Manolo (football fan)

Manolo (born August 1, 1938 in Adana (Turkey); † April 30, 2008 in Mönchengladbach ; real name Ethem Özerenler ) was a football fan known throughout Germany . He became an icon as the “Drummer from Bökelberg”. In reference to the famous Spanish football fan Manolo el del Bombo , he was called "Manolo" by the fans and later adopted this nickname with great pride.

“Manolo” was the first “official drummer and whip” in the Bundesliga. Born in Turkey , he came to Germany in 1968, where he worked in a spinning mill in Mönchengladbach. From 1977 to 2002 he regularly cheered on the Borussia Mönchengladbach team from the north curve . He had a permanent place on the fence, most recently a "high seat" installed especially for him in the Bökelberg Stadium , and was considered the epitome of a football fan and an early leading figure among Borussia fans. After he became seriously ill in 2002, “Manolo” rarely attended Borussia games. Ethem Özerenler had to be cared for since 2003 and died on April 30, 2008 in Mönchengladbach-Neuwerk. Borussia Mönchengladbach took over the repatriation of the corpse to the native town of Manolo.

A token of appreciation is also the fact that Borussia Mönchengladbach to Manolos death on May 4, 2008, the 31 day of the second division season 2007-08 , in the match against Kickers Offenbach crape wore.

Web links

Space problems for the new Manolo . In: Spiegel Online . August 28, 2002. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
Christoph Hickmann: The man who Manolo was . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . January 11, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
Björn von der Wellen: Help Manolo! . In: 11 friends . January 23, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2006.
Alex Raack: Bamm-Bamm-Bamm . In: 11 friends . November 29, 2007. Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved on March 1, 2009.
The drummer Manolo is dead . In: Spiegel Online . April 30, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
Borussia fan "Manolo" is dead . In: n-tv . May 1, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
Stefan Hermanns: The wren . In: Der Tagesspiegel . May 9, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

Individual references and references

↑ Thomas Grulke: Drumming is a good tradition . Whether Manolo, Steinweg's Mamm or the Mönchengladbach-Poeth fanfare corps: people have been drumming at the Bökelberg or in Borussia-Park for decades. Some instruments are now in the Borussia Museum. In: Rheinische Post . No. 22 . Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Mönchengladbach January 27, 2011.

personal data
SURNAME	Manolo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Özerenler, Ethem (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Turkish football fan and drummer
DATE OF BIRTH	August 1, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH	Adana (Turkey)
DATE OF DEATH	April 30, 2008
Place of death	Mönchengladbach

[1] Thomas Grulke: Drumming is a good tradition . Whether Manolo, Steinweg's Mamm or the Mönchengladbach-Poeth fanfare corps: people have been drumming at the Bökelberg or in Borussia-Park for decades. Some instruments are now in the Borussia Museum. In: Rheinische Post . No. 22 . Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Mönchengladbach January 27, 2011.