despite his youth. Teammates were goalkeeper Rolf Bierhoff , outside runner Horst Kunzmann - the man from Birkenfeld had just played his first of later 20 amateur international games - and center forward Wolfgang Wittemaier . Right at the beginning of its long-term membership in the North Baden selection, the Baden Football Association undertook a three-week trip to the USA with seven friendly matches at the invitation of the German-American Football Association (DAFB) from June 14 to July 5, 1961. In the last preparation game before this trip abroad, the selection of association coach Burkhard Pape tested against a combination of the Mannheim contract players from Waldhof and VfR Mannheim on May 30th. In the 2: 4 defeat, the 22-year-old second amateur league player from Forst was middle runner and head of defense of the amateur team in the World Cup system at the time and had to prove himself in particular against league strikers like Klaus Sinn , Rudolf Bast and Hans Arnold . With teammates like Wolfgang Höfig and Horst Kunzmann, Luft then saw games in the USA on June 17 in New York against a DAFB selection (2: 3), on June 18 in Philadelphia against a city selection (12: 1) on June 22 in New Jersey against a city selection (3-0), June 24 in New York against a selection from New York State (9-0), June 25 in Fall River against a city selection (1-0), June 29 in New York against SC New York (4: 1) and on July 2nd in Trenton again against a city selection (7: 1). In addition to the unique experience for everyone involved, this trip, which was extraordinary for the time, with six victories, represented a great sporting success for the North Baden Football Association.

Under ex-Bundesliga coach Herbert Widmayer , Nordbaden won the first national cup in 1967. After successes against the selection of Württemberg (4: 2, 0: 1), Bremen (2: 1) and in the semifinals against Westphalia (1: 0), Nordbaden stood in the final in Viernheim against Hesse on May 15, 1967. With a converted free kick from Forster club colleague Walter Kitter , Nordbaden won the trophy on the Durlacher Turmberg for the first time - after 16 unsuccessful attempts since the premiere in 1951 . Around 7,000 spectators, including Sepp Herberger and Helmut Schön , gave the final a worthy setting. Under Widmayer the second success in the country cup came in 1969. On June 29, 1969, Nordbaden repeated its success from 1967 with a 2-1 victory on the pitch of the Hamburger Turnerbund. In addition to goalkeeper Wilfried Tepe , the defensive strategists Luft and Kitter were now on the attack with Hans-Peter Fecht , Hans Ripp and Edgar Schneider moved up young offensive forces. As the defending champion in 1969/70, Nordbaden pulled with "Addel" Luft after successes against Saarland (4: 1, 1: 1), Rhineland (3: 1, 1: 1) and in the semifinals against Bremen (5: 0, 2: 2 ) once again entered the final of the amateur country cup. An unfortunate schedule of the DFB made it necessary that the final could only be played on October 6, 1970, in the 1970/71 season. In the Wildpark Stadium in Karlsruhe, North Baden lost in front of 4,000 spectators against Bavaria with 0-2 goals. Tepe, Luft and Kitter were on the defensive again, the players Peter Diringer , Günter Sebert and Gerd Störzer were new to the team .

The Forster legend celebrated their third success with Nordbaden in the national cup in the 1971/72 season under coach Fips Rohr . Over the Lower Rhine (3: 1, 1: 2), Saarland (2: 0, 8: 2) and Bavaria (1: 0, 2: 1) Luft and colleagues moved into the final on May 11, 1972 in Weinheim against Lower Saxony a. In front of 6,000 spectators, a narrow 2: 1 success was achieved. Coach Rohr brought his two sons Gernot and Volker as well as Wolfgang Poly from VfL Neckarau to action, plus Günter Sebert, Bernd Bartels , Günter Träutlein and Karl-Heinz Harm from SV Waldhof. Together with Herbert Layh, air has been the constant since the first success in 1967.

Under Pál Csernai , Luft's career in the North Baden selection ended. With 68 appointments between 1959 and 1973, he is the record holder of the BFV team.

literature

  • Gerhard Zeilinger: Triumph and decline in Mannheim's football sport, 1945 to 1970. Mannheim football archive. 1995. ISBN 3-929295-14-8 .
  • Karl-Heinz Heimann, Karl-Heinz Jens: Kicker-Almanach 1989. Copress-Verlag. Munich 1988. ISBN 3-7679-0245-1 .
  • Badischer Fußballverband eV (Ed.): 50 Years of the Badischer Fußballverband 1946–1996. Bürker offset printing. Karlsruhe 1996.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hardy Greens: Encyclopedia of German League Football. Bundesliga & Co. 1963 until today. Agon Sportverlag. Kassel 1997. ISBN 3-89609-113-1 . P. 25
  2. ↑ Hardy Greens: Encyclopedia of German League Football. Bundesliga & Co. 1963 until today. Agon Sportverlag. Kassel 1997. ISBN 3-89609-113-1 . P. 46
  3. ^ Gernot Otto: "Forster club legend". Article in the Bruchsaler Rundschau. Issue No. 153, Friday 5th July 2019. p. 16
  4. ^ Gerhard Zeilinger: Triumphs and decline in Mannheim's football sport 1945 to 1970. P. 141
  5. ↑ Gerhard Zeilinger: Triumphs and decline in Mannheim's football sport 1945 to 1970. S. 161
  6. ↑ Gerhard Zeilinger: Triumphs and decline in Mannheim's football sport 1945 to 1970. S. 161/162
  7. ^ Karl-Heinz Heimann, Karl-Heinz Jens: Kicker Almanach 1989. P. 219
  8. ↑ Gerhard Zeilinger: Triumphs and decline in Mannheim's football sport 1945 to 1970. S. 203/204
  9. ^ Badischer Fußballverband (Ed.): 50 Years of the Badischer Fußballverband 1946–1996. P. 101
personal data
SURNAME Air, Adolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Addel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH July 5, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Forest