Gerd Zimmermann (soccer player)

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Gerd Zimmermann
Personnel
Surname Gerhard Zimmermann
birthday September 26, 1949
place of birth Juchen ,  Germany
position Defense
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1968-1970 Borussia Monchengladbach 8 0(0)
1970-1974 Fortuna Cologne 130 (16)
1974-1980 Fortuna Dusseldorf 166 (40)
1980 Houston Hurricane 10 0(2)
1981 Calgary Boomers 27 0(3)
1981-1982 Union Solingen 37 0(5)
1982-1983 Fortuna Cologne 9 0(2)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1973 Germany U-23 5 0(1)
1 Only league games are given.

Gerd Zimmermann (born September 26, 1949 in Jüchen ) is a former German football player .

From 1968 to 1980 he played in the Bundesliga for Borussia Mönchengladbach , SC Fortuna Cologne , Fortuna Düsseldorf and Union Solingen . He was German champion with Gladbach in 1970 and DFB Cup winner with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 1979 and 1980 . During the 1982/83 season he moved on November 6, 1982 from Union Solingen to Fortuna Cologne. Zimmermann made his debut on May 8, 1973 in the German U-23 national team , in whose last 5 games he was used. In the European Championship qualifier against Poland on September 5, 1973, he scored a goal.

Zimmermann was considered the most powerful player in the Bundesliga at his time. In 1978/79 he scored 13 Bundesliga goals as a defender and scored 44 goals in 203 Bundesliga games. His "flutter men", shot at the gate from 30 to 35 meters away, were feared by the gatekeepers.

literature

  • Matthias Weinrich: Encyclopedia of German League Football. Volume 3: 35 years of the Bundesliga. Part 1. The founding years 1963–1975. Stories, pictures, constellations, tables. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 1998, ISBN 3-89784-132-0 .
  • Edgar Hitzel, Raphael Keppel: Chronicle of the 2nd Bundesliga 1974–1989. Sport- und Spielverlag, 1990, ISBN 3-9802172-7-2 .
  • Holger Jenrich: The Borussia Mönchengladbach Lexicon. The workshop, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89533-585-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Zimmermann, Gerd
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zimmermann, Gerhard (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1949