Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

Udo Lattek (16 January 1935 – 1 February 2015) was a German football player, coach, and TV pundit.

Udo Lattek
Udo Lattek in the early 1970s
Personal information
Full name Udo Lattek
Date of birth (1935-01-16)16 January 1935
Place of birth Bosemb, East Prussia
Date of death 1 February 2015(2015-02-01) (aged 80)
Place of death Cologne, Germany
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
SSV Marienheide
Bayer Leverkusen
VfR Wipperfürth
1962–1965 VfL Osnabrück 70 (34)
Teams managed
0000–1965 VfR Wipperfürth
1965–1970 West Germany (Assistant coach)
1970–1975 Bayern Munich
1975–1979 Borussia Mönchengladbach
1979–1981 Borussia Dortmund
1981–1983 Barcelona
1983–1987 Bayern Munich
1991 1. FC Köln
1992–1993 Schalke 04
2000 Borussia Dortmund
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Lattek was one of the most successful coaches in the history of the game, and the most successful coach with German teams, especially Bayern Munich. He won important trophies with Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Barcelona. He coached Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04 and 1. FC Köln.

Lattek died of Parkinson's disease in Cologne, Germany, aged 80.[1]

References change

  1. "Udo Lattek ist tot" (in German). kicker. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

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