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- ↑ kicker Sportmagazin Nr. 62 vom 28. Juli 1986, S. 20f
- ↑ kicker Sportmagazin Nr. 60 vom 20. Juli 1987, S. 26f
- ↑ kicker Sportmagazin Nr. 61 vom 23. Juli 1986, S. 8
- ↑ kicker Sportmagazin Nr. 58 vom 18. Juli 1988, S. 22
- 1 2 Fuji-Cup bei rsssf.org
- ↑ Fuji-Cup 1992
- ↑ Fuji-Cup 1994 in Koblenz
- ↑ http://www.raresoccervideos.com/bundesliga/bundesliga90s/bundesliga90s.htm [ dead link ]