TV Aachen-Walheim
The TV Eintracht 1909 Aachen-Walheim eV is a sports club from the Aachen district of Walheim , which is mainly known for its wrestlers .
The association also has departments in karate (since 1975), cycling and recreational sports .
history
Since the 1960s the way of the wrestling team led from the district class over the district class to the national league. 1972 followed the promotion to the league. This was followed by further promotions to the regional league and the 2nd Bundesliga , where they finished second in 1975. An important pillar of the team was Berthold Lorbach, who was European Police Champion in freestyle wrestling in 1976 and 1980.
It was soon followed by promotion to the 1st Bundesliga , where after a bad preliminary round they unexpectedly saved themselves from relegation.
In 1982, Dieter Otto became the first German champion from Walheim.
After four years in the first Bundesliga, he was relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga. After being able to stay in the 2nd Bundesliga for several years, in some cases very successfully, in 1995 they were relegated to the Oberliga. In 2002 they were promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga unbeaten. In 2007 the second promotion to the 1st Bundesliga followed.
Placements
| Placements | Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2nd Bundesliga West | 8th place | from 9 | |
| 2004 | 2nd Bundesliga West | place 3 | of 10 | |
| 2005 | 2nd Bundesliga West | 8th place | of 10 | |
| 2006 | 2nd Bundesliga West | 5th place | from 8 | |
| 2007 | 2nd Bundesliga center | 1st place | of 10 | Promotion to the 1st Bundesliga |
| 2008 | 1st Bundesliga center | 8th place | from 8 | Relegation to the 2nd Bundesliga |
| 2009 | 2nd Bundesliga center | 9th place | of 10 | |
| 2010 | 2nd Bundesliga center | place 3 | from 9 | |
| 2011 | 2nd Bundesliga center | place 2 | of 10 | |
| 2012 | 2nd Bundesliga center | 1st place | of 10 | Promotion to the 1st Bundesliga |
| 2013 | 1. Bundesliga North | Rank 6 | from 9 | |
| 2014 | 1. Bundesliga North | from 7 | Relegation to the 2nd Bundesliga | |
| 2015 | 2nd Bundesliga West | Rank 6 | from 8 | |
| 2016 | 2nd Bundesliga West | place 2 | from 9 | |
Well-known athletes
- Yashar Jamali
- Martin Otto
- Kasim Aras
- Laura Mertens
- Nikolai Georgiev
- Manfred Kreutz
- Jasmine Sefidroudi
- Karolin Bettge
- Dieter Otto
- Siegfried Otto
- Wolfgang Otto
- Berthold Lorbach