Burkhardt Öller

Burkhardt Öller
Personal information
Date of birth9 November 1942
Place of birthGermany
Date of deathJuly 2014
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
TSV Dungelbeck
VfB Peine
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–1966VfB Peine
1966–1967Eintracht Braunschweig Amateure
1967–1971Eintracht Braunschweig22(0)
1971–1972Hannover 968(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Burkhardt Öller (9 November 1942 – July 2014) was a German football goalkeeper.[1]

Career

In 1966, Öller was discovered by Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig while playing for VfB Peine in the third tier Amateurliga Niedersachsen. He subsequently joined the club's reserve side, and in 1967 was promoted to Eintracht's first team.[2] In Braunschweig Öller was the back-up keeper to West German international Horst Wolter. He left the club in 1971, joining league rivals Hannover 96, before retiring from professional football after one season in Hannover. In total Öller played 30 games during his five seasons in the Bundesliga. He died in July 2014.[3]

References

  1. "Öller, Burkhardt" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. "Interview with Burkhardt Öller" (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  3. "Eintracht Braunschweig trauert um Burkhardt Öller" (in German). eintracht.com. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.

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