Rolf Zeller
Rolf Zeller (born March 21, 1934 - October 30, 2018 ) was a German football player. Under the later national coach Helmut Schön , he joined the amateur football team in April 1963 .
career
The long-time top performer of the Württemberg SV Germania Bietigheim rose to the first amateur league in Northern Württemberg with the blue-whites from Ellental in 1961 . On August 12, 1962, Zeller and colleagues won the WFV Cup with a 2-0 win against FV 09 Nürtingen . At the latest after the games with Württemberg in the competition for the regional cup in 1963, when the "Swabians" only failed after a 2-0 defeat in the semifinals at the eventual winner Bavaria, the Bietigheimer was also for Helmut Schön in the rebuilding of a new DFB Amateur national team has become interesting. After various selection courses, Zeller came on April 13, 1963 at the age of 29 in Alassio in the first amateur international game of the year against Italy. In addition to Zeller, goalkeeper Manfred Martinschledde , defenders Hans-Jürgen Fritsch , Wilhelm Zott , Walter Birkhold , Walter Liebich , and attackers Wolfgang Hellstern , Harald Braner and Wilfried Leydecker made their debut in the 2-1 defeat against Italy. Zeller formed the runner row in the first half with Zott and center runner Rolf Winter as the left outer runner in the World Cup system practiced at the time . In the second half he was replaced by Liebich from Lüner SV .
He was no longer called up for further missions in the amateur national team. At Germania Bietigheim he played for years in the Württemberg amateur area.
literature
- Karl-Heinz Heimann, Karl-Heinz Jens: Kicker-Almanach 1989. Copress-Verlag. Munich 1988. ISBN 3-7679-0245-1
Individual evidence
- ↑ anzeigen.swp.de: Rolf Zeller - obituary , accessed on February 2, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zeller, Rolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1934 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 2018 |