Amand Theis

Amand Theis ( born November 19, 1949 in Light -Schellenberg ) is a former German football player.

Career

After he was active in the youth for his local club SV Hellenhahn, Theis made ​​in the 1968/69 season his first Bundesliga games as a defender for the 1st FC Nuremberg.

The " Club", which was relegated after this season in the Regionalliga Süd, he remained faithful then another three years until he in 1972 an offer of just to the Bundesliga Ascended Kickers Offenbach accepted. After five years in Offenbach's club, the descent to the 2nd Bundesliga in 1976, brought him Otto Rehhagel to Borussia Dortmund. Here Theis belonged to that team, which had the dubious honor to collect the biggest defeat in the Champions League ( 12:12 against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 29 April 1978).

His greatest success with Borussia was a 6th place in the season 1979 /80.

In the summer of 1980, he followed in turn Otto Rehhagel to Fortuna Dusseldorf, where he ended his Bundesliga career after another four years.

Overall Amand Theis played 296 Bundesliga games and 36 games in the Bundesliga 2. His feared by their opponents as defenders hardness also earned him the nickname " Westerwald iron foot " one.

After the active career he was active at least in 1997 for the tradition team Borussia Dortmund. Amand Theis now lives in Dortmund and works in the sales management of a glass ceramic operation.

Weblink

• Amand Theis in the database of fussballdaten.de
• Characteristics of Amand Theis at Glubberer. de