Ex-National player died at age 53: Wolfram Wuttke is dead – tagesspiegel

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He was considered one of the largest German football talents – and went into the Bundesliga history as warlike genius. Now Wolfram Wuttke died at the age of 53 years.

The former football player Wolfram Wuttke died at the age of 53 years. This was confirmed by his son Benjamin on Sunday the German Press Agency. Wuttke was last due to multiple organ failure at a hospital in Lünen in a coma and died early Sunday morning. In the first “Bild” newspaper had reported.

The former striker he once played for FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hamburger SV, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and 1. FC Saarbrücken. He denied 1979-1993 299 Bundesliga matches (66 goals).

In addition, he completed four internationals. With the German Olympic team, he won the bronze medal in 1988 in Seoul. . Later, he was still wearing the jersey of the Spanish second division side Espanyol and 1. FC Saarbrücken

pugnacious Talent

Wuttke was known primarily for his refined shooting and passing with his head – and disputes with his coaches. In 1993 he had to end his career after a fractured shoulder. Then he kept trying to stay in football and coached the amateur clubs TuS holders and TSV Crailsheim. In 2000, Wuttke was suffering from a rare disease for men breast cancer, survived this, however.

“1. FC Kaiserslautern mourns Wolfram Wuttke, who died in the night in a hospital in Lünen. Our thoughts are with his family and friends, “wrote the FCK on his Facebook page. The “Red Devils” he had a falling out with coach Gerd rye sack and had been suspended in the season 1989/90. Wuttke has long been considered one of the greatest talents in German football. (AP)