Uwe Leifeld
Uwe Leifeld ( born July 24, 1966 in Münster ) is a former German football player.
Biography
Uwe Leifeld grew up in Munster, the son of a butcher. The age of five he began in 1971 with Borussia Münster playing football. Discovered in 1983, Ernst Mareczek, then coach of the Serie A team of Preußen Münster, the young forward talent. On the side he made after the CSE a baker's apprentice, in his own words but only " in the afternoon so I had time to play football ."
In 1984 he was finally for the first time in the first team of Prussia and developed in the following season for dangerous scorer. In the summer of 1985 Leifeld moved at age 18 to VfL Bochum. On the side of the former striker Stefan Kuntz the novice although scored in his first Bundesliga season just two goals, but should the ninth place in the final table are already the best finish of his professional career.
In the following years Leifeld wore his goals again and again to the fact that the ever relegation-threatened VfL held the class. His "cult " status at VfL he owes but especially two crucial games on 28 May 1988, the VfL Bochum stood against Eintracht Frankfurt for the first time in 20 years in the DFB Cup final. Leifeld goal against goalkeeper Uli Stein a regular gate, but did not recognize the referee for alleged offside position. Bochum lost with 0:1. Two years later, on 27 May 1990 Leifeld scored in the second relegation match against 1.FC Saarbrücken just before closing the equalizer at 1-1. Bochum remained in the Bundesliga.
Despite attractive offers from Cologne and Lyon of indigenous Leifeld remained VfL faithful. In preparation for the 1990 World Cup team manager Franz Beckenbauer became aware of the striker. More than a unique place on the bench of the national team was not granted to him, just before the World Cup itself Leifeld suffered a serious knee injury and missed the tournament. Instead of him, drove Frank Mill to Italy and was (albeit without their own use ) world champion.
After six seasons in Bochum Leifeld moved in 1991 to FC Schalke 04 But since he still was suffering from his knee injury, he was unable to repeat his glory days there and came over the role of the Joker never beyond. With not even 27 years, he finally had to end his professional career in 1993. Leifeld returned to his hometown and even played three years at Preußen Münster in the regional league, before he finally hung the football boots 1996 to the nail.
Uwe Leifeld has two daughters. Between 1994 and 2008, he served in Münster's city magazine business with Lotto-/Toto-Annahmestelle in which he also sold football memorabilia. His brief career as a youth coach of Prussia he had to quit for lack of time. Leifelds plan to open a football hall in Munster, failed.
At the annual general meeting of the VfL Bochum on 27 August 2007 Leifeld was introduced as a new employee in the office. Today, he heads the scouting at VfL.