Alfred Gerhards
Alfred Gerhards (* 1920 in Mönchengladbach - Rheindahlen ; † October 29, 2000 in Mönchengladbach ) was a German trauma surgeon , sports doctor and long-time football team doctor from Mönchengladbach.
life and work
After studying and licensing as a doctor (1950), Alfred Gerhards worked as a doctor (trauma surgery) in the Westend (Luisenstraße) of Mönchengladbach. Very early on he became a representative of the resident doctors in Mönchengladbach and had been a member of the board of the North Rhine (Düsseldorf) Statutory Health Insurance Physicians Association since 1972. He also worked as a member of the representative assembly of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.
In 1958, Gerhard was team doctor for the Bundesliga soccer club VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach . In March 1968 he was elected as the new treasurer and thus next to President Helmut Beyer and Manager Helmut Grashoff as the third member of the board. These three men were to lead the association in "extremely harmonious cooperation" for the next 20 years or more. They thus formed the legendary “triumvirate” of Borussia.
In 1972 Gerhards met the young surgeon Dr. Jürgen Sellmann know, who was particularly successful in treating knee injuries (the regional league footballers operated on by Sellmann were able to run faster than others with the same injuries). Due to these successes, Gerhards signed the young surgeon Jürgen Sellmann for his football club Borussia Mönchengladbach. Sellmann later took over the job of Alfred Gerhards' team doctor in the 80s, while Gerhards was made honorary president of the football club.
The North Rhine Medical Association honored Gerhards with the Johannes Weyer Medal in recognition of his great commitment to medical self-administration and professional policy. He was also the holder of the Order of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Dr.-Alfred-Gerhards-Strasse at Borussia-Park in Mönchengladbach was named after him in his honor.
Individual evidence
- Ärzteblatt - Column: Died Status: October 30, 2015
- Helmut Grashoff (1928-1997), Vice President and Manager of Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach as of October 30, 2015
- Borussia-News from February 2nd, 2015 "Congratulations, Dr. Jürgen Sellmann!" As of October 30, 2015
- Mourning for Borussia doctor Wiggering Status: October 30, 2015
- "Street names" from Friends of Rheindahlen as of October 30, 2015
- PDF file "Quality Assurance in Stroke Treatment - Category: Died" Status: October 30, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerhards, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German football official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mönchengladbach - Rheindahlen |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 2000 |
| Place of death | Mönchengladbach |