Harald Konopka
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Harald Konopka | ||
Date of birth | 18 November 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Düren, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
Teutonia Echtz | |||
Düren 99 | |||
1. FC Köln | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1983 | 1. FC Köln | 335 | (21) |
1983–1984 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | (0) |
Total | 352 | (21) | |
International career | |||
1978–1979 |
West Germany | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Harald Konopka (born 18 November 1952 in Düren, West Germany) is a former German football player.[1]
Initially a striker, Konopka joined
full back role for his club throughout the years. He won three German Cup's with 1. FC Köln and was runner-up with them in two other editions. Ending up on the second best position in Bundesliga with Köln two times, Konopka was part of the famous 1. FC Köln squad that won the Bundesliga under manager Hennes Weisweiler in 1978 to complete a remarkable achievement of a national cup and league in the same season (double). A few months into his final year in Bundesliga, Konopka left 1. FC Köln to join Borussia Dortmund for the remainder of his career. In total he played in 352 Bundesliga matches, scoring 21 goals.[2]
Konopka's career for
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. Almost a year later he appeared in his final international for his country, featuring entirely in the 3–1 win over Iceland
.
References
- ^ "Harald Konopka" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Konopka, Harald" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ Harald Konopka – FIFA competition record (archived)