Bernd Förster
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| Full name | Bernhard Georg Josef Förster | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1956 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mosbach, West Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –1974 | Waldhof Mannheim | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1974 | Waldhof Mannheim | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1974–1976 | Bayern Munich | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 61 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 1978–1986 | VfB Stuttgart | 222 | (20) | |||||||||||
| Total | 307 | (25) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1973–1974 | West Germany Youth | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1974 |
West Germany Amateur | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | West Germany B | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1979–1984 | West Germany | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Bernhard "Bernd" Georg Josef Förster (born 3 May 1956) is a former German footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.
His younger brother,
Club career
Förster started playing professionally at SV Waldhof Mannheim, in the second division. In January 1975, he switched to country giants FC Bayern Munich, but his stay there was highly unsuccessful (he did appear twice in the club's 1975–76 European Cup victorious campaign).
After establishing himself in the top flight with 1. FC Saarbrücken, Förster switched to VfB Stuttgart, after his former club relegated. He became an essential defensive member in the following seasons, partnering sibling Karlheinz in the back-four. Until his retirement, Förster scored 25 goals in 291 overall top-division league matches,[1] being instrumental in Stuttgart's 1984 national league (31 matches, two goals). He retired in 1986, at only 30.
International career
Förster won his first cap for
At the
Förster retired from international play after UEFA Euro 1984 in France, as Germany were ousted from the group stage after a last-minute goal by Spain's Antonio Maceda. He gained a total of 33 caps.[2]
Honours
Club
- Bayern Munich
- VfB Stuttgart
- Bundesliga: 1983–84
- DFB-Pokal runner-up: 1985–86
International
- West Germany
- UEFA European Championship: 1980
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1982
References
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (23 April 2015). "Bernhard Georg Josef 'Bernd' Förster - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (23 April 2015). "Bernd Förster - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
External links
- Bernd Förster at WorldFootball.net
- Bernd Förster at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Bernd Förster at National-Football-Teams.com
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