Heinz "Heiner" Kördell (8 January 1932 – 2 October 2020)[1] was a German footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heinz Kördell | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Wanne-Eickel, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 2 October 2020 (aged 88) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1956 | Röhlinghausen | ||
| 1956–1962 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 1962–1964 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | ||
| International career | |||
| 1958 | West Germany | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editKördell was the son of a coal miner in Germany's Ruhrgebiet. In 1956, he joined the Schalke team from SpVgg Röhlinghausen. As an offensive midfielder, he was in the team that won for Schalke the (to date) last German championship in 1958. For six years, he played at Schalke, before joining Schwarz-Weiß Essen in 1962.[1] In German Oberliga West (then the highest division in German football) he scored 19 goals in 103 matches. His only match in the black-and-white dress of West Germany came on 28 December 1958, in Cairo, where the Germans faced Egypt.[citation needed]
In 1958, he was German champion with Schalke 04. He played one international match for West Germany. Kördell was a member of the honorary committee of Schalke.[citation needed]
Kördell died on 2 October 2020, aged 88.[1]
Quote
edit"To us, at the time, "culture" meant having a toilet in your own flat."[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Meisterspieler Heiner Kördell verstorben". Schalke 04 (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Kultur war für uns damals, eine Toilette in der Wohnung zu haben." cited according to: Jörg Marwedel, Hymne in Blau, in Süddeutsche Zeitung, 1 March 2005 (online-edition as accessed on 12 December 2006)
External links
edit- Heinz Kördell at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Heiner Kördell's profile at FC Schalke 04-Website Archived 11 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine