Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink

Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink (28 August 1941 – 17 January 2023) was a German professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-08-28)28 August 1941
Place of birth Essen, Gau Essen, Germany
Date of death 17 January 2023(2023-01-17) (aged 81)
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1958–1960 Rot-Weiss Essen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1967 Rot-Weiss Essen
1967–1969 1. FC Kaiserslautern 68 (19)
1969–1973 Werder Bremen 114 (16)
1975–1977 Atlas Delmenhorst
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Essen, Hasebrink played youth football at Rot-Weiss Essen before making his first-team debut in 1961.[2] He scored 18 goals in the 1965–66 season at the end of which Rot-Weiss Essen was promoted to the Bundesliga.[2] He scored the first two Bundesliga goals in the club's history on 27 August 1966.[3]

Hasebrink moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1967 before playing for Werder Bremen from 1969 to 1973.[3] He played in the Bundesliga for both clubs,[3] making 114 appearances and scoring 16 goals for Werder Bremen.[4]

Hasebrink joined Atlas Delmenhorst in 1974 and became a fan favourite, helping the club achieve two consecutive promotions: to the Landesliga in 1975 and to the Oberliga, the German third tier at the time, in 1976.[3] In the 1975–76 season he scored 27 goals.[3] He amassed a total of 67 goals in 109 appearances for Atlas Delmenhorst.[3]

Personal life and death

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Following his retirement from playing In 1978, Hasebrink coached local clubs in the area while working at an insurance agency in Delmenhorst.[3]

Hasebrink died on 17 January 2023, at the age of 81.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Rot-Weiss Essen trauert um Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink". Rot-Weiss Essen (in German). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Bähr, Christoph (18 January 2023). "Fußball-Legende und Atlas-Aufstiegsheld Hasebrink gestorben". Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Der SV Werder Bremen trauert um Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink". SV Werder Bremen (in German). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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