Wolfram Wuttke (17 November 1961 – 1 March 2015) was a German professional footballer[2] who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Wuttke made his Bundesliga debut in October 1979 for Schalke 04[1] in a 3–0 win against Werder Bremen. From 1981 to 1982, he played one and a half seasons for Borussia Mönchengladbach before returning to Schalke.[2] In summer 1983, he moved to Hamburger SV.[2] Günther Netzer, then Hamburg's sporting director, called him one of the greatest German football talents of all times.[1] After several disputes, Ernst Happel, Hamburg's manager, threw him out of the team in September 1985.[1] After that, he played nearly four seasons for 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Kaiserslautern canceled his contract in 1990 due to "unprofessional behaviour" and so he joined RCD Espanyol.[3] In 1992, he returned to the Bundesliga and played for 1. FC Saarbrücken but he had to end his career at the age of 31 due to a fracture of the shoulder.[1] He appeared in nearly 300 (West) German top-flight matches.[4]

International career

His good performance in the Bundesliga earned him four caps in the West Germany national team[5] and he was part of West Germany's squad at the UEFA Euro 1988[3] and the West German team that won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

Death

On 1 March 2015, he died due to a multisystem organ failure caused by cirrhosis.[3][1]

Honours

1. FC Kaiserslautern[6]

Germany U21

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Ex-Nationalspieler: Wolfram Wuttke ist tot" [Former international: Wolfram Wuttke is dead] (in German). Spiegel Online. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Wolfram Wuttke" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Muras, Udo (1 March 2015). "Wolfram Wuttke, das schlamperte Genie, ist tot" [Wolfram Wuttke, the sloppy genius, is dead] (in German). Die Welt. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (20 June 2019). "Wolfram Wuttke - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (20 June 2019). "Wolfram Wuttke - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Wolfram Wuttke" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  7. ^ "U21-Europameisterschaft 1982: Verlierer machen Karriere" [U21 European Cup 1982: Losers get ahead] (in German). weltfussball.de. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Wolfram Wuttke ist tot" [Wolfram Wuttke is dead] (in German). Kicker. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
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