Erich Klose

Erich Klose

Player information
birthday	February 23, 1926
place of birth	Opole , German Empire
citizenship	German
date of death	20th July 2019
Place of death	Minden , Germany
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
0000-9/1956	TSV Grün-Weiß Dankersen
Clubs as coaches
from ... to	society
0000-0000	TSV Grün-Weiß Dankersen (youth)
1958-4 / 1966	TSV Grün-Weiß Dankersen
1966–0000	VfL Bad Nenndorf
11 / 1966-2 / 1969	TuS Eintracht Minden
1968-1975	TuS Nettelstedt
1975-9 / 1976	SC Herford
1977-1988	TuS Minderheide
As of August 1, 2019

Erich Klose (born February 23, 1926 in Opole , Upper Silesia ; † July 20, 2019 in Minden ) was a German handball player and coach. In the 1960s and 1970s he was instrumental in the success of TSV Grün-Weiß Dankersen and TuS Nettelstedt .

career

After the Second World War , the native of Upper Silesia stayed in Minden because he found work and accommodation on a local farm. He met his wife Helene, whose father was a co-founder of the TSV Grün-Weiß Dankersen club . After playing field handball in the military , he decided to continue his hobby at GWD. He coached the club's youth teams and played as a left runner for the men's team.

In September 1956, he was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and had to end his active career. After a long time in the hospital, he returned as a coach in 1958 and formed a team that was German runner-up four times in the following years: in 1962 , 1964 and 1965 on the field and also in 1965 in the hall.

"Erich Klose led GWD to the top of German field handball and was the pioneer of the golden generation."

- Horst Bredemeier : In: Mindener Tageblatt .

In 1966 he moved to the upper division VfL Bad Nenndorf , with whom he missed the qualification for the Bundesliga. In November he was also coach of TuS Eintracht Minden in the indoor handball East Westphalia League. After Klose also took over the district division TuS Nettelstedt in 1968 , Eintracht Minden separated from him in February 1969. With Nettelstedt he made the march through to the second highest division - the regional league. He also became German runner-up for the fifth time. In the final of the German field handball championship in 1975 , TuS Nettelstedt lost with 14:15 against TSG Haßloch . After that he was still employed by the clubs SC Herford and TuS Minderheide .

Klose has been a member of the TSV GWD Minden since the club was re-established on October 21, 1945. On December 1, 2016, he was made an honorary member.

He died on July 20, 2019 in Minden.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Lorenz, Michael: The foundation laid. About the person: Erich Klose turns 90 today . In: Mindener Tageblatt , No. 45, February 23, 2016, p. 33.
2. ↑ ^{a b} trauer.mt.de: Obituaries of the Mindener Tageblatt from July 24, 2019, accessed on August 1, 2019.
3. ↑ juergen-krueger.de: Green and White: Traditions, Legends, Passion . October 24, 2014, as of November 19, 2017.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Riechmann, Marcus: Knuspergans for the honorary member. GWD Minden honors Erich Klose as a pioneer of the golden years . In: Mindener Tageblatt , No. 282, December 3, 2016, p. 47.