Lothar Geisler
Lothar Geisler ( born December 8, 1936 in Dortmund ) is a former German football player. He graduated from 1957 to 1963 in the then world-class soccer Oberliga West in the clubs VfL Bochum ( 1957-1959 ) and Borussia Dortmund ( 1959-1963 ) a total of 115 league games, scoring two goals as a defender. Last year, the Oberligaära, 1962/63, he won the German football championship with Dortmund.
Career
Amateur Oberliga West and, until 1963
Geisler began at the age of 12 years in 1948 to play football as a goalkeeper in the second youth team of VfL Kemminghausen. After two years he transferred in 1950 to the second youth team of TuS Eving - Lindenhorst where he was, however, no longer used as a goalkeeper but as a center half. After he had his time, finished in the A- Youth, with whom he repeatedly won the " Fredenbaum Cup," he was employed in the first team of TuS in the national league. From the Green-Whites of TuS Eving - Lindenhorst, from the national league Westphalia, which can be used as center half and defender defender came to the season in 1957/58 VfL Bochum in the Oberliga West. He made his debut under coach Herbert Widmayer on August 11, 1957 in the 0-1 home defeat against Meidericher SV on the center-half position in the league. In his second year in Bochum, 1958/59, he came with VfL to fourth place, one place ahead of Borussia Dortmund. Against the team from Red Earth Stadium Bochum had to decide both round matches for itself. In the first round there was a 3-0 home success in the second half and it was enough even to a 4-3 away win. In two games, the quality of the VfL - Defensive held with Geisler the offensive power of the BVB to Kelbassa Alfred, Alfred " Aki " Schmidt, Hans -Georg Dulz, Friedhelm Konietzka and Hans Cieslarczyk successful in chess. Geisler took after 52 league appearances for Bochum to the offer from Borussia Dortmund and moved to season 1959/60 to the black and yellow. Club and players even took it a one-year exchange barrier in purchasing.
On the first day of the round 1960/61, 14 August 1960 Geisler first became active in the Oberliga West for Borussia Dortmund. He conducted as a center half in a 4-1 home win against Viktoria Cologne Dortmund defense. Under coach Max Merkel BVB reached the runner-up in the West - Geisler had completed 26 league games - and thus moved into the final round of the German championship. In the final competition, Dortmund won against Hamburger SV Eintracht Frankfurt and 1.FC Saarbrücken and moved into the finals of the German Championship. However, the first FC Nuremberg sat down in the final on 24 June 1961, a 3-0 win against the Westphalia center half by Geisler.
In the second Coach of the Year by Hermann Eppenhoff 1962 /63 Dortmund came behind the first FC Cologne again for the runner-up in the Oberliga West. Geisler made now with William Burgsmüller the defender pair and Wolfgang Paul held the center-half role. In the final round of the German Cup, BVB began around 1860 Munich, Hamburger SV and Borussia Neunkirchen through and pulled so that in the final on 29 June 1963 in Stuttgart against the West champions 1.FC Cologne. With the safe retention of the defensive with Bernhard Wessel ( goalkeeper ), Burgmuller, Geisler, Dieter Kurrat, Paul and Helmut Bracht has been brought to Dortmund against the favored Cologne a 3-1 victory and reached the German championship.
Bundesliga, 1963-1967
Immediately before the start of the new football league, the DFB Cup was played. After successes against Sportfreunde Saarbrücken, 1860 Munich, in the semi-final against Werder Bremen, the final took place on 14 August 1963 in Hannover against Hamburger SV instead. Uwe Seeler decided the final with three goals in favor of the hamburger. Ten days later, debuted the newly created Bundesliga. Dortmund came on 24 August against Werder Bremen and lost the opening match with 2:3 goals. In defense, BVB formed thereby with Hans Tilkowski ( goalkeeper ), Castle Müller and Gerd Cyliax in defense, as well as the runner series with Kurrat, Geisler and Bracht. By 27 Geisler inserts belonged to the root formation and Borussia finished fourth. The climax of the season 1963/64, but were the games in the European Cup of Champions against Lyn Oslo, Benfica, FK Dukla Prague and Inter Milan. Turning off the defending champions from Lisbon in the second round with their international stars like goalkeeper Costa Pereira, the midfield strategist Mario Coluna and the attackers Jose Augusto, Antonio Simoes and the outstanding striker Eusebio presented in November / December 1963, a sensation is, in particular the 5 :0- home success of Borussia on December 4, before 40,700 spectators at the Red Earth, with the three -goal Franz Brungs. Geisler conducted as a center half the defense. In the quarter- finals of the 4-0 away win followed at Dukla Prague, which represented at least the midfielder Josef Masopust a solid international size. In the semifinals of the BVB failed because of the later cup winners Inter Milan, but showed in the 2-2 home draw on April 15, 1964 great performance against the team of Star coach Helenio Herrera. Inter had with Giuliano Sarti ( goalkeeper ), Tarcisio Burgnich, Giacinto Facchetti, Aristide Guarneri and Armando Picchi as well as helping out Horst Szymaniak outstanding defensive players in their ranks. Since, however, were also with Luis Suarez, Mario Corso, Jair da Costa and Sandro Mazzola for the outstanding offensive forces available, the 0-2 defeat of Dortmund on April 29 in front of 76 788 spectators at the San Siro was not a disappointment. Lothar Geisler graduated seven games in the national champion competition of the season 1963/64.
As the runner-up was achieved with coach Willi Multhaup in the 1965/66 season in the Bundesliga, Geisler again in 17 games with a goal his share of it. In the competition of the European Cup Winners' Cup, however, he came to no use. The obtained 2-1 after extra -finals on May 5, 1966 in Glasgow against Liverpool Tilkowski, Cyliax, Theo Redder, Kurrat, Paul and Rudi Assauer formed the defensive near Dortmund. The last competitive game for BVB denied Geisler at the start date of the round 1966/67, 20 August 1966 in the 1-2 home defeat against Fortuna Dusseldorf. He made it together with Gerd Peehs the defender pair of the Elf of new coach Heinz Murach. After a total of 54 league games (1 goal ) finished the defender in the summer of 1967, his higher class career and took over the 1967/68 season, the Office of the player Traines at his former club TuS Eving - Lindenhorst.
Professional Geisler worked during his time at VfL Bochum as a lathe operator at the Bochum steel plant. After ending his professional career Geisler was employed as a storekeeper at the Dortmunder Stadtwerke and served as coach in amateur various clubs such as Lüdenscheid 09, Teutonia Lanstrop, Pupils Menden, TuS Sundern, FC Fröndenberg Pupils Oestrich, Sportfreunde Sölderholz and Ardey Witten.
Achievements
- German Champion 1963
- Cup Finalist 1963
- Runner-up in 1961