Horst Wolter
Special issue " World Cup 1974 " of the German Federal Post Office to 30 Pfennig
Horst " Luffe " Wolter ( born June 8, 1942 in Berlin ) is a former German football player.
Life
Wolter describes himself as a "backpack Berlin " and born in the Mark Brandenburg. In 1960, he left with his parents, the former East Germany, where he previously inter alia, also a member of the Young Pioneers was, lived since then in Berlin- Charlottenburg and served an apprenticeship as a baker in Berlin; Therefore, it was given the nickname " Luffe " how traditionally called in Braunschweig bun. In the afternoon, he coached at SC Charlottenburg as a right winger. Due to the intense physical double burden he changed his position temporarily goalkeeper, as he had to go there less.
Career
Wolter came in 1961 by Berliner SC Charlottenburg to Eintracht Braunschweig, first as a right-winger in the so-called special youth. Later he played as a goalkeeper in the Oberliga Nord, then the highest German league before the introduction of the Bundesliga. At this position, he had come by chance, as the former goalkeeper Heinz Winnecke left the concord and not a substitute available war.In the Oberliga Nord came Wolter to five appearances for Eintracht. Wolter graduated from 1963-1977 as a goalkeeper 243 games in the Bundesliga for Eintracht (195 ) and Hertha BSC (48). In 1967 he was a goalkeeper of the Brunswick Team German masters. Overall, conceded the team, stood for the Wolter in the gate, in the master year only 27 goals, setting a league record, which was only in 1988 undercut by Werder Bremen under Otto Rehhagel with the former goalkeeper Oliver Reck. In 1975, he was with Hertha BSC, where he also worked as a manager then in the late eighties, surprising runner-up.
Wolter graduated between 1967-1970 only 13 games for the German national football team, as he was always placed behind Sepp Maier as a substitute goalkeeper. He was awarded the National team third in the FIFA World Cup 1970 in Mexico. The 1-0 in the match for third place against Uruguay was his last international match.
In 1971, Wolter was sentenced to pay a fine in the amount of DM 4400 because of his participation in the Bundesliga scandal. This was due to the events in the relegation battle in 1971 in which there had been tampering. A total of 16 Brunswick players were available to the Association, in the game against Oberhausen, which ran out 1:1, although had not exercised any manipulation, the Brunswickers but was promised by Arminia Bielefeld an extra prize money of initially 120,000 DM (later to 170,000 DM increases ) that they. $ 100,000 were paid in advance, 40,000 DM after the game.
A published in Germany for the World Cup on May 15, 1974 special issue of the German Federal Post Office ( Michel-Nr. 811 ) shows a parade Horst Wolters, but slightly distorted, since traditionally living people are not shown on German stamps.
After the career
In addition to the career Wolter trained as a banker, and later he was from 1986 to November 1990, manager of Hertha BSC. He then worked as an insurance broker. In 2000, lymphoma was found in him, which he successfully overcame. Wolter lives in Bad Harzburg. He is also Chairman of the Economic Advisory Board of the Goslar SC.