Erwin Kostedde

Erwin Kostedde
Personal information
Date of birth21 May 1946
Place of birthMünster, Germany
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1967SC Preußen Münster35(18)
1967–1968MSV Duisburg19(5)
1968–1971R. Standard de Liège52(43)
1971–1975Kickers Offenbach129(80)
1975–1976Hertha BSC26(14)
1976–1978Borussia Dortmund48(18)
1978Union Solingen2(0)
1978–1979R. Standard de Liège15(6)
1979–1980Stade Lavallois34(21)
1980–1982SV Werder Bremen75(38)
1982–1983VfL Osnabrück30(12)
National team
1974–1975West Germany[1]3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Erwin Kostedde (born 21 May 1946) is a German former footballer. The son of a German mother and an African-American father, Kostedde was the first black player to play for West Germany,[2] and was the top scorer in the Belgian League in 1970–71 and in Ligue 1 in 1979–80.

He scored 98 goals in 218 Bundesliga matches.[3]

In 1990, Kostedde was accused of robbing an amusement hall, and spent six months in prison before being acquitted and receiving DM 3,000 compensation.[4][5][6]

In 1994, a fanzine at Kickers Offenbach was started and given the name 'Erwin' in Kostedde's honour. The fanzine lasted for 13 years and produced 65 editions.[5]

References

  1. "All Players from A-Z" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  2. "Erwin KOSTEDDE" (in French). Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. Arnhold, Matthias (22 November 2012). "Erwin Kostedde - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  4. Muras, Udo (28 September 2011). "Vom "Boss" bis Gaudino – Fußballstars hinter Gittern - Kostedde monatelang in Untersuchungshaft". Die Welt (in German). Axel Springer. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Gohla, David (23 November 2010). "Erwin Kostedde: Leben mit dem ruinierten Image" (in German). kult-kicker.de. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  6. Schmitz, Werner (9 October 2001). "Was macht eigentlich ... Erwin Kostedde". Lifestyle (in German). Stern.de. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

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Preceded by
Günter Netzer
Goal of the year award in Germany
1974
Succeeded by
Klaus Fischer