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| Career | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Clubs: | Pelkum, Hamm, Westuennen, Rot-Weiss Essen (1975-78), Hamburg (1978-83), Standard Liege (Bel/1983-85), Borussia Dortmund (1985-86) |
| International appearances: | 21 |
| International goals: | 6 |
| International debut: | 02/04/1980, West Germany-Austria (1-0) |
| Last international appearance: | 11/07/1982, Italy-West Germany (3-1) |
| First international goal: | 22/06/1980, West Germany-Belgium, (2-1 - scored twice) |
| Last international goal: | 25/06/1982, West Germany-Austria (1-0) |
Appearances: 1 (1982), 5 matches, 1 goal
Finalist (1982)
Winner (1980)
Winner (1983)
Winner (1979, 1982, 1983)
Top scorer in Bundesliga (1982/27 goals)
Clubs: Rot-Weiss Essen (D2), Wolfsburg (D3), Hansa Rostock (D2), Dynamo Dresden, Austria Vienna (Aut/1995-96), Samsunspor (Tur/1997)
Coach of Germany "A" team (1999)
Assistant coach to Germany (for Euro-2000)
Coach of Germany under-20 team and Germany "A" team (since July 2000)
Biography
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| (FILES) - German forward Horst Hrubesch dribbles upfield during the World Soccer Cup match between Germany and Austria, 25 June 1982 in Gijon. |
Thanks to his exceptional strength in the air, Horst Hrubesch will always be known as one of the "Mannschaft's" most able forwards.
Although technically limited, the "giraffe" became a formidable goalscorer due to his unequalled work rate both at national and club level, where he scored a total of 136 goals in 224 Bundesliga matches.
Many of his goals were headers, and his reliability in the air encouraged his teammates to send in cross after cross into the opposing goal area, knowing that Hrubesch would inevitably latch onto one of the high balls sooner or later.
Hrubesch began his international career in April 1980 against close neighbours Austria, only a few months before the European Championship in Italy.
It was there that the on-field qualities of the physically-impressive youngster (1.87m/88kg) became apparent.
He missed the match against Czechoslovakia, was injured against Holland but came back to the fray for the final against Belgium, scoring twice as West Germany became European champions.
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| West German defender Ulrich Stielike jumps in the arms of forward Horst Hrubesch after he scored the winning penalty kick in extra time 08 July 1982 in Sevilla during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between West Germany and France. West Germany beat France 5-4 on penalty kicks (1-1 at the end of regulation time; 3-3 at the end of extra time). AFP PHOTO |
Two years later the West Germans went to Spain for the 1982 World Cup as one of the favourites and it was Hrubesch who knocked home the decisive penalty to beat France in the semi-final.
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| West German forward Horst Hrubesch (L) heads the ball in front of Italian defender Fulvio Collovati during the World Cup final between West Germany and Italy 11 July 1982 in Madrid. Italy beat West Germany 3-1 to capture its third World title (1934, 1938, 1982). AFP PHOTO |
He played his last game for his country in the 1982 World Cup final in Madrid, where West Germany were convincingly beaten by Italy.
He was part of the Hamburg side that defeated Juventus in the 1983 European Cup final, a 1-0 win in Athens, and also won two domestic titles before a groin operation prematurely ended his career in 1986.
He subsequently became coach to Rot-Weiss Essen before taking charge of two teams in the lower divisions : Wolfsburg (D3) then Hansa Rostock (D2) until June 1993.
Other clubs followed but his best was behind him: Dynamo Dresden (D1), Austria Vienna and finally Samsunspor in Turkey.
He was assistant coach for the unsuccessful Germany campaign at Euro 2000 alongside Erich Ribbeck and now leads the national "A" team as well as the Under-20 side.