Summary
Wolfram Wuttke (17 November 1961 – 1 March 2015) was a German professional footballer[2] who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 November 1961 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Castrop-Rauxel, West Germany[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 March 2015 (aged 53) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lünen, Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1967–1976 | SG Castrop | |||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | Schalke 04 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Schalke 04 | 32 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 58 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Schalke 04 | 16 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Hamburger SV | 58 | (15) | |||||||||||
| 1985–1990 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 112 | (32) | |||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Espanyol | 51 | (15) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 350 | (72) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | West Germany U-21 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | West Germany | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | West Germany Olympic | 11 | (6) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | TuS Haltern | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | TSV Crailsheim | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Wuttke made his Bundesliga debut in October 1979 for Schalke 04[1] in a 3–0 win against Werder Bremen. From 1981 to 1982, he played one and a half seasons for Borussia Mönchengladbach before returning to Schalke.[2] In summer 1983, he moved to Hamburger SV.[2] Günther Netzer, then Hamburg's sporting director, called him one of the greatest German football talents of all times.[1] After several disputes, Ernst Happel, Hamburg's manager, threw him out of the team in September 1985.[1] After that, he played nearly four seasons for 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Kaiserslautern canceled his contract in 1990 due to "unprofessional behaviour" and so he joined RCD Espanyol.[3] In 1992, he returned to the Bundesliga and played for 1. FC Saarbrücken but he had to end his career at the age of 31 due to a fracture of the shoulder.[1] He appeared in nearly 300 (West) German top-flight matches.[4]
International career edit
His good performance in the Bundesliga earned him four caps in the West Germany national team[5] and he was part of West Germany's squad at the UEFA Euro 1988[3] and the West German team that won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Death edit
On 1 March 2015, he died due to a multisystem organ failure caused by cirrhosis.[3][1]
Honours edit
1. FC Kaiserslautern[6]
Germany U21
- UEFA Under-21 Championship: runner-up 1982[7]
- Olympics: Bronze Medal 1988[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ex-Nationalspieler: Wolfram Wuttke ist tot" [Former international: Wolfram Wuttke is dead] (in German). Spiegel Online. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Wolfram Wuttke" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ a b c Muras, Udo (1 March 2015). "Wolfram Wuttke, das schlamperte Genie, ist tot" [Wolfram Wuttke, the sloppy genius, is dead] (in German). Die Welt. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (20 June 2019). "Wolfram Wuttke - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (20 June 2019). "Wolfram Wuttke - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Wolfram Wuttke" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "U21-Europameisterschaft 1982: Verlierer machen Karriere" [U21 European Cup 1982: Losers get ahead] (in German). weltfussball.de. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Wolfram Wuttke ist tot" [Wolfram Wuttke is dead] (in German). kicker.de. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
External links edit
- Wolfram Wuttke at WorldFootball.net
- Wolfram Wuttke at BDFutbol
- Wolfram Wuttke at National-Football-Teams.com
- Wolfram Wuttke at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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