Klaus Fichtel

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.

Klaus Fichtel

Fichtel at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-11-19) 19 November 1944
Place of birth	Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender, sweeper
Youth career
0000–1965	Arminia Ickern
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1980	Schalke 04	437	(14)
1980–1984	Werder Bremen	117	(0)
1984–1988	Schalke 04	40	(0)
Total		594	(14)
International career
1967–1971	West Germany	23	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing West Germany FIFA World Cup 1970 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. 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.

Fichtel won 23 caps 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.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Europe		DFL-Ligapokal		Total
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Schalke 04	1965–66	Bundesliga	34	0	2	0	—		—		36	0
	1966–67		34	0	3	0	—		—		37	0
	1967–68		34	0	2	0	—		—		36	0
	1968–69		29	0	5	0	—		—		34	0
	1969–70		32	1	3	0	8	1	—		43	2
	1970–71		29	1	5	0	—		—		34	1
	1971–72		33	3	7	0	—		—		40	3
	1972–73		18	1	3	0	6	0	7	0	34	1
	1973–74		14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
	1974–75		29	1	2	0	—		—		31	1
	1975–76		32	4	3	0	—		—		35	4
	1976–77		34	0	5	1	6	1	—		45	2
	1977–78		22	0	4	0	0	0	—		26	0
	1978–79		34	2	3	0	—		—		37	2
	1979–80		29	0	5	0	—		—		34	0
	Total		437	14	52	1	20	2	7	0	516	17
Werder Bremen	1980–81	2. Bundesliga	42	0	5	1	—		—		47	1
	1981–82	Bundesliga	34	0	5	0	—		—		39	0
	1982–83		33	0	2	0	6	0	—		41	0
	1983–84		8	0	2	0	0	0	—		10	0
	Total		117	0	14	1	6	0	—		137	1
Schalke 04	1984–85	Bundesliga	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	1985–86		13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	1986–87		3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	1987–88		11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		40	0	0	0	—		—		40	0
Career total			594	14	66	2	26	2	7	0	693	18

External links

• Klaus Fichtel at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Klaus Fichtel at WorldFootball.net
• Klaus Fichtel at National-Football-Teams.com