Günter Netzer’s assets

Short introduction

Former Successful German Football Professional, Günter Theodor Netzer, was born on September 14, 1944 at Mönchengladbach. Until now, he is one of the best midfielders in the Bundesliga history. Günter Netzer played for Borussia Mönchengladbach for ten years and Real Madrid for three years. In the 70s he was a star and attracted attention. Günter Netzer not only shows the quality of football. In the years after his football career, he was very successful as a manager at Hamburger SV and as a sports moderator. Today he works as a successful media entrepreneur. He was married to Elvira Lang Netzer since 1987. They have a joint princess, Alana Netzer.

Early life

Günter Netzer’s passion for football starts early. At the age of 9 he had played for Borussia Mönchengladbach. In the next ten years he passed several youth electoral teams with ‘horse children’, namely (and still called) Gladbach football team. In 1963, at the age of 19, Günter Netzer received his first professional contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach. He was quickly known as extraordinary talent. Netzer got the usual place and moved to the Bundesliga in 1965 with ‘Fohlen-Elf’. With his teammate Berti Vogts, Herbert Laume, Jupp Heynckes and Wolfgang Kleff, Gladbachers will be the toughest opponent of FC Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. He quickly became a central figure in the team. Netzer is a strategist and forms offensive games. Günter Netzer still has a deep friendship with the coach then Hennes Weisweiler.

Career

In the following years Günter Netzer became a soccer star. He is a team captain and great support for Weisweiler coaches. Günter Netzer has a lot of freedom with the coach, but he also has to give success. He also did that. Every passport is true, every strategy works. Borussia won Germany for the first time in 1970 and even defended his title in 1971 – as the first club in the Bundesliga history. Günter Netzer played on the national team from 1965 – 1975. He played 37 caps. In 1972 he and his team won European champions and 1974 world champions in their own country. Günter Netzer quickly became wasteful figure. He likes fast cars and wasteful life. The biography of Günter Netzer appeared in 1971. ‘Günter Netzer: Rebell Am Ball’ by Peter Bizzer.

German champions in 1970 and 1971, the German Cup winner in 1973, European champions in 1972, world champion in 1974, this year’s soccer player and the goal of 1972 and 1973. The 1970s were very successful. Günter Netzer moved to Real Madrid in 1973. Even this change went down in the history of football. Real Madrid pay a total DM 800,000 for termination of contracts. At that time, the unthinkable amount. Günter Netzer was the first German player at Real Madrid and received a high annual salary of DM 295,000 at that time. Netzer also succeeded with this team. They were the Spanish Cup winners in 1974 and 1975 and Spanish champions in 1975 and 1976. After 85 league matches, he moved from Real Madrid to Switzerland in 1976 to Grashopper Club Zurich. In 1977 Günter Netzer ended an active football career at the age of 33. Günter Netzer returned to Germany. From 1978 to 1986 he was the manager at Hamburger SV. Many restructuring made HSV three times the German champion. 1979, 1982 and 1983. Günter Netzer is the manager at FC Schalke 04 from 1991 to 1992. Günter Netzer has lived in Switzerland since 1985. From 1998 to 2010 Günter Netzer worked as presenter Gerhard for ARD. Both received grimme gifts in 2000 and media prizes for language culture in 2008. In 2004 Günter Netzer published his first biography “from the depth of the room. My life.” Günter Netzer is a successful media entrepreneur today. He established advertising agencies in Zurich and dealing with television rights. He is the Executive Director of the Swiss Sports Rights Agency Infront Sports & Media AG. He also regularly wrote in the column for Bild newspaper.

Amazing facts

Borussia fans give their mascots, horse children, “younger” names. Named after Günter Netzer.

From 1971 to 1973, Günter Netzer runs a trendy discotheque at Mönchengladbach called ‘lovers’ lane’ in addition to a successful football career.

Günter Netzer drove Ferrari as early as 1972. Exclusive sports cars have always been desire.

The stadium newspaper by Borussia Mönchengladbach was founded in 1965 by Günter Netzer.

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