Kuno Klötzer

Kuno Klötzer
Klötzer in 1977
Personal information
Date of birth (1922-04-19)19 April 1922
Place of birth Geyer, Germany
Date of death 6 August 2011(2011-08-06) (aged 89)
Place of death Norderstedt, Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1949 Helmstedter SV
1949–1952 Werder Bremen 29 (2)
Managerial career
1953–1957 Fortuna Düsseldorf
1957–1958 Hannover 96
1958–1961 Preußen Münster
1961–1963 Schwarz-Weiß Essen
1963–1967 Fortuna Düsseldorf
1967–1968 Wuppertaler SV
1968–1969 Rot-Weiss Essen
1969–1970 1. FC Nürnberg
1970–1972 Kickers Offenbach
1973–1977 Hamburger SV
1977–1980 Hertha BSC
1980–1981 Werder Bremen
1981–1982 MSV Duisburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kuno Klötzer (19 April 1922 – 6 August 2011)[1] was a German football player and coach who won the 1977 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup managing Hamburger SV.

Born in Geyer, Germany, Klötzer managed several clubs included Arminia Hannover, Hannover 96, Fortuna Düsseldorf (with Matthias Mauritz, Toni Turek, the "football god" and world champion of 1954, and Erich Juskowiak among his team),[2] 1. FC Nürnberg, Kickers Offenbach, Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC, MSV Duisburg and Werder Bremen. His Hamburg side won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with a 2–0 victory over R.S.C. Anderlecht on 11 May 1977 at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam.

Honours

Fortuna Düsseldorf

Kickers Offenbach

Hamburger SV

Werder Bremen

References

  1. ^ Werder Bremen mourn for Kuno Klötzer
  2. ^ Werner Raupp: Toni Turek – „Fußballgott“. Eine Biographie, Hildesheim: Arete Verlag 2019 (ISBN 978-3-96423-008-9), p. 93–97, 131–133.