Klaus Fichtel

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Klaus Fichtel
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Fichtel at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-11-19) 19 November 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender, sweeper
Youth career
–1965 Arminia Ickern
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1980 Schalke 04 437 (14)
1980–1984 Werder Bremen 117 (0)
1984–1988 Schalke 04 40 (0)
Total594(14)
International career
1967–1971 West Germany 23 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 1970 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Klaus Fichtel (born 19 November 1944) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender for Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen. He made 23 appearances for the West Germany national team.

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Career

Fichtel was born in Castrop-Rauxel, Province of Westphalia He began his career with FC Schalke 04 and after four years with SV Werder Bremen he returned to Schalke. In total he played 552 games (14 goals) in the Bundesliga. [1] In addition, he played 42 times in the 2. Bundesliga in one of his four years with SV Werder Bremen.

Fichtel is the oldest player to appear in the Bundesliga, playing his last match at the age of 43 and a half years in May 1988. His 477 Bundesliga matches for Schalke 04 remain a club record. [2]

Fichtel won 23 caps [3] in four years with West Germany in between 1967 and 1971, scoring one goal against Scotland in 1969. He was part of the West German squad at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, playing in five matches during the tournament. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [5]
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal Europe DFL-Ligapokal Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 1965–66 Bundesliga 34020360
1966–67 34030370
1967–68 34020360
1968–69 29050340
1969–70 3213081432
1970–71 29150341
1971–72 33370403
1972–73 181306070341
1973–74 14100141
1974–75 29120311
1975–76 32430354
1976–77 3405161452
1977–78 2204000260
1978–79 34230372
1979–80 29050340
Total437145212027051617
Werder Bremen 1980–81 2. Bundesliga 42051471
1981–82 Bundesliga34050390
1982–83 3302060410
1983–84 802000100
Total1170141601371
Schalke 04 1984–85 Bundesliga13000130
1985–86 13000130
1986–87 300030
1987–88 11000110
Total40000400
Career total594146622627069318

References

  1. Arnhold, Matthias (2 September 2015). "Klaus Fichtel - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. "Klaus Fichtel: "Tanne" wird 70". Bundesliga.com (in German). 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. Arnhold, Matthias (2 September 2015). "Klaus Fichtel - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  4. Klaus Fichtel FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. "Klaus Fichtel » Club matches". worldfootball.net.