Peter Maassen

Peter Maaßen (born December 12, 1913 in Düsseldorf , † August 24, 1988 in Oberhausen ) was a player, patron and president of Rot-Weiß Oberhausen for 25 years (until 1972).

Life

Maaßen, who came to Oberhausen as an active member of the Duisburger SpV in 1939 , became second chairman in autumn 1947 and headed the club from 1947 onwards. He was also called “Pascha” because of his absolute leadership and determined the main interests of the club; all decisions of rank went through his desk. He hired coaches and actors, sat on the bench and held player meetings.

In his aegis at Rot-Weiß Oberhausen fell the most successful period of the club, which was able to establish itself in the Bundesliga for four years from 1969. The coaches Alfred "Adi" Preißler and Günter Brocker as well as the player Lothar Kobluhn , who became Bundesliga top scorer in 1971, were at RWO under Maassen's presidency. National players Erich Juskowiak in the 1950s and Hans Siemensmeyer in the 1960s are also associated with this era.

Entangled in the Bundesliga scandal (1971), Maaßen was banned from all offices in the DFB until July 1974; he was nevertheless chosen by the club as honorary president for life.

Maaßen was also instrumental in founding the Bundesliga . In the DFB he was a member of the league committee from 1963 to 1971. PM , as the industry called it, was a wholesaler and manufacturer of automotive parts. The decline of RWO, economic setbacks and a stroke marked the end of Maaßen.

“As a man from the very beginning, Peter Maassen has done his part with dedication to sport and to the reconstruction of our city. He was a good ambassador for Oberhausen, whom we should remember with thanks and respect. "

- Mayor Fritz Eickelen

In 1953 Maaßen was one of the re-founders of the Old Oberhausen Carnival Society Weiß-Rot 1889, which he once headed as 1st chairman.

Peter Maaßen was buried in the St. Josef parish cemetery in Oberhausen-Styrum . His son Jürgen Maaßen was president of SpVgg Bad Pyrmont from 1969 to 1977 , which at that time played third-rate.

Honors

• Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (April 11, 1979)
• DFB merit pin

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rot-Weiß Oberhausen: Chronicle 1946–1947 ( Memento of the original dated August 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Office of the Federal President