Günther Herrmann
Günter Herrmann ( born September 1, 1939 in Trier ) is a former German footballer, who played nine caps for the German national football team during the period 1960-1967.
- 3.1 Sporty
- 3.2 Exchange Activity in 1963
Career
Eintracht Trier, 1947-1958
The football game had been placed the boy Günter von father Karl in the cradle. Karl Herrmann was the Trier Eintracht years of support. In addition, Charles was a recognized league players. At eight years old son Günter joined the youth wing of concord and went through there all the junior teams.
His excellent technique, his wit and his power of deduction culminated in the appointment of the A- youth player in the youth team of the DFB. He took 1957 and 1958 in the UEFA youth tournaments with Fritz Pott, Karl -Heinz Quick Inger and Peter Kunter part. He was appointed to ten games of the youth national team.
His first in the Oberliga West experienced Günter Herrmann on April 28, 1957, when the last match of the round 1956/57. It was a home game against Eintracht Trier Phoenix Ludwigshafen. In the season 1957/58 Günter Herrmann came to 24 Oberliga inserts, scoring five goals.
On October 12, 1957 Herrmann made his debut in the amateur national team in the match against England in Ilford. For 3-2 success he contributed a hit. In defense Willi Gerdau and quick Inger went and assaulted Peter Grosser and Klaus Matischak with the talent from Trier to work.
To round 1958/59 it pulled the 19 -year-old inside forward for Süddeutsche champion of 1958, Karlsruher SC.
Karlsruher SC, 1958-1963
The debut of the Karlsruhe Wildparkstadion put the home game from August 17, 1958 dar. It made for the man from Trier a superior 7-0 success against Viktoria Aschaffenburg. The further round the course held for the KSC and his new playmaker hope not the desired result ready. It was enough in the round 1958/59 only for ninth place.
Successes yet recorded the filigree engineer Günter Herrmann. These include the appointment to the B team on 22 October 1958 two more games in the amateur national team and two inserts in the Juniorenelf the DFB in May 1959.
Under coach Eduard Frühwirth, the successor, Louis Janda, Herrmann celebrated in the Round 1959/60 winning the title in the Oberliga Süd and moved with the KSC into the final round of the German soccer championship. In the final round, the Baden failed because of the way into the finals by a total of three lost points against Borussia Neunkirchen. Towards the later German champions, Hamburger SV, the team coached by Frühwirth won 3-1 points. In 1960, Herrmann was involved in winning the South German Cup against Eintracht Frankfurt and moving into the DFB Cup final on October 5 in Dusseldorf against Borussia Mönchengladbach. In 23 minutes in the final, he managed the meantime it 1-1 before Albert Brülls with his goal to 3:2 the game for Mönchengladbach decided. 1961 occupied the KSC team to the technician in the midfield, Herrmann, ranked third in the league.
In the Football World Cup 1962 in Chile Günter Herrmann went through a sporting crisis in the spring. The KSC landing in the south on the ninth. Herrmann, the convincing in the World Cup qualifiers inside forward who was in South America only as a reserve player in the squad. The Chile - mate Horst Szymaniak has already played in the " lira paradise " Italy, Helmut Haller and Albert Brülls had signed contracts for the 1962/ 63 in Italy. Here Günter Herrmann not to be outdone and also negotiated with clubs from Italy. At a final conclusion it did not despite months of negotiations. This resulted in only 13 games of the ex- Trierers for the KSC in the final round of 1962 /63.
Furthermore, it was a sensational change in the summer of 1963 in the west to the FC Schalke 04 Consistent declared the former players " Jupp " Marx and Gustav Witlatschil that the departure of the game strong half striker for the KSC was a bitter sporting loss in the starting rounds of the Bundesliga not adequately could have been replaced. This was a major reason for the poor KSC launch.
Overall denied Günter Herrmann 1958-1963 115 league games with 19 goals for the KSC.
FC Schalke 04, 1963-1967
In the four rounds of the Bundesliga with Schalke 04 Herrmann, the man experienced with the gift for the technically demanding combination game, three times the relegation battle. After the disposal of the national team Willi Koslowski, Reinhard Libuda, Hans Nowak and Willi Schulz and the regulars Waldemar Gerhardt and Egon Horst to the round 1964/65, he became one of the guarantors of the whereabouts of the Bundesliga Schalke.
The operated in Moers on the Lower Rhine an espresso cafe playmaker " Royal Blue ", Günter Herrmann, succeeded by consistently strong performances in February and March 1967, the return to the national team.
On the side of Gerhard Neuser Herrmann flourished in the midfield on the team coached by Fritz Langner especially. With a score of 2.61, he was out in the season 1966/67, together with Werner Krämer from Meidericher SV in 16th place in the Bundesliga standings. From 1963 to 1967, he brought it to 110 Bundesliga appearances and 22 goals.
Herrmann moved again in 1967 to Baden, namely to KSC. At his last performance shown in Schalke, he was unable to match. The KSC rose from the Regionalliga Süd. Herrmann broke up his contract and moved to Switzerland.
National Team, 1960-1967
The since his missions in the national youth team at the DFB under observation inside forward who had already graduated in 1957 and 1959, five games in the amateur team of the DFB, debuted at the World Cup qualifier on 26 October 1960 in Belfast against Northern Ireland in the senior team. National coach Sepp Herberger sat in a 4-3 success on the connector Günter Herrmann and the Left Wing Gert Dörfel on the left wing. The man from the KSC had mostly deal with the right half Danny Blanchflower of Northern Ireland.
After the 2-0 victory on October 8, 1961 in Warsaw, Poland against the power of the German inner storm was emphasized. "The two technically brilliant inside forward Herrmann and Haller had the game under control at all times. The inner tower ( Herrmann, Uwe Seeler, Haller ) conjured up. "
After the seventh international duty on 22 October 1961 in Augsburg against Greece Herrmann did not come initially in the Länderelf used. He played in 1961 and 1962 in several test games in the Südauswahl and was in the squad for the international match on April 11, 1962 in Hamburg against Uruguay. Herrmann was at the World Cup preparatory course from April 30 to May 11, 1962 in Karlsruhe- Schoeneck it. He belonged to the squad for the 1962 World Cup in Chile. His shirt number was 18 Taking place on the way home from the World Cup on June 17, 1962 in New York game between DFB and USA selection ended with a 7-2 success. With it and the ball Herrmann was.
For an official international match Günter Herrmann was, however, no longer rely on for years. Germany coach Helmut Schön took plays for Schalke midfielder in the spring of 1967, after nearly six -year break, nor to two other stakes in the national team. After his ninth international match on March 22, 1967 his career was ended in the DFB team.
Finale, 1968-1974
Günter Herrmann played in 1968 for FC Sion in Switzerland. The Red - White succeeded him on 15 April 1974 at Berne Wankdorf Stadium Cup victory against Neuchatel Xamax. In the capital of the Swiss canton of Valais he ended his football career.
Mid-80s, he moved with his family to Crans -Montana. Just like in the "Pott " opened Günter Herrmann also a restaurant, the restaurant " La Bistro ". As late as 2006, Mr. Mann lives with his wife, child and dog in the area. He coached the way the youth of Montana FC, and since September 2004 retiree.
An interview was the occasion of his 70th birthday on 1 September 2009 in the KICKER sports magazine of 3 September 2009 on page 47 reprinted with the birthday boy, in which he indicates, even today with skiing, golf and mountain biking for sport activities. Also, he 'll take care of yourself now and then about the next generation of FC Montana.
Special
Athletic
Günter Herrmann came in five selected teams of the DFB used. He played:
- 9 A- international matches from 1960 to 1967
- 1 B- International Match, 1958
- 2 Junior Internationals 1959
- 5 Amateur Internationals, 1957-1959
- 10 youth internationals, 1957 and 1958
Exchange activity in 1963
The DFB sports court sentenced Schalke 04 and Karlsruher SC on August 17, 1963, one week before round start, one to be held at the end of the season deduction of four points and a payment of $ 10,000 fine. License players could then cost more than a transfer fee of 50,000 marks, according to DFB, during the change Herrmann's Schalke 04 DFB suspected payment of an inflated transfer fee. In the opinion of the DFB, the real transfer fee for the national team Günter Herrmann had been obscured by the changes in the other KSC- player Hans -Georg Lambert to FC Schalke. This could have been a " coupling business " took place. However, the DFB Federal Court overturned the judgment on 4 October 1964 again.