Franz-Josef Laufer
Franz -Josef Laufer ( born September 1, 1952) is a former German football player. For VfL Bochum graduated from the midfield and defender from 1971 to 1974 in the Bundesliga 43 league games.
Career
He began his career Laufer in the northern Ruhr area for SpVgg Erkenschwick. During the 1970/71 season he moved on to the Regional Team of Erkenschwick and shot in 16 inserts a goal for the Red - Black by Stimberg Stadium. Under coach Heinz Sewina and the players Hugo Lütkebohmert, Dieter Renfert, Reinhold Ressemann and Karl -Heinz Seidenkranz the Spielvereinigung in 15th. The last season game lost the game at the Association May 16, 1971 against the master and later promoted Bundesliga VfL Bochum 0:3 gates. For the 1971/72 season the talented players got a contract offer from the Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. Under coach Hermann Eppenhoff Laufer was on August 14, 1971 to the debut of the team VfL in the Bundesliga. With a 1-0 win against Eintracht Braunschweig succeeded Bundesliga debut. With Werner Krämer and Werner Balt Laufer was its midfield. He brought it but not for regular players; In his first season completed Laufer, who began his career as a midfielder and was later retrained to the defender, only eight games in addition to the service providers Werner Krämer, Hans Walitza and Reinhold Wosab. In subsequent seasons 1972/73 and 1973/74 he played every 16 or 19 times under the Eppenhoff successor Heinz higher. His last Bundesliga game Laufer completed on 16 March 1974 in the 0-2 away defeat against VfB Stuttgart. With Franz -Josef Tenhagen, Michael Lameck and Hans -Günter Etterich he formed the VfL midfield.
To debut season 1974/75 Bundesliga 2 went Franz-Josef Laufer to second division Schwarz-Weiß Essen. Here he immediately became a regular player. At the start day of the round, August 3, 1974, it filed with the teammates Gecks Horst, Hans Fritsche and Holger Trimhold to a 0-0 draw against VfL Wolfsburg. Under coach Hubert Schieth to SWE placed in his second and third year in the front mid-table. With the 0:2 home defeat on May 22, 1977, adopted the diligence workers from the Gruga city. Now players like goalkeeper Hans Wulf, Klaus Albert, Detlev Wiemers, Thomas and Uwe Reinders Hörster were his teammates. Laufer completed a total of 102 appearances for Schwarz-Weiß Essen and scored a goal in the 20th Round in a 3-1 win against the SG Wattenscheid 09
For the season 1977/78 he moved to league rivals SC Westfalia Herne. In Stadium on Strünkede castle he ranked 1978/79 under coach Gerd Prokop While in fifth place, through the turmoil surrounding patron Erhard Goldbach was Herne the broadcast but the license back and played 1979/80 in the Oberliga Westfalen. Laufer was as goalkeeper Hans -Jürgen Bradler coach Horst Wandolek continue to be available and Westfalia reached the ninth. His last season in professional football Laufer graduated in 1980/81 with his hometown club SpVgg Erkenschwick, who had since been promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. Under coach Klaus Quinkert he added to his personal balance sheet on the side of the players Hans -Jürgen Witt Kamp, Uwe Eplinius, Gisbert Horsthemke and Klaus -Peter Kerkemeier added another 40 games and scored three goals. With the 4-2 home victory on May 30, 1981 against Union Solingen ended Franz -Josef Laufer his professional career. Overall, he has played 211 games in the 2nd Bundesliga and scored six goals in the process.