Rolf Birkhölzer
Rolf Birkhölzer ( born September 29, 1949 in Morsbach ) is a former German football player who has / 69 denied as a goalkeeper in the 1968 season twelve league games for the first FC Cologne.
Career
Rolf Birkholz, whose father is one of the founding members of the 1st FC Cologne had been, was born in Bergisch Land, but grew up in Cologne, so he was already as a teenager for the 1st FC Cologne in goal. Even as a 14 -year-old was one Birkholz squad of German pupils team but came here never used. Finally, as a 18 -year-old through various regional selection teams he managed to jump into the youth team of the Association, for whom he played seven matches, including a UEFA tournament in southern France.
The age of 19 he received the Round in 1968/69 established a two-year license agreement Player at FC Cologne 1 and was used by the then coach of FC, Hans Merkle in his debut season twelve times. In the following season Manfred Manglitz was as a new goalkeeper committed, so that no further Birkholz Bundesliga inserts came more and left the " Billy Goats " at the end of the season 1969/70. He went to the South division side KSV Hessen Kassel, with whom he only just missed out on the rise in 1971 in the Bundesliga, three years later, in 1974, the Hessians, however, missed the qualification for the newly introduced second Bundesliga. Birkholz now moved to Oberliga VfB Gießen, where he remained until 1978, in the last three seasons, he served as player-coach. In this function he was then also at his next club, the TuSpo goats grove, active. With the Oberliga Hessen Cup he won in 1981.
In the same year he finished his active career and initially worked from 1 July 1981 for the second division FSV Frankfurt relegated next to his profession as a teacher. Birkhölzer succeeded with the Born Heimern Although the direct return to the 2nd Bundesliga, as the FSV but finished only second to last place after 15 match days, Birkhölzer was released on 15 November 1982; FSV rose at the end of the round as of yet. Then, still followed by a few more trainers stations in the Hessian amateur stock.
Clubs
As manager:
- July 1981 to November 1982: FSV Frankfurt
- From 1984: Schrecksbach, Bad Homburg, TuSpo Ziegenhain
Statistics
- Seven youth internationals
- Regionalliga Süd 72 games KSV Hessen Kassel
- DFB-Pokal Two games 1.FC Cologne
- European Cup Winners' Cup Two games 1.FC Cologne
Achievements
As manager:
Besides football
During his time in Kassel and Giessen Birkhölzer studied sports and art to become a teacher and was subsequently secondary school teachers. From 1988 to 2003 he worked in the sports department of Wetzlar Neue Zeitung.