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Günter Netzer
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Günter Netzer is a German association football player and coach born in Mönchengladbach in 1944. He played as a midfielder for Real Madrid CF, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Grasshopper Club Zürich, as well as for the Germany men's national association football team. His professional career spanned from 1963 to 1978, during which he competed in the Bundesliga.
Netzer participated in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972. He received the German Footballer of the Year award, the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, and induction into Germany's Sports Hall of Fame. He speaks German and was employed by Infront Sports & Media.
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Film & TV
Mönchengladbach, Germany
Known for
- Beckenbauer — Self - Interviewee2024
- Der Ball war mein Freund - Zum 75. Geburtstag von Franz Beckenbauer — Self2020
- Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern — Self2019
- Fußball – Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer — Self2015
- Sportclub Story — Self2015
- 50 Jahre Bundesliga - Best of Bundesliga 1963-20132013
- Ligafieber — Self2013
- Das Wunder von Wien — Self2008
- Die WM-Show mit Jörg Pilawa — Self2006
- Die Besten im Westen — self2005
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Key facts
- Full name
- Günter Theodor Netzer
- Date of birth
- ( 1944-09-14 ) 14 September 1944 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Mönchengladbach , Germany
- Height
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Position
- Midfielder
- 1952 1963
- 1. FC Mönchengladbach
- Years
- Team
- 1963 1973
- Borussia Mönchengladbach
- 1973 1976
- Real Madrid
- 1976 1977
- Grasshopper Club Zürich
- 1965 1975
- West Germany
- 1977 1985
- Hamburger SV (general manager)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Mönchengladbach
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Employer
- Infront Sports & Media
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 1972
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Germany men's national association football team
- Position played
- midfielder
- League
- Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- Germany
- Mass
- 75
- Image
- Oliver Mark - Günter Netzer, Zürich 2007.jpg
- Height
- 178
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- date of birth
- 1944-09-14
- Commons category
- Günter Netzer
- end of work period
- 1978-00-00
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
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Günter Theodor Netzer (born 14 September 1944) is a German former professional football player, executive and pundit. He achieved great success in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach in the early 1970s and, after moving to Spain in 1973, with Real Madrid. A technically gifted playmaker, Netzer played as an attacking midfielder or as a deep-lying playmaker and is considered one of the greatest midfielders and passers in the game's history. He was voted German Footballer of the Year twice, in 1972 and 1973.
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