Diethelm Ferner (13 July 1941 – 7 November 2023) was a German football coach and player.[1] As a player, he spent eight seasons in the Bundesliga with Werder Bremen and Rot-Weiss Essen, winning the 1964–65 Bundesliga with Werder Bremen.[2] He represented West Germany in two friendlies.
 Ferner in 1985 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Kragau, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 7 November 2023 (aged 82) | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | VfB Bottrop | ||
| 1963–1969 | Werder Bremen | 181 | (20) |
| 1969–1974 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 51 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1963–1964 | West Germany | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1975 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| 1975–1976 | Wuppertaler SV | ||
| 1976–1978 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| 1978–1979 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| 1979–1982 | Hannover 96 | ||
| 1983–1986 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 1986–1987 | Iraklis | ||
| 1987 | Alemannia Aachen | ||
| 1988–1989 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 1990–1994 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| 1995–1996 | AEL Limassol | ||
| 1996–1997 | Zamalek | ||
| 1997–1998 | Al-Jahra | ||
| 1998 | Lebanon | ||
| 1999–2000 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| 2000–2002 | El-Ittihad El-Iskandary | ||
| 2003–2004 | Al-Merreikh Al-Thagher | ||
| 2005–2006 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| 2008 | Al Ahli Tripoli | ||
| 2013 | Kavala | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career
editAs a coach Ferner helped FC St. Pauli to its first promotion to the Bundesliga.[3]
Death
editFerner died on 7 November 2023, at the age of 82.[4]
Honours
editPlayer
editWerder Bremen
Coach
editApollon Limassol
Zamalek
References
edit- ^ "Ferner, Diethelm" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ Meingast, Tibor (13 November 2023). "Diethelm Ferner: Bottrop trauert um seinen größten Fußballer" [Diethelm Ferner: Bottrop mourns the loss of its greatest footballer]. WAZ (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Ahrens, Peter (15 November 2023). "Er saß beim größten Pokalspektakel der Geschichte auf der Bank" [He sat on the bench during the greatest cup spectacle in history]. Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Diethelm Ferner ist tot" [Diethelm Ferner is dead]. n-tv (in German). 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
External links
edit- Diethelm Ferner at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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