Heinz Flohe
Heinz Flohe, also called " flake " called ( born January 28, 1948 in Euskirchen, † June 15, 2013 in Vettweiß ), was a German football player.
Career
In his hometown club TSV Euskirchen is the talent of its superb offensive player Heinz Flohe developed. On 7 November 1965 he made his debut in the DFB Junior selection that lost 0-1 in Belgrade against the selection of Yugoslavia. In May 1966 he took part with the DFB team at the UEFA youth tournament in Yugoslavia, in which he, however, only in the 1-1 draw against the selection participated Scotland. His only goal for this selection team already succeeded in his second international game on 19 April 1966 in Grenchen, in a 3-2 victory against hosts Switzerland. For the 1966/67 season he became the first German champion of the Bundesliga era, the first FC Cologne, obliged. Cologne's new coach Willi Multhaup took time, in addition to emerging talent with Flohe Goalkeeper Milutin Šoškić and winger Roger Magnusson and international players. In his first Bundesliga season fleas came on 18 missions and two goals.
On 3 May 1967, he debuted in the U-23 national team of the DFB against Czechoslovakia in Mönchengladbach on the side of Günter Netzer, Jupp Heynckes, Horst Koeppel and Herbert Wimmer. The gain of the DFB Cup was the first title for the middle field technicians. On 9 June 1968, the Cologne defeated in Ludwigshafen VfL Bochum 4-1. Germany coach Helmut Schön sat fleas for the first time on 22 November 1970 in the senior team one. Flohe came on in the 79th minute for Günter Netzer; Germany conquered the Greek selection in Athens 3-1 gates. His first of eight international goals he scored on 30 June 1971 in Copenhagen in a 3-1 victory over the host Denmark the deficit to 2-1 in the intervening 83 minutes.
Flohe completed 1966-1979 343 Bundesliga games for the first FC Cologne and 1860 Munich. With the " Billy Goats " he won the 1978 German football championship, and in 1968, 1977 and 1978 the DFB Cup.
Between 1970 and 1978, denied Flohe 39 caps for the senior national team, in which he scored eight goals. He took part in the football World Cup in 1974 and 1978. In 1974 he became world champion. He came three times to used against the GDR from the very beginning, was sitting in the finals but only on the bench. During his seven world missions he scored two goals. In 1976 he became vice - European champion with the national team. Germany lost the final on penalties, in which fleas could convert his penalty kick.
On December 1, 1979 Flohe suffered by a foul by Paul Steiner, then player of MSV Duisburg, a complicated tibia and fibula fracture, which meant the end of his active career. In the case suffered nerve damage Flohe suffered for a long time. Later attempts to sue for damages Steiner, eventually failed because this no intent could be proven.
After his playing career Flohe worked as an assistant coach at FC Cologne 1. He also coached two soccer clubs in the district of Euskirchen - his hometown club TSC Euskirchen, which he has edited from 1981 until the season 1990/91 and with which he ascended in 1982 in the national league and in 1983 in the Federation League Middle Rhine, and the TuS Olympic Ülpenich. For the TSC Euskirchen, he was several times as a board member for the area of talent search ( last 2005-2007) worked in the 2009/10 season he was involved only as Talent scouts without Board function. In addition, he supported his son Nino in their daily work as a coach.
Others
Heinz Flohe had great sympathy for the FC Schalke 04 As a youth player he really wanted to go there, but his mother insisted that her son was in the "home " should play.
A difficult relationship had Heinz Flohe life to the press. He received several invitations for the current sport studio, which he turned down all of them, except for an appearance with the entire team of the 1st FC Cologne on the occasion of the Double - profit in 1978.
Flohe was involved for many years with the youth football. He was the Bonner SC, 1 FC Cologne and his home club TSC Euskirchen connected and regularly watched the B- and A- Youth Olympic Games in his home county.
He was a big fan of boxing and regularly attended professional and amateur bouts in Germany and neighboring countries.
Flohe referred as the first professional football player a disability pension.
His former club 1 FC Cologne founded in May 2013, the " football school Heinz Flohe ".
Flohe was established in 1992 for the first time having heart surgery and had to be on 7 January 2004 because of persistent arrhythmia again undergo surgery. It creates a new heart valve it was used. On 11 May 2010 Heinz Flohe collapsed after a dizzy spell, then you put him in an induced coma from which he never awoke, however, and remained until his death in a vegetative state. First, he was in the Cologne University Hospital, then in a rehabilitation center in Düren.
On June 15, 2013 fleas died, greatly weakened, at the age of 65. He left behind his wife and a son. The funeral took place at the town's cemetery of his birthplace Euskirchen.
Statistics
National
- 39 caps, 8 goals
- 1 B- International Match
- 4 U-23 Internationals
National league
Club Cup
- 63 games, 24 goals
Europe Champions Cup; European Cup Winners' Cup; UEFA Cup
- 56 games, 15 goals
Achievements
National:
- German Masters: 1978
- Championship runner-up: 1973
- DFB Cup winner: 1968, 1977, 1978
- DFB Cup finalists: 1970, 1971, 1973
International:
- World Champion: 1974
- Second in the 1976 European