Peter Grosser

German footballer

Peter Grosser (28 September 1938 – 2 March 2021) was a German football player and coach. He spent six seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 Munich. He also represented Germany twice from 1965 until 1966. He was born in Munich.

Peter Grosser
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-09-28)28 September 1938
Place of birth Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Date of death 2 March 2021(2021-03-02) (aged 82)
Place of death Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1956–1958 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1963 Bayern Munich 134 (65)
1963–1969 1860 Munich 130 (49)
1969–1974 Austria Salzburg 164 (32)
Total 428 (146)
National team
1965–1966 Germany 2 (0)
Teams managed
1977–1987 SpVgg Unterhaching
1993 SpVgg Unterhaching
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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Grosser started his career with FC Neuhofen then he went on to MTV München. In 1956 he went to the youth of FC Bayern München. 1958 he played for the first team. 1963 he went to TSV 1860 Munich. With this team he played in the 1965 in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup versus West Ham United. 1969 he went to Austria and played 164 matches for SV Austria Salzburg. 1975 his career ended.

Manager career

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1974 till 1982 he was youth coach of TSV Forstenried. 1977 till 1987 he was manager of SpVgg Unterhaching, he reached Amateurliga Bayern (then 3rd level). 1993 he came back to reach the 2nd Bundesliga but failed. From 1990 till 2011 Peter Grosser was vicepresident of SpVgg Unterhaching.

Grosser died on 2 March 2021 in Munich, aged 82.[1][2]

References

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  1. Kinast, Florian (2 March 2021). "TSV 1860: Zum Tod von Meisterkapitän Peter Grosser (82) - Trauer um den Weltenwanderer". Abendzeitung München (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. "Peter Grosser von 1860 München ist mit 82 Jahren gestorben". Der Spiegel (in German). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.