Rolf Jaeger

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Rolf Jaeger (2009)
Rolf Jaeger joining the Allstar Team at VfL Gummersbach

Rolf Jaeger (born February 18, 1937 in Gummersbach ; † May 2, 2011 ibid) was a German handball player and coach .

Career

Jaeger became a member of VfL Gummersbach in 1946 . First he started in the club as a gymnast , then with field handball . The then national handball coach Werner Vick appointed him to the national field handball team in 1956. This made Jaeger the first national player for VfL after the Second World War . In 1963 he was West German champion with VfL. In 1966 Jaeger , who played on the left side of the back , won the German championship with the VfL team in indoor handball, which was still less popular at the time . Other players included Hansi Schmidt and Bernd Podak .

After his active career, the qualified engineer became a handball trainer . With VfL he was German champion in the 1975/76 season . Then Jaeger was on the board of VfL. In addition, he was a member of the City Council of Gummersbach from 1979 to 2009.

Honors

After the national champions won the European Cup in 1967, Rolf Jaeger received the highest sporting award in Germany: the silver laurel leaf . On June 1st, 2009 he was appointed to the Allstar Team of VfL Gummersbach. On September 17, 2009 Jaeger received the Golden City Medal in a special coinage from the city of Gummersbach.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ VfL Gummersbach mourns Rolf Jaeger  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on vfl-gummersbach.de (accessed on May 3, 2011)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.vfl-gummersbach.de  
  2. ↑ gummersbach.de: Mourning: Rolf Jaeger is dead ( Memento of the original from June 24, 2010 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. From: City of Gummersbach, May 2, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gummersbach.de
  3. ↑ oberberg-heute.de: Gummersbach mourns Rolf Jäger , May 3, 2001
  4. ↑ gummersbach.de: Venerable: Council members excellent ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2012 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. From: City of Gummersbach, September 18, 2009 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gummersbach.de
  5. ↑ rundschau-online.de: tearful farewell. In: Oberbergische Volkszeitung from September 19, 2009
personal data
SURNAME Jaeger, Rolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German handball player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Gummersbach
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 2011
Place of death Gummersbach