Jürgen Groh

Jürgen " Joschi " Groh ( born July 17, 1956 in Heppenheim ) is a former German football player.

Career

His athletic career began as a child with his hometown club Starkenburgia Heppenheim. At age 18, he moved to VfR Buerstadt, with whom he celebrated in 1975 the title of German amateur champion. His professional career began in 1976 at the 1st FC Kaiserslautern. In 1980 he moved to Hamburger SV. Here he was a fixture in the game system of coach Ernst Happel. With the HSV twice he was German champion in 1982 reached the final of the UEFA Cup, which lost his team against IFK Gothenburg and won the 1983 final of the European Champion Clubs' Cup against Juventus. In 1985 Groh for six months in Turkey, where he played as the first German player at Trabzonspor. Then he returned to Germany and joined again the 1st FC Kaiserslautern. There he played until 1989, before he ended his professional career and trailed off at SV Edenkoben his career. A total of 1.81 m wide defender came to 351 Bundesliga appearances (197 for the 1st FC Kaiserslautern and 154 for Hamburger SV ) in which he scored seven goals.

Groh completed two A-, B- nine matches and 14 games for the Olympic selection team. His first senior international, he played on May 26, 1979 against Iceland. Germany won 3-1 and Groh made ​​his debut in the starting lineup. The goals were scored Dieter Hoeness and Walter Kelsch from VfB Stuttgart. Unfortunately this game was his last international game for four years. Due to its solid performance at Hamburger SV he offered himself again Germany coach Jupp, outfitted, and so he came on September 7, 1983 against Hungary for his second and final 'A' game. The game ended 1-1 and the goals from Tibor Nyilasi ( 42 minutes ) and Rudi Völler ( 66 minutes ).

Jürgen Groh worked after his career as a postman in his hometown Heppenheim in Landstuhl (Pfalz ). Prior to his professional career, he worked as a postman.