Gerd Zimmermann (soccer player)
Gerd Zimmermann | ||
Personnel | ||
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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)
1970-1974 | Fortuna Cologne | 130 (16) |
1974-1980 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 166 (40) |
1980 | Houston Hurricane | 10 | (2)
1981 | Calgary Boomers | 27 | (3)
1981-1982 | Union Solingen | 37 | (5)
1982-1983 | Fortuna Cologne | 9 | (2)
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1973 | Germany U-23 | 5 | (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 .
Web links
- Gerd Zimmermann in the database of fussballdaten.de
- Gerd Zimmermann in the database of weltfussball.de
- Gerd Zimmermann
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zimmermann, Gerd |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zimmermann, Gerhard (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1949 |