Horst Assmy (29 November 1933 – 14 January 1972) was a German footballer who played as a forward. Assmy played in East Germany for Einheit Pankow, Motor Oberschöneweide and Vorwärts Berlin, and won 12 caps for the national team, scoring 4 goals.[1] He defected as a republikflucht to West Germany in 1959,[2] appearing for Tennis Borussia Berlin, Schalke 04 and Hessen Kassel.[3]
References
- ^ Horst Assmy at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ McDougall, Alan (2014). "Football and the Stasi". The People's Game: Football, State and Society in East Germany. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 123–146. ISBN 978-1-107-05203-1.
- ^ Horst Assmy at WorldFootball.net
External links
- Horst Assmy at DFB (also available in German)
- Horst Assmy at kicker (in German)
- Horst Assmy at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Schalke 04 profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 July 2011)
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