Heinz-Josef Koitka
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| Jupp Koitka | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heinz-Josef Koitka | |
| Date of birth | February 12, 1952 | |
| Place of birth | Wattenscheid, Germany | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1973-1976 1976-1979 1979-1980 1980-1982 1982-1984 1984-1987 1987-1990 |
SG Wattenscheid 09 Eintracht Frankfurt Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid Hamburger SV Alemannia Aachen SG Wattenscheid 09 Hamburger SV |
91 (0) 27 (0) 23 (0) 70 (0) 99 (0) 12 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Heinz-Josef Koitka (born February 12, 1952 is a former German football player.
He started his career 1971 at SG Wattenscheid 09. Via Frankfurt he moved for the 1979-80 campaign to 2. Bundesliga Nord side Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid and left them after a season for Hamburger SV. In total he appeared in 142 Bundesliga matches, most of them for Eintracht Frankfurt (91).
His greatest success was the German championship with Hamburger SV in 1982 after being runner-up in the previous season. In 1982 he reached the UEFA Cup final, as a backup to Uli Stein.
In 1990 Koitka finished his career at HSV. After his active career he returned to his roots and became coach and goalkeeping coach at SG Wattenscheid 09. His son Kai Koitka played for the 09ers from 2003 until 2006 as well.
Heinz-Josef Koitka was engaged at DFB responsible for the Under 21 goalkeepers and match observer.
