Dietmar Danner

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Dietmar Danner
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-11-29) 29 November 1950 (age 72)
Place of birth Mannheim, West Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Eintracht Plankstadt
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1971 VfR Mannheim 65 (16)
1971–1980 Borussia Mönchengladbach 179 (27)
1980–1981 FC Schalke 04 19 (0)
1981–1982 1. FC Saarbrücken
1982–1983 LASK Linz 16 (1)
International career
1973–1976 West Germany 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dietmar Danner (born 29 November 1950) is a German former professional footballer. [1]

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Club career

Danner won three German championships and one DFB-Pokal title, as well as two UEFA Cup titles with Borussia Mönchengladbach, with whom he spent the majority of his playing career. [2]

Danner was a part of Mönchengladbach during their golden period playing alongside players like Günter Netzer, Rainer Bonhof, Uli Stielike, Bertie Vogts, Allan Simonsen, Herbert Wimmer and Jupp Heynckes. Danner was an all around player in an adventurous, attacking, side. His career at the club and international level was cut short by an injury in 1976. Danner never regained full fitness and only played 49 more league games, including his final 19 with Schalke 04. [3]

International career

He earned six caps for the West Germany national team from 1973 to 1976. [4] He missed out on being part of the 1974 World Cup winning West German squad but was included for the UEFA Euro 1976.

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Dietmar Danner" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Dietmar Danner". Official site (in German). Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach GmbH . Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  3. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (6 January 2021). "Dietmar Danner - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com . Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (6 January 2021). "Dietmar Danner - International Appearances". RSSSF.com . Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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